Thermal Spring uYilo lwaNgaphakathi lweThermal Spring by Yohei Akao

Thermal Spring uYilo lwaNgaphakathi lweThermal Spring by Yohei Akao is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Ibhaso Legolide le-A' Design Award in Uyilo lweNdawo yangaPhakathi kunye noMboniso Competition Category.

IgolideIngaphakathi· 2021

Thermal Spring uYilo lwaNgaphakathi lweThermal Spring

by Yohei Akao

Client: Strickland

Ibhaso Legolide le-A' Design Award Winner in Ingaphakathi Category

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The Design

About Thermal Spring uYilo lwaNgaphakathi lweThermal Spring

IThermal Spring liziko lokuhlamba emithonjeni eshushu elikumgangatho wokuqala ongaphantsi komhlaba wehotele eKyoto, eJapan. Ubungakanani bangaphakathi bugubungela iimitha ezingama-469 ezisikweri, kuquka indawo yokungena nekhorido, kwaye kusetyenziswa amanzi ashushu endalo anyuka esuka kwindawo leyo. Uyilo luphefumlelwe yijoloji yaseKyoto, zizithethe zokomoya zesixeko kunye nenkumbulo yomhlaba. Amatye omyezo afunyenwe kule ndawo abunjwe ngokutsha aza asetyenziswa kwakhona ekwenzeni imifanekiso eqingqiweyo yamatye nakwimigangatho. Udonga lodongwe olunombala oluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka omnyama (indigo) lukhumbuza ngenkcubeko yasekuhlaleni yokudaya, ngelixa udonga lwegranithi olunomphezulu wendalo lucebisa imithombo yamanzi angaphantsi komhlaba.

The Recognition

About the Ibhaso Legolide le-A' Design Award

Thermal Spring uYilo lwaNgaphakathi lweThermal Spring ngumphumeleli weIbhaso Legolide le-A' Design Award, ukuqatshelwa okuhlonitshwayo kakhulu okunikwa imiyilo yeklasi yokuqala, ephawulekayo nentle. Abaphumeleleyo beGolide ziimveliso ezintsha kakhulu, ezinombono ongaphaya nezikhazimlayo ezibonisa ubuchule, ubulumko nobuchule babayili bazo. Thermal Spring uYilo lwaNgaphakathi lweThermal Spring iyathenjwa ukuba ibe yimveliso edunyiswe kakhulu, ebeka umkhwa nekumgangatho wesikhumbuzo enikela ixabiso elingazange libonwe. Lo myilo uphumeleleyo weIbhaso Legolide le-A' Design Award yiprojekthi emangalisayo nehlonelwayo eluncedo kakhulu kwaye inyusa imida yobugcisa, inzululwazi, uyilo kunye nobuchwephesha. Thermal Spring uYilo lwaNgaphakathi lweThermal Spring idala iimvakalelo ezinzulu zonqweno, ivusa umdla, ikhuthaza ukuyila kwaye iyasikhwebela.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: This Thermal Spring is located in B1 at Hotel The Mitsui Kyoto in Japan. Being located in Kyoto, which has a deep history and culture in Japan, and being located in front of Nijo castle, which is valuable historical heritage that has looked at Japan's long history elevate the value even more. Utilizing the natural hot springs that spring up from this site and the design derived by scenic beauty of Kyoto also produce the luxury space in the basement floor.
Dimensions & Packaging: Total area of Thermal Spring including the entrance and corridor is 469 square meters.
The basement 1 has also other facilities, Spa treatment and fitness area.
Tags: hotel, wellness, luxury, hospitality, Spa, relaxing,
Production Technology: ・ Modify the scenic stones on this land and reuse them for stone sculpture and floor stone.
・ A clay wall that expresses water using the indigo dyeing culture of Kyoto
・ Granite wall with natural skin inspired by groundwater veins
Design Challenge: Realizing a space that combines a sacred atmosphere and geology was the most challenging content.
The story of how to reach the final destination, the thermal spring, is not artificial, and maintaining the most natural state for the guest,
and the material is like designing the air, not the shape.
The design was completed by paying close attention to the selection of the material and the level of light.
Research: In design, researching on the "location" and "history" of its land is very important. What happened in this place, what was happening in this place?
The town of Kyoto, in front of Nijo Castle, a World Heritage Site, the residence that was the root of the client. Gradually narrowing the scope of research, we carefully narrowed down the appropriate way of land. Ultimately, it should be the only space with a story that can only be expressed in this land.
Inspiration: The facility is inspired by three cores. The first is "geology of Kyoto". The underground of Kyoto is a water basin that stores abundant water, and we have got the inspiration by the groundwater veins covered with rocks 1000 meters underground. The second is "spirituality of Kyoto". There are many sacred temples and shrines in Kyoto. We have been inspired by the spiritual experience of water, light and sound that can be obtained there. The final "memory of this land" is the value of revisiting the original scenery stones (garden stones) of this land and placing them in this facility again.
Project Duration: The project has started in 2017 and finished in November 2020, located in Kyoto, Japan.
Operation Flow: Arriving at basement, you will encounter a stone object that has been here for a long time. The sound of dripping water and the very underground water vein surrounded by the bedrock are followed by a deep indigo plastered clay wall. Beyond that, there is a corridor where you can feel the continuity of Shiraki, and when you proceed, you will arrive at the reception. And when passing through the changing room, a thermal spring just like a water garden spreads out in front of you.
Patents: copyright @ STRICKLAND
Team Members: Lighting Designer : Worktecht lighting Design & Consultant
Art Consultant : Ilya
Image Credits: Photographer Yoshio Shiratori