Wagon Remodeling Iveni Yokutya by Taichi Hirata

Wagon Remodeling Iveni Yokutya by Taichi Hirata is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 Ibhaso Lesilivere le-A' Design Award in Uyilo lweNtlalo Competition Category.

IsilivereEzentlalo· 2025

Wagon Remodeling Iveni Yokutya

by Taichi Hirata

Ibhaso Lesilivere le-A' Design Award Winner in Ezentlalo Category

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The Design

About Wagon Remodeling Iveni Yokutya

Inqwelo yokutya yaseJapan yebhatata elimnandi elithosiweyo ngamatye kudala iyinxalenye ebalulekileyo yasebusika baseJapan, izisa ubushushu kwaye ikhanyisa idolophu ngobunono njengoko kusiya kuhlwa. Yaphinda yacingwa ngendlela yoyilo lwale mihla. EKyoto, apho imbonakalo yesixeko ibonisa isigqi sezinto ezithe tye nezithe nkqo ezifana neefestile zeelathisi, yaluyilelwa ukudibanisa izinto ezikrwele, ezamkelwe ngenxa yezizathu zobunjineli, ngendlela ehambelana nezitalato zaseKyoto njengomhlaba kwaye yenza umfanekiso ngaphakathi kuwo.

The Recognition

About the Ibhaso Lesilivere le-A' Design Award

Wagon Remodeling Iveni Yokutya ngumphumeleli weIbhaso Lesilivere le-A' Design Award, ukuqatshelwa okuhlonitshwayo ngokungaqhelekanga okunikwa imiyilo yomgangatho ophezulu, entle nechukumisayo. Abaphumeleleyo beSilivere ziimveliso ezikhazimlayo kakhulu nezidala kakhulu ezibonisa ubungcali obuphawulekayo, italente nobukrelekrele babayili bazo. Wagon Remodeling Iveni Yokutya iyathenjwa ukuba ibe ngumsebenzi omhle womzekelo, onobungcali obuphawulekayo nezinto ezintsha ezinzulu. Lo myilo uphumeleleyo weIbhaso Lesilivere le-A' Design Award yimveliso ebonakalayo kakhulu, ethandwayo enceda kwaye inyusa imida yobugcisa, inzululwazi, uyilo kunye nobuchwephesha. Wagon Remodeling Iveni Yokutya yimveliso enomona omkhulu kuyo evusa iinqwenelo, izisa iimvakalelo ezintle kwaye ivuselela ukumangaliswa nokumangala.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: The Japanese stone roasted sweet potato food wagon has long been an important presence in Japan's winters, bringing warmth and gently illuminating the town as night falls. I reimagined it through a contemporary design approach. In Kyoto, where the cityscape features a rhythm of horizontal and vertical elements like lattices windows, I focused on integrating diagonal elements, adopted for structural reasons, in a way that complements Kyoto's streets as the "ground" and forms a "figure" within it.
Dimensions & Packaging: l1880, h1225, w1385 (main)
l3400, h1920, w1450 (include truck)
Tags: food wagon, food truck, architecture, lighting, car design
Production Technology: Initially, the budget was limited, but as professionals in architecture and construction, we decided to adopt an architectural approach rather than a high-precision industrial one. The frame, serving as the main structure, was made with wooden framing by carpenters, and the surface was finished with FRP membranes by waterproofing and painting specialists. By treating it as an extension of our usual work, we maintained quality and reduced intermediate costs with trusted colleagues.
Inspiration: In Japan, during winter evenings, people with frozen hands from the cold buy warm roasted sweet potatoes, warming both their hands and hearts with the heat as they make their way home. It is a very familiar scene. When designing, I wanted to capture the nostalgia that resonates in the hearts of the Japanese. I aimed to express this warmth, like the soft orange light seen through a house's shoji screen, in office districts, in front of train stations, and in residential areas.
Project Duration: The project started in summer 2020 in Kyoto, with the first unit being developed, followed by the second unit in 2021 and the third unit in 2022 with minor updates. In 2023, the development of the fourth unit was carried out, incorporating the insights gained from the previous models
Patents: Copyrights studio tata, 2024
Team Members: Taichi Hirata
Image Credits: Image #1: ryo kotaka, unit1, 2020
Image #2: ryo kotaka, unit1, 2020
Image #3: taichi hirata, unit3, 2022
Image #4: taichi hirata, unit4, 2023
Image #5: taichi hirata, unit4, 2023