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Wagon Remodeling Ọkọ Oúnjẹ by Taichi Hirata
Wagon Remodeling Ọkọ Oúnjẹ by Taichi Hirata
Wagon Remodeling Ọkọ Oúnjẹ by Taichi Hirata
Wagon Remodeling Ọkọ Oúnjẹ by Taichi Hirata
Wagon Remodeling Ọkọ Oúnjẹ by Taichi Hirata

Fàdákà Àwùjọ · 2025

Wagon Remodeling Ọkọ Oúnjẹ

by Taichi Hirata

  • Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award 2025 in Àwùjọ
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About Wagon Remodeling Ọkọ Oúnjẹ

Ọkọ títa anamo àpẹ́dìdùn ti wọ́n fi òkúta ń din ti Japan ti jẹ́ ìṣíṣẹ́ pàtàkì ní àkókò òtútù ní Japan láti ìgbà àtijọ́, ó máa ń mú ooru wá, ó sì máa ń fi ìmọ́lẹ̀ rọ̀rọ̀ han ìlú náà bí òru ṣe ń ṣú. Wọ́n tún ṣe àtúnṣe apẹrẹ rẹ̀ nípa ìlànà apẹrẹ ìgbàlódé. Ní Kyoto, níbi tí ìrísí ìlú náà ní ìṣorí àwọn eroja pẹ̀tẹ́lẹ̀ àti dúró bí i fèrèsé aláràbarà, wọ́n ṣe apẹrẹ rẹ̀ láti ṣe ìdàpọ̀ àwọn eroja tó wà ní ipò yíyọ́, tí wọ́n mú lò nítorí àwọn ìdí ìkọ́lé, ní ọ̀nà tí yóò bá àwọn òpópónà ìlú Kyoto mu gẹ́gẹ́ bí ìpìlẹ̀ kó sì ṣe àwòrán kan nínú rẹ̀.

About the Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award

Wagon Remodeling Ọkọ Oúnjẹ jẹ́ olùborí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award, ìdánimọ̀ onípọ̀nlé lọ́nà àrà ọ̀tọ̀ tí a fún àwọn àwòṣe ìpele gíga jùlọ tó dára tó sì ń kan ọkàn. Àwọn olùborí Fàdákà jẹ́ àwọn iṣẹ́ tó ń tàn yòò gidigidi tó sì ní ìṣẹ̀dá púpọ̀ tí wọ́n ń ṣàfihàn ìmọ̀ ìjìnlẹ̀, ẹ̀bùn àti ìmọ̀ràn àwọn olùṣàwòṣe wọn. A retí pé Wagon Remodeling Ọkọ Oúnjẹ yóò jẹ́ iṣẹ́ àgbàyanu, àpẹẹrẹ rere, ti ọ̀jáfáfá lọ́nà tó ṣe pàtàkì tó sì ní ìmúṣẹ̀dá tuntun jinlẹ̀. Àwòṣe tó borí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award yìí jẹ́ ohun ìmúṣẹ̀dá tó hàn gbangba gidigidi tí a mọrírì tó ń ṣe anfàní tó sì ń tì ààlà iṣẹ́ ọnà, sáyẹ́ǹsì, àwòṣe àti ìmọ̀-ẹ̀rọ síwájú. Wagon Remodeling Ọkọ Oúnjẹ jẹ́ ẹ̀dá tí ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ ń ṣe ìlara, tó ń jí ìfẹ́ inú, tó ń mú ìmọ̀lára rere wá tó sì ń jí ìyàlẹ́nu àti ìyanu.

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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
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

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