Wagon Remodeling 美食車 by Taichi Hirata is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award 銀獎 in 社會設計 Competition Category.

銀社會· 2025

Wagon Remodeling 美食車

by Taichi Hirata

A' Design Award 銀獎 Winner in 社會 Category

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The Design

About Wagon Remodeling 美食車

日式石烤番薯美食車長久以來一直是日本冬季的重要存在，在夜幕降臨時為城鎮帶來溫暖並柔和地照亮街道。透過當代設計手法將其重新演繹。在京都，城市景觀展現出格子窗等橫向與縱向元素的韻律，設計融入了基於結構考量而採用的對角線元素，以呼應京都街道作為背景，並在其中形成視覺主體。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 銀獎

Wagon Remodeling 美食車是 A' Design Award 銀獎得主，這是授予頂級、華美而令人印象深刻的設計的極為崇高的認可。銀獎得主是極其卓越、極具創造力的作品，展現出其設計師傑出的專業技能、才華與敏銳。預計Wagon Remodeling 美食車將成為一件出色的典範之作，兼具非凡的專業性與深刻的創新性。這件贏得 A' Design Award 銀獎的設計是一項備受矚目、令人欽佩的發明，造福並拓展藝術、科學、設計和技術的界限。Wagon Remodeling 美食車是一件令人羨慕的創作，它喚起渴望，帶來積極的情感，並激發驚嘆與讚嘆。

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