Cups Kamakura
Cups Kamakura is an interior design for a cafe restaurant that also serves as a hotel. The building faces the ocean in Kamakura, Japan, and the design takes its inspiration from images of water. Graphics based on water were created and applied to the cafe and hotel spaces through careful work on color balance, sunlight reflection and material selection. The building is more than 50 years old, so the ceiling panels were removed to reveal the original wooden structure. The wood was finished with clear glossy lacquer and new steel supports were added.
Cups Kamakura Cafe and Hotel by Takuji Kamio has been recognized as an outstanding example of architectural design by the A' Design Award & Competition. Cups Kamakura Cafe and Hotel received the Bronze A' Design Award in Interior Space and Exhibition Design in 2022. The A' Interior Space, Retail and Exhibition Design Award is an international, juried, academic and meritocratic design accolade which celebrates excellent design of residential interiors, restaurants, hotels, offices, galleries, retail stores, showrooms, exhibition spaces and more.
