Kanra Kyoto Hotel by UDS Ltd. |
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| DESIGN NAME: Kanra Kyoto PRIMARY FUNCTION: Hotel INSPIRATION: Kyoto is one of the oldest cities of Japan in which the traditions and artisanal crafts were cherished. While having less successors has been an issue of the industry, this project intends to inherit and pass on the heritage of Kyoto and its values to the next generations. Another inspiration is to make an efficient use of an underutilized real estate, a former educational facility which was closed due to the recent decrease in the number of children, and bring energy and flow of visitors to the neighborhood by converting the use into a hotel to satisfy the increasing demands for accommodations. UNIQUE PROPERTIES / PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Hotel Kanra Kyoto is established under the mission that all guests KAN - meaning To Experience in Japanese - the spirit of RA - City Of Kyoto - where the beauty, wisdom, and hospitality of Japan are embraced. A former educational facility is converted into a hotel that houses 39 guest rooms, a cafe and shop, 2 restaurants, and a spa. Holding Heritage And Innovation as its concept, this project utilized traditional materials and techniques, including showcasing a workshop of kintsugi masters, and simultaneously proposed new ways of their use in contemporary design. OPERATION / FLOW / INTERACTION: - PROJECT DURATION AND LOCATION: Located in Kyoto, Japan. Construction Period is from April 2015 to October 2015. FITS BEST INTO CATEGORY: Interior Space and Exhibition Design |
PRODUCTION / REALIZATION TECHNOLOGY: - SPECIFICATIONS / TECHNICAL PROPERTIES: It is a 5 story building with 3 basement floors. The structure is reinforced concrete. The hotel houses 68 rooms in total including 39 rooms of expansion. Site area is 1947.81 sq.m. including 1083.29 sq.m. of expansion. Plot area is 1462.42 sq.m. including 936.53 sq.m. of expansion. Total floor area is 9748.07 sq.m. including 6656.87 sq.m. of expansion. TAGS: Hotel, Luxury, Traditional, Craft, Artisan, Kyoto, Japan, Japanese, Modern, Machiya, Restaurant, Cafe, Teppanyaki, Italian, Pizza, Garden RESEARCH ABSTRACT: - CHALLENGE: Since this project was a renovation of a former educational facility, planning had to respect the existing shell. In order to create a functional layout, Machiya-style was appointed. Machiya is a traditional townhouses of Kyoto that has a narrow frontage stretching deep into the lot. Thus, most of the guest rooms are shaped rectangular in plan. ADDED DATE: 2017-09-28 11:43:15 TEAM MEMBERS (6) : Norito Nakahara, Ayako Kobayashi, Rio Tomoguchi, Chihiro Yukawa, Yukie Nakayama and Misaki Koyama IMAGE CREDITS: All Image: Nacasa and Partners Inc. |
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Kanra Kyoto Hotel by Uds Ltd is Winner in Interior Space and Exhibition Design Category, 2017 - 2018.· Press Members: Login or Register to request an exclusive interview with UDS Ltd.. · Click here to register inorder to view the profile and other works by UDS Ltd.. |
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