Yokosawa Campus／Relations Of Steps Shiwagun, Japan By NoMaDoS

Article Source: Charlotte Wong 

YOKOSAWA CAMPUS is a co-working space located in the Hizume shopping street in Shiwa-cho, Shiwagun, Iwate Prefecture. One part of the space has been renovated into a café.

[Highlights]

• Stepped bar counter that changes in height around the owner
• Cedar wood panelling that extends from the exterior to the interior walls
• Mortex walls integrated with the existing building

[Property Overview]

Primary use: Restaurant
Location: Shiwa-cho, Shiwagun, Iwate Prefecture
Building area: 58.78㎡
Floor: 1st floor
Structure: Wood construction

[Project Members]
Architectural Design: NoMaDoS / Naoya Yoshikawa（吉川尚哉）, Fumi Otosaka（乙坂譜美）, Hikaru Chiba（千葉光）
Equipment Design: Ryosuke Takahashi（高橋良輔）
Construction: A.hand.s (Toshihiko Fugane　府金俊彦)
Plastering: EIKOU Co., Ltd.
※ Renovation of the existing co-working space and painting of some fixtures were done by the client.
Photography: Ito Takamune Photography Office

Completion Year:  31 March,2022
Building area: 58.78㎡
Project Location: Shiwa-cho, Shiwagun, Iwate Prefecture
Lead Architects:  NoMaDoS / Naoya Yoshikawa, Fumi Otosaka, Hikaru Chiba
Program / Use / Building Function: Restaurant

The building was self-renovated by the owner and friends over several years after being relocated to this location. In recent years, it has been used by local residents as a co-working space. However, since it was originally a residence, seeing the lively interior from the outside was difficult.

The owner attempted to create a new reason for people to visit by offering coffee and trying to make a more open gathering place for more people. Inspired by the history of Hizume, which used to have many wells, the concept of a “modern Idobata”(※1) was implemented in this project.

Utilizing the existing windows and floor plan, cedar panelling extending from the exterior to the interior walls gives visitors a more positive and open impression.

In addition, the stepped bar counter that changes in height, originally the flooring of the entrance, kitchen, and the road in front, creates a difference with the surrounding environment and provides an opportunity for people of different generations to interact.

We hope that the modern Idobata appearing on the street corner will become a place that local residents will frequent for many years.

(※1: “Idobata” originally referred to women chatting while doing chores such as drawing water or washing clothes by a well. Now it mostly refers to housewives chatting casually during their daily routines.) 

Category: Restaurant

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