Article source: Torafu Architects

We performed the interior design of a coffee salon set to open for a limited time inside the Mt. Taikan View Lounge, atop the Hakone Turnpike. We were tasked with creating a space for sports car fans to meet after enjoying an early-morning drive.

Image Courtesy Daici Ano

• Architects: Torafu Architects
• Project: Toyota 86 Pit House
• Location: Hakone Kanagawa, Japan
• Principle use: CAFE
• Production: Ishimaru
• Credit: Planning: TOYOTA MARKETING JAPAN CORPORATION / Graphic design: SUN-AD
• Building site: Hakone Kanagawa
• Total floor area: 117.97m2
• Design period: 2012.03-09
• Construction period: 2012.09-10
• Duration: 2012.10.01-12.14
• Photo: Daici Ano
• Software used: Vectorworks and Sketch up pro

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