Article source: tai_tai STUDIO

This cafe was built on the seafront facing the entrance of Tokyo Bay at the tip of the peninsula Yokosuka.

Wooden counter table length 6.3m in cafes is placed under the continuous windows of the sea side. You can drink coffee while watching the ocean in front. We’ve considered the height of the floor as the sea looks good from this counter. Our first design about this cafe was to determine the height of the floor And we considered the effective evacuation route for the tsunami when the earthquake.

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• Architects: tai_tai STUDIO, Hidekazu Wakabayashi, Akiko Wakabayashi
• Project: Cafe&Dining KAZE
• Location: Yokosuka city, Kanagawa, Japan
• Site area: 198.7㎡
• Architectural area: 66.2㎡
• Total floor area：113.8㎡
• Year: 2014

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