Wash Base 718 Cafe and Laundromat by Shunsuke Ohe

Bronze Interior · 2023

Wash Base 718 Cafe and Laundromat

by Shunsuke Ohe

Bronze A' Design Award 2023 in Interior
CLIENT: Shunsuke Ohe
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About Wash Base 718 Cafe and Laundromat

It is a complex of a cafe and a laundromat. These are seamlessly and organically connected without boundaries. It is a place where people can spend a leisurely time as they wish. The main colors are white, natural brown, and vivid blue-green as accents, The richly planted vegetation creates a comfortable space. It is like a beach house by the sea. The colorful facility stands out in an area lined with old buildings. It is visited daily by many guests, young and old, male and female, and serves as a landmark in the community as well as a place for socializing.

About the Bronze A' Design Award

Wash Base 718 Cafe and Laundromat is a Bronze A' Design Award winner, a highly prestigious recognition granted to outstanding designs distinguished by creativity, ingenuity, and astuteness. Bronze winners are amply skillful and strikingly creative artifacts that authenticate the vast experience, imagination, and resourcefulness of their designers. Wash Base 718 Cafe and Laundromat is expected to be a highly regarded, admired, and cherished object that is notably professional and innovative. This Bronze A' Design Award-winning design incorporates best practices in art, science, design, and technology, and is excellent for its attention to detail. Wash Base 718 Cafe and Laundromat splendidly satisfies needs, touches desires, charms feelings, and appeals to curiosity.

Press Kit

Unique Properties: White, natural brown, and bright bluegreen accents.
The space has a fresh coloring like a beach house by the sea.
It is a complex of a cafe and a laundromat.
These are seamlessly connected without any boundaries.
It is a place where one can spend a relaxing time as one pleases.
It is visited by many guests every day, young and old, men and women alike, and serves as a landmark in the community and a place for social exchange.
Dimensions & Packaging: Project area : 162.65 sqm
/ Category : cafe and laundromat
Tags: laundromat , cafe , wood , mortar , concrete , louver , neon , paint
Production Technology: Ceiling : wood grain sheet , painted square wood / Wall : painted board , pvc tile / Floor : pvc tile , mortar
Design Challenge: The laundromat and café are seamlessly connected without any boundaries, making the space spacious.
Seats are set up everywhere.
Bench seats, counter seats, table seats, outdoor terrace seats, and other seating options are available.
The space is also equipped with a children's area, so mothers who are busy raising their children can come here to rest while they do their laundry.
The walls and floors are finished with PVC, which is stain-resistant, easy to wipe clean, and hygienic.
The space is accessible to all ages.
Research: Guests can spend tea time at the table while waiting for their laundry to be finished, coffee time with friends on the outdoor terrace, remote work time while drinking coffee at the counter table, or dessert time with gelato to satisfy their hunger.
The colorful space with many plantings is special to the people in the community.
Inspiration: Located near the beach, the location is not bad, but the area is not modernized and is lined with old buildings.
It has the potential to be transformed into a wonderful cityscape.
This space is a stepping stone to changing the atmosphere of the city.
Project Duration: Project Duration: From January 2022 to March 2022
Project location : Hyogo(Japan)
Operation Flow: Guests who come for the laundromat can spend their free time in the cafe until their laundry is done,
guests who come to the cafe to enjoy their time at the cafe can finish their laundry at the laundromat in the meantime.
A children's space is also provided, so guests with small children can easily visit the laundromat.
Patents: Interior design : LUSTYdesign Inc.
Image Credits: Photograph : Tetsuro Goto by ISOLA Inc.