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DesignNewswire · COMO, Italy ·

Silver A' Design Award in Interior Space and Exhibition Design Goes to Wagamachi Sauna and Bar by Shunsuke Ohe

The international grand jury of the 2023 - 2024 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Shunsuke Ohe for interior space and exhibition design

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COMO, Italy, April 16, 2024 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Wagamachi Sauna and Bar by Shunsuke Ohe has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Interior Space and Exhibition Design category. The recognition forms part of the 2023 - 2024 A' Design Award & Competition and was decided through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who scored anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.

The Silver A' Design Award Explained

The Silver A' Design Award celebrates top-tier designs that embody excellence and innovation. This award acknowledges creations that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also highly functional, reflecting the designer's deep understanding and skill. Silver A' Design Award recipients are recognized for their contribution to raising industry standards and advancing the practice of design. Their work often incorporates original innovations and elicits a strong emotional response, making a notable impact on the improvement of everyday life.

About Wagamachi Sauna and Bar

The facility includes a public sauna, a private sauna, and a bar. The entire space has a luxurious atmosphere reminiscent of a luxury hotel, but with a futuristic, edgy, and impactful finish. There is also a bar where you can enjoy drinks and alcohol after refreshing your body and mind in the sauna. There is also a bar where you can enjoy drinks and alcohol after refreshing your body and mind in the sauna.

About Shunsuke Ohe

CEO and founder of LUSTYdesign Inc. From a young age, he developed an interest in architecture and interior design, formally commencing his studies in both fields at the age of fifteen. He undertakes architectural design, interior design, and interior coordination for hotels, residences, retail spaces, offices, and showrooms. His designs are guided by the theme of ‘inspiring the human heart’.

Award Record

This recognition makes Shunsuke Ohe a winner of 11 A' Design Awards. The awards span the editions from 2020 - 2021 to 2023 - 2024 of the A' Design Award & Competition.

About the A' Interior Space, Retail and Exhibition Design Award

The A' Interior Design Award is an international interior design competition recognizing good interior designs by interior designers and architects worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to interior designers, interior architects, architects and decorators from all countries. Entries typically include residential interiors, restaurants, hotels, offices, galleries and retail stores. Awarded interior designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/interior

About A' Design Award & Competition

A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade organized annually since 2008. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The A' Design Award has a philanthropic mission to advance society through good design by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Entries are peer reviewed and anonymously evaluated by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. The A' Design Prize granted to eligible laureates includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, the upload of a work and the preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. Further information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com

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Fact Sheet

The Work

Project
Wagamachi Sauna and Bar
Function
Sauna and Bar
Category
Interior Space and Exhibition Design
Discipline
Spatial Design
Industry
Architecture and Packaging & Retail
Colors
Black, Dark Slate Gray, Dim Gray, Dark Gray and Gray
Images
5

The Recognition

Laureate
Shunsuke Ohe
Country
Japan
Recognition
Silver A' Design Award
Edition
2023 - 2024
Design ID
#160748

Credits

Image Credits
Photograph : NANA TAJIMA by ToLoLo studio

Design Details

Unique Properties
The facility has a public sauna, a private sauna and a bar. The entire space has a luxurious feel reminiscent of a luxury hotel, but with a futuristic, edgy and impactful finish. The overall atmosphere is dark and gives the sensation of being transported to an extraordinary world of another dimension.The public and private zones are extraordinary spaces where visitors can immerse themselves in their own world, whether it is to relieve daily fatigue, to refresh their mood or for pleasure.
Inspiration
The location is a town that has both urban and downtown faces.It is a strange and fascinating town with a hint of urbanity, but with a nostalgic atmosphere.A decade ago, saunas in Japan would have been seen as an add-on to onsen.The spaces themselves were not stylishly designed, and all saunas were plain, similar and unassuming. This space has been designed to overturn those images. There is also a bar where you can enjoy drinks and alcohol after refreshing your body and mind in the sauna.
Research
The lighting is mostly indirect, and in the public sauna rooms, it looks futuristic, combined with the unusual way the wooden boards on the ceiling and walls are applied.The adjacent shower and relaxation areas are finished in black and grey-toned tiles and have a very relaxing design.Of particular note is the indirect lighting in the relaxation area. The lighting is designed to fluctuate from bright to dark and vice versa, and when you are exposed to this flickering light in a hazy state of consciousness, you can enter a world of another dimension.
Challenge
Sauna facilities are complicatedly equipped with mechanical, plumbing and air-conditioning facilities, which need to be installed out of sight and planned to operate functionally, which is not easy to achieve in terms of design.A good space in the true sense of the word can only be achieved if it is compatible with functionality, not just design.
Realization and Technology
Ceiling : wood , cloth , metal panel / Wall : wood , cloth / Floor : wood , carpet, pvc tile , vinyl sheet
Operation and Interaction
The sauna rooms in the private zone are smaller than those in the public zone, but have a gorgeous atmosphere. The walls are covered with coral pink and stone tiles and, as in the public zone, there is only indirect lighting.Bathrooms and relaxation rooms are also located next to each other, providing an extraordinary experience in a space that ensures complete privacy.
Project Duration and Location
Project Duration : From April 2023 to January 2024 Project location : Osaka(Japan)
Specifications
Project area : 180.9 sqm / Category : Sauna & bar
Keywords
sauna , bar , wood , hotel , luxury , LUSTYdesign , Shunsuke Ohe

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