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Hijung Kasuya Is Honored with the Bronze A' Design Award for Kamakura Golf Club House in Interior Space and Exhibition Design
Hijung Kasuya honored for interior space and exhibition design by the international grand jury of the 2024 - 2025 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 21, 2025 /DesignNewswire/ Kamakura Golf Club House by Hijung Kasuya, designed for Kamakura Country Club, has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Interior Space and Exhibition Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The result belongs to the 2024 - 2025 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 Bronze A' Design Award Explained
The Bronze A' Design Award is given to outstanding designs that showcase a high degree of creativity and practicality. It recognizes the dedication and skill of designers who produce work that stands out for its thoughtful development and innovative use of materials and technology. These designs are acknowledged for their professional execution and potential to influence industry standards positively. Winning this award highlights the designer's ability to blend form and function effectively, offering solutions that enhance people's lives and wellbeing.
About Kamakura Golf Club House
Kamakura Country Club, located at the top of a hill, is the closest golf course to Tokyo, surrounded by nature in all directions and with a view of the Shonan Sea and as far as Yokohama City. The renewal concept of Third Place means a place that is an extension of your rich daily life spent with golf in the midst of nature. The second floor features a fitness room, restaurant, premium lounge, and other facilities that can be used freely for everything from reading to remote work.
About Hijung Kasuya
Born in Tokyo. After studying abroad in the U.S. and graduating from Musashino Art Junior College of Art and Design, worked as an interior coordinator for an Italian furniture brand. After working as an interior stylist for advertisements, established a private design firm in 1985. In addition to interior design of golf clubhouses, she also handles product design, from stationery to storage furniture. Also been involved in the branding of the sales floors of the lifestyle goods store "LOFT" and the interior store "AGITO", among others. She is the author of "SUCCESS WORK STYLING: Creating a Successful Workplace.
Award Record
Hijung Kasuya is a winner of 1 A' Design Award, including this recognition.
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. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to interior designers, interior architects, architects and decorators from all countries. Typical entries include residential interiors, restaurants, hotels, offices, galleries and retail stores. The awarded interior designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/interior
About A' Design Award & Competition
Organized annually since 2008, A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The philanthropic mission of the A' Design Award is 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. Nominations are peer reviewed and evaluated anonymously 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. Eligible laureates receive the A' Design Prize, which 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, uploading a work and receiving a 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. More information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://dezigners.org/163062
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/163062
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!163062
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/344459
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://kamakura-cc.com/
Media Contact
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Kamakura Golf Club House
- Function
- Golf Club House
- Category
- Interior Space and Exhibition Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture and Packaging & Retail
- Colors
- Black, Dark Gray, Lavender, Light Slate Gray and Sienna
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Kamakura Country Club
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Hijung Kasuya
- Country
- Japan
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2024 - 2025
- Design ID
- #163062
Credits
- Image Credits
- Photo / Astushi Nakamichi / Nacasa & Partners inc. Interior & Exterior Designer / Hijung Kasuya / CONTEMPORARY MARKET.
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Impressive focal points were expressed inside and out. One of the symbols to carry on the founding spirit was to build stone walls on the new facade and interior in the castle concept architecture. The effect was to create a design icon that connects the outside and the inside. Another symbol to carry on the founding spirit was the boldly cut stump of a large zelkova tree, which has been preserved since the course site, and placed in the atrium like an object in a Japanese garden, creating a narrative scene that confronts the past and future by contrasting the minimalist chandelier.
- Inspiration
- We planned to provide a “third place” for individuals to enjoy golf in addition to group golf. It is a clubhouse equipped with a new way of spending time that enriches club life itself. We have set up Japan's first mobile workplace. It is possible to work in between golfing and play golf in between work at will. The clubhouse is equipped with facilities for remote work and also offers a luxurious place to read or study while enjoying the beautiful scenery. A full-fledged fitness room is also available.
- Research
- Proposal for a new club life in golf course clubhouse.
- Challenge
- Because it was during the Corona pandemic, we were able to patiently negotiate with a stone mason to procure the masonry stone to represent the walls of the castle-like design icons and the difficulties in construction and were able to excavate and complete the building.
- Realization and Technology
- The entire clubhouse draws natural water from underground and uses it for everything from beverages to bathroom toilets after distillation. For this purpose, a large distillation facility has been installed at great expense. Because the facility is located on a hill, it is prepared for water outages, and the entire building can be used with peace of mind.
- Operation and Interaction
- Provide an environment of club life where members can enjoy golf and rich moments at the same time.
- Project Duration and Location
- Completed from March 2021 to January 2023. This project is a complete renewal of the existing location of the current clubhouse. Location: Kamakura City, Kanagawa Prefecture.
- Specifications
- Construction area Renovation area of earthquake-resistant structure All floors and rooftop Area of interior renovation 1F and 2F total 1320m2
- Keywords
- topofthehill, scenicview, golfcourse, clubhouse, clublife, stonewall, kamakura,
