The rebar is a stick-shaped rolled steel material formed from irregular nubs called ribs and joints that are used as a building construction material.

Rethinking The Future Awards 2021
Third Award |  Retail (Interior) (Built)

Project Name: KAMA-ASA
Studio Name: KAMITOPEN Architecture-Design Office Co., Ltd.
Design Team: Naganuma Architects Co., Ltd.
KAMITOPEN Architecture-Design Office Co., Ltd.

Area: Higashiazabu SS Bld. 4F,2-32-10, Higashiazabu, Minato-ku,.Tokyo.Japan #505 ,2-18 Sumiyoshicho,Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo.Japan
Year:2020
Location: 2-24-1 Matsugaya,Taito-ku, Tokyo .Japan
Lead Architects: KAMITOPEN Architecture-Design Office Co., Ltd.
Consultants: Eight Branding Design Co., Ltd.   ,Creative Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Photography Credits: Keisuke Miyamoto

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©Keisuke Miyamoto

As KAMA-ASA Shop’s policy is set on belief that good tools are made for good reason, it delivers to the customers excellent skills of craftsmen, which make kitchen utensils.

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©Keisuke Miyamoto

Therefore, the most appropriate for the shop’s space was to show architectural skills of craftsmen. The rebar that is usually hidden in the wall became the main design.