Koji Saryo位于日本三重县的某豪华度假村与购物中心内，是一家由米酒酿造商Uonuma Jozo经营的咖啡馆，主要售卖甜发酵曲酒和其他米酒产品。咖啡馆的材料、颜色和形式的灵感来自位于日本北部的家乡鱼沼的传统建筑，那里的冬天积雪可以达到 3 米多高。

Located inside aluxury resort and shoppingcenterin Mie Prefecture,this café operatedby rice-koji makerUonumaJozo offersamazake, asweetfermented koji drink, andotherkoji products. Thematerials,colors, and formsofthe café wereinspiredbythe heatofkojifermentation and thetraditional architectureofUonuma,the company’s hometowninnorthern Japan,wheresnow can pile upover three meters highin winter.

在制作酒曲的过程中，微生物消耗有机物时会释放热量，微生物消耗有机物会放出热量——也就是说，发酵的温热是一种生命力，是每一秒都在变化的活生生的温热。该空间的设计也有异曲同工之妙。例如，房间中央被长凳环绕的红色装置有意降低到视线水平，与从外面观看的景色形成鲜明的色调对比。当客人坐在长凳上看外面的绿色植物时，他们对颜色的感知会逐渐发生变化。

During the process ofmaking koji,heat isreleased when microorganisms consumeorganicmatter—which is tosay,thewarmth offermentation isavital,livingwarmththat changessecondbysecond.Thisspace was designed with a similar mindset.Forinstance, theflushed redfixture surrounded bybenchesinthe center of the roomis intentionallyloweredto eye levelto create a strikingcontrast in hue when viewed fromoutside. Whenguests sit on the bench and view thegreeneryoutside,their perception ofthe colorsgradually changes.

▽环绕中央的长凳

此外，红色的石膏地板增加了咖啡馆内的反光效果，将客人们的脸映衬得愈发红润。这一系列的颜色转换旨在表达出发酵的温暖特性。

Inaddition,theredplasterflooradds to theruddy lightthatreflects offthefaces of peoplein thecafé.Thissequence of colortransformationsisintended toexpress the living warmth offermentation.

▽细节

Project Name：

Koji Saryo Produced by UonumaJozo

Project Location :

San Sebastian St.8, Taki-cho Vison 672-1, Taki District, Mie Prefecture519-2170, Japan

Date of Completion :July 2021

Total Floor Area :70.4m2

Client :MarukomeCo.,Ltd.

Credit Information :

Designer :

Atsushi Suzuki / Transit Branding Studio™

Photographer :

HitomiMatsuno / Transit Branding Studio™

Lighting Designer :

Mizuki Matsuura/hmmm