茶馆Lemon是富士吉田市本町大街振兴项目之一。
富士吉田市位于山梨县,被称为是离富士山最近的城市。从任何地方都可以看到这座雄伟的山峰,特别是本町大街,作为一条可以从完美角度仰望富士山的商业街,成为媒体关注的焦点。这座城市也曾在1000多年前就以纺织业中心而闻名,并在20世纪70年代之前一直享有繁荣的时尚产业和充满活力的街道。然后,随着全球竞争的发展和日本各地廉价产品的泛滥,它开始衰落。今天,这条曾经繁荣的商业街几乎已经荒废,到处是关闭的商店和拉下店面卷帘的空置房屋。

Teahouse Lemon is one of the Fujiyoshida City Honcho-dori Avenue Revitalization Projects.
Fujiyoshida City is located in Yamanashi Prefecture and is known as the closest city to Mt. Fuji. The imposing mountain can be seen from everywhere and Honcho-dori Avenue, in particular, is the focus of media attention as a shopping street where Mt. Fuji can be looked up from a perfect angle. The city also had been known as the center of the textile industry for more than 1,000 years and enjoyed a booming fashion industry and vibrant streets until the 1970s. Then, it started to decline with the development of global competition and the proliferation of cheap products all over Japan. Today, the once-thriving shopping street is almost deserted and dotted with closed shops and vacant houses that have pulled down their storefront shutters.

该项目的目的是要从本町大街开始,带回一个充满活力的社区。从长远来看,将利用当地的传统产业和推广当地食品来发展新的商业,空置的房屋和商店将被翻新,有吸引力的内容将被邀请到这里的精通沟通的创意人士制作和传播。最重要的是,如果该项目被宣传为当地社区空置房屋再利用的成功典范案例,它将鼓励和激发新的活动,如新店开业、从城市地区搬迁、两地生活和 “工作化(工作+度假)”。最终,它将产生额外的投资和社区内外的额外需求,进一步推动振兴。

The aim of the project is to bring back a dynamic community, starting from the Honcho-dori Avenue. In a long term, new businesses will be developed by taking advantage of the traditional local industry and promoting local food, vacant houses and shops will be refurbished, and attractive content will be produced and disseminated by communication-savvy creative people who are invited here. Most importantly, if the project is publicized as a successful model case of reutilization of a vacant house in a local community, it will encourage and inspire new activities such as new store openings, relocation from urban areas, dual-location living, and ‘workation (work + vacation)’. Eventually, it will generate additional investments and extra demand inside and outside the community that push the revitalization further.

该项目是由东京的设计事务所Lemon Life开发的,该事务所也经营这个地方。在他们最初的想法中,他们希望创造一个空间,让那些致力于富士吉田市未来发展的当地领导人和东京的创意人才能够在此交融。为了回应他们的要求,我们决定增加两个类似舞台的结构。来自不同背景的创意人士在这些舞台周围进行的各种活动可以作为日常生活的片段来观看。有时,同样的场景也可以作为电影中看到的生活中的一个不寻常的时刻来放映。

The project was developed by a Tokyo-based design office Lemon Life that also runs the place. In their original idea, they wanted to create a space where local leaders who are committed to the future of Fujiyoshida City and Tokyo’s creative talent can mingle. In response to their request, we decided to add two stage-like structures. Various activities performed around these stages by creative people from different backgrounds can be watched as snippets of everyday life. Sometimes, the same scenes can be projected as an extraordinary moment in life seen in a movie.

第一个结构设置在面对本町大街的茶馆前。为了加强房子的基础,地板被抬高到离街道大约400毫米。然后,我们在抬高的地面上放置了一个对称的框架结构,宽度为7280毫米,高度为2400毫米,使其看起来像一个表演舞台。茶馆内发生的日常活动就像电影一样向街上的路人展示。

The first structure is set in front of the teahouse facing Honcho-dori Avenue. In order to reinforce the house’s foundation, the floor is elevated approximately 400mm from the street. Then we put a symmetrical frame structure, 7,280mm in width and 2,400mm in height, on the elevated floor to make it look like a performing stage. Everyday activities happening inside the teahouse are shown to passers-by on the street like a movie.

这个舞台还有其他重要功能。一个是确保茶馆和街道之间有一个舒适的横断面距离。本町大街相对狭窄,但由于汽车和大卡车的交通,它很繁忙。高架的前部区域与繁忙的街道创造了一个横截面的距离,这样里面的游客可以感到更安全、更放松。另一个是作为街道家具的功能。商店屋檐下的舞台的高度大约是一把椅子的高度。它是当地人和在该地区漫步的游客坐下来休息的好地方。

This stage has other important functions. One is to secure a comfortable cross-sectional distance between the teahouse and the street. Honcho-dori Avenue is relatively narrow but it’s busy with the traffic of cars and large trucks. The elevated front area creates a cross-sectional distance from the busy street so that visitors inside can feel safer and more relaxed. Another is a function as street furniture. The height of the stage under the eaves of the shop is about the height of a chair. It is a good place for local people and tourists who are strolling the area to sit down to have a rest.

第二个结构是一套占据了一半面积的开放式厨房和一个高台。它的设计是为了让客人从商店的每个角落都能看到厨房内发生的事情。这有助于在他们和厨师之间创造亲密关系。悬挂在天花板上的聚碳酸酯板具有反射器的功能,将光线分布在店内各处,并为厨房内的人提供能量。

The second structure is a set of an open kitchen that occupies half of the floor area and a raised counter. It is designed to allow the guests to watch what’s happening inside the kitchen from every corner of the shop. This helps create intimacy between them and a chef. Polycarbonate boards hung from a ceiling function like a reflector, distributing light all around the shop and supplying energy to the people in the kitchen.

柜台的材料和形状都很朴素,使厨师和客人之间的互动更加突出。我希望这些结构能激发出厨师、员工和客人的能量,充满活力的茶馆将在未来为这条街和这个地区带来活力。

The material and the shape of the counter are plain to make the interaction between the chef and guests stand out. I hope these structures will bring out energies from the chef, staff, and guests and the vibrant teahouse will bring back liveliness on the street and to the area in the future.

Architects: O.F.D.A., Spicy Architects
Area: 82 m²
Year: 2021
Photographs: Kusunose Tomoyuki
Architects:Spicy Architects, O.F.D.A, Hirofumi Nakagawa, O.F.D.A + Ryo Yamamoto, Spicy Architects
Art Director:Tetsuya Chihara, Lemonlife
Project Management:Ayako Nagaya
Structural Consulting:Takuya Tsuji
Neon Sign:Aoi naon
Mural Of Mount Fuji:Morio Nakajima
Number Of Floors:1
Art Direction:Lemonlife
Architecture Construction:Fuji Ecotope Millennium
City:Fujiyoshida
Country:Japan