Yokosawa Campus Restaurant / NoMaDoS

Text description provided by the architects. YOKOSAWA CAMPUS is a co-working space located in the Hizume shopping street in Shiwa-cho, Shiwagun, Iwate Prefecture. One part of the space has been renovated into a café.

Yokosawa Campus Restaurant / NoMaDoS - Exterior Photography, Windows, Facade

The building was self-renovated by the owner and friends over several years after being relocated to this location. In recent years, it has been used by local residents as a co-working space. However, since it was originally a residence, seeing the lively interior from the outside was difficult.

Yokosawa Campus Restaurant / NoMaDoS - Interior Photography, Kitchen, Windows, Facade, Beam
Yokosawa Campus Restaurant / NoMaDoS - Interior Photography, Kitchen, Beam

The owner attempted to create a new reason for people to visit by offering coffee and trying to make a more open gathering place for more people. Inspired by the history of Hizume, which used to have many wells, the concept of a “modern Idobata”(※1) was implemented in this project.

Yokosawa Campus Restaurant / NoMaDoS - Interior Photography, Kitchen, Windows, Facade

Utilizing the existing windows and floor plan, cedar paneling extending from the exterior to the interior walls gives visitors a more positive and open impression.

Yokosawa Campus Restaurant / NoMaDoS - Interior Photography, Kitchen, Shelving, Chair

In addition, the stepped bar counter that changes in height, originally the flooring of the entrance, kitchen, and the road in front, creates a difference with the surrounding environment and provides an opportunity for people of different generations to interact.

Yokosawa Campus Restaurant / NoMaDoS - Interior Photography, Kitchen

We hope that the modern Idobata appearing on the street corner will become a place that local residents will frequent for many years. (※1: “Idobata” originally referred to women chatting while doing chores such as drawing water or washing clothes by a well. Now it mostly refers to housewives chatting casually during their daily routines.)

Yokosawa Campus Restaurant / NoMaDoS - Interior Photography, Kitchen, Windows
Yokosawa Campus Restaurant / NoMaDoS - Interior Photography, Table, Windows

[Highlights]

  • Stepped bar counter that changes in height around the owner
  • Cedar wood paneling that extends from the exterior to the interior walls
  • Mortex walls integrated with the existing building
Yokosawa Campus Restaurant / NoMaDoS - Interior Photography, Kitchen, Table, Facade

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