{"id":10633,"date":"2025-11-26T08:00:35","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T09:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rutha.org\/?p=10633"},"modified":"2025-11-28T12:27:36","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T12:27:36","slug":"osaka-castles-golden-tea-room-informs-interiors-of-blue-bottle-coffee-shinsaibashi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rutha.org\/index.php\/2025\/11\/26\/osaka-castles-golden-tea-room-informs-interiors-of-blue-bottle-coffee-shinsaibashi\/","title":{"rendered":"Osaka Castle’s Golden Tea Room informs interiors of Blue Bottle Coffee Shinsaibashi"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Blue<\/div>\n

Architecture studio Keiji Ashizawa Design<\/a> looked to Osaka Castle’s triangular forms and the shape of the city’s Tsutenkaku Tower when designing the latest Blue Bottle Coffee<\/a> cafe in Osaka<\/a>, Japan.<\/span><\/p>\n

Located in Osaka’s busy Shinsaibashi area, the studio aimed to offer visitors a peaceful place to visit when it designed the cafe.<\/p>\n

\"Outside
Keiji Ashizawa Design created Blue Bottle Coffee Shinsaibashi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“Blue Bottle Coffee asked us to create ‘an oasis in the city’,” architect Keiji Ashizawa<\/a> told Dezeen.<\/p>\n

“In the energetic and diverse district of Shinsaibashi, we wanted to design a space where people can take a brief pause from their busy daily lives and discover moments of calm through a cup of good coffee,” he continued.<\/p>\n

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Concrete walls were left exposed inside<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The 120-square-metre interior of the coffee shop features simple exposed concrete walls, which contrast with the wood and washi paper used for the coffee shop’s furniture and lighting.<\/p>\n

“The existing structure had a strong concrete character, and we wanted to preserve that honesty,” Ashizawa said. “By leaving the concrete exposed, the interior maintains continuity with the exterior.”<\/p>\n

“The contrast and harmony between concrete, wood, brass, and washi create a subtle balance between tension and calm \u2013 between the city and nature,” he continued.<\/p>\n

\"Gold
Golden touches were added to the interior in reference to Osaka Castle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In creating Blue Bottle Coffee Shinsaibashi, Ashizawa drew on local design features from Osaka itself, including the Golden Tea Room at Osaka Castle<\/p>\n

These included adding splashes of gold and brass, which were used throughout the cafe.<\/p>\n