agora kyoto karasuma

agora kyoto karasuma

Tranquil Grace
creatives
BRANCH LIGHTING DESIGN (lighting) / Noda Print Motif Workshop (karakami art) / IN (art coordination) / enamel. (original tokonoma paper design)
KYOTO 2021
アゴーラ京都四条からすこし離れた場所に位置し
同じアゴーラの冠をもつ2棟一体型の宿泊施設
京都が都であった古から主要な通りである西洞院通りに面したアゴーラ京都烏丸
かつてここを通り、御所や貴族の邸宅に向かい
運ばれたであろう優美な品々をイメージし、風流を好む文化人のための邸宅
数寄屋造りをインスピレーションとした
客室は無駄なものをそぎ落としシンプルな中に見出される美しさを重んじた
能や歌舞伎の花道をイメージした奥行きある白木カウンターがレストランの主役
厨房に立つ料理人とゲストが時と体験を共有するための空間
最上階の客室に、ひとつづつ設けられた坪庭
自然の気配を内に招き、空に近い静けさの中
縁側で季節と対話する贅沢を味わう
Located just a short distance from Agora Kyoto Shijo,
this twin-building hotel shares the AGORA name.
Facing Nishinotoin Street -an ancient thoroughfare from Kyoto’s time as the imperial capital -
the hotel draws inspiration from the elegant items once carried along this route to the Imperial Palace and aristocratic residences.
Its design pays homage to Sukiya-zukuri architecture: refined dwellings created for cultured connoisseurs of the tea ceremony.
The guest rooms are stripped of excess,
honoring the quiet beauty found in simplicity.
A deep counter at the restaurant recalls the stage walkway of
traditional Noh and Kabuki theater.
It becomes a place where time and experience are quietly
shared between chef and guest.
Each guestroom on the top floor features its own tsuboniwa garden -inviting nature within,and offering the quiet luxury of feeling the seasons from an engawa where the sky feels close, yet calm.