Kamata is a dense urban district in Southside of Tokyo, known for the steel manufacturing industry with back-street workshops. While urban developments are expected as a new gateway to enter Tokyo, the district remains traditional local Japanese city scape here and there.
Hotel Oriental Express Tokyo Kamata allows the guests to experience the fusion of innovative side and the nostalgic side of the district. As they walk through the mesh screen entrance, appearing at the corner of the shopping street, they will start the journey greeted by the 1940’s Rotary Machine.
To recall the rough texture of industrial atmosphere at the entrance hall, the mesh screens from the facade continues across the whole ceiling.
To evoke the characteristics of the innovative side of Kamata, the mesh screen exposes the ceiling and illuminates the HVAC ducts and mechanical pipes. A 6-meter-long single bent steel sheet is hanging as a lighting shade on top of the large dining table. Also, this Japan’s largest class single bent steel acts like a roof to create a gathering space underneath for the guests.
Floor signs are manufactured in collaboration with the back-street factories around this neighborhood. Each signs are designed and created with highly advanced processing technologies such as inserting, drilling, milling, folding, polishing and bending.
To depict the co-existence with the local environment, structural plywood and corrugated metal are introduced for the interior finish of the corridors and guestrooms, to bring the unique characteristics of the district.
