Ten hyogo

Kasai City in Hyogo Prefecture is the production area of Tamba black beans and Yamadanishiki rice which is used as a raw material for sake. The client was a married couple in their 30s who succeeded a farming business there. While there are still very few sakes that identifies the rice producers, sake rice farmers and sake breweries have partnered to produce a sake made from a single farmer, a so-called single origin sake production. The request was to design a space that conveys the concept of “single origin sake.” The site was an old factory. Although the building had many oil stains and damages, the scenery in front of it was overwhelming. The ears of rice plants growing sagged down, beautifully illuminated by the sun. There... More