Ian McDougall, Melbourne Theatre Company

“The robust sculptural facades have already become iconic and the changes to traffic and pedestrian patterns at an urban level have transformed the area into an active domain,” praised the jury.

Corroded Copper

Emilio Pucci

Wild Reindeer Foundation, Oslo

Wave Pier design proposal

‘Café Day,’ Japan

For their renovation of this Izakaya (Japanese style bar) based in the quiet residential area of Numazu-shi, Shizuoka Suppose Design Office have taken inspiration from car parks, a driving school and a road. Benches designed to emulate bus stops and car seats transformed in sofas accompany the startlingly unique painted asphalt flooring complete the sensation that a road runs right on through this thoroughly unique space.


The former Izakaya was easily transformed into the Café/Day without betraying any element from the former program. It has incorporated socializing and gathering over a mug of coffee with a now new bolder effect. The architects used the power of a ‘word’ in a paradoxical manner and found a new approach in the renovation works’ design process of. Suppose Design Office has stated that they would like to start out their design process without giving a particular ‘name’ to the program, but by defining the space through the program.





http://cubeme.com/blog/2011/11/16/cafe-day-japan-by-suppose-design-office/

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