Irumando 咖啡馆丨日本东京丨Senbunnoichi Inc.

Irumando照相馆坐落于东京市中心的小传马町(Kodenmacho)，半个多世纪以来这家照相馆一直深受人们的喜爱。而本项目的设计任务就是在保留照相馆的历史与店名的前提下，将其改造为一家现代化的咖啡馆。以人们对该照相馆的回忆为出发点，设计师给出了几种方案，描绘出顾客边喝咖啡边对时间流逝发出感叹的场景。

The Kodenmacho neighborhood of central Tokyo was for over half a century home to a beloved camera store called Irumando. Our task was to convert the camera shop into a modern-day coffeehouse while preserving its history and name. With memories of the camera store as our starting point, we considered several designs, imagining customers musing about the passage of time over coffee.

▼沿街立面， facade along the street ©Miho Urushido

▼主入口，main entrance ©Neoplus Sixten Inc.

建筑的体量很小，两层的建筑面积都不到33平方米。为了充分利用有限的空间，设计师为室内搭建了拱形天花板，以模糊空间的边缘，同时还在空间中设置了昏暗的灯光，营造出一种神秘的、超凡脱世的氛围。在咖啡馆中，宁静的氛围与带有精神深度的哲学思考融合在一起，唤起了人们对日本传统茶室的联想。

The building is small, with less than thirty-three square meters of floor space on each of its two levels. To take full advantage of this limited space, we constructed vaulted ceilings to blur the edges of the rooms and installed dim lighting to create a mysterious, other-worldly atmosphere. The café achieves an effective blend of tranquility and spiritual depth, evocative of the special huts used for Japanese tea ceremonies.

▼室内空间概览，general view ©Miho Urushido

▼座位区，seating area ©Miho Urushido

▼座位区细部，detail of the seating area ©Miho Urushido

▼吧台，bar counter ©Miho Urushido

项目的核心创意旨在将这个昏暗的狭小空间定义为一个暗箱（camera obscura）。在拉丁语中，暗箱（camera obscura）代表了“黑暗的房间”，它是一种利用自然光学现象的早期摄影装置，照相暗箱又称针孔照相机，在古希腊和中国的历史中都曾出现过它们的身影。而在咖啡馆中，当光线穿过每张桌子旁边墙上的小孔时，一幅倒立的街景图像就投射到咖啡馆对面的墙上。不断变化的外部世界在这里被转化为短暂的、难以捉摸的抽象画，这些影像不禁引起了人们对于时间与生命的思考。

▼分析图，analysis diagram ©Senbunnoichi Inc.

Our key design innovation was to turn this dimly lit, confined space into a camera obscura. The Latin term “camera obscura” means a “dark room.” It refers to an early type of camera that harnesses a natural optical phenomenon. The camera obscura device is also called a pinhole camera, which was used in ancient Greece and China. In the café, when light passes through small holes in the wall beside each table, an inverted image of the streetscape is projected onto the opposite wall of the coffeehouse. This creates ever-changing abstract reflections of the outside world, inviting customers to contemplate the transient, elusive images.

▼桌子旁边墙上的小孔，the small hole in the wall beside each table ©Neoplus Sixten Inc.

▼室外的光线通过小孔在对面墙壁上投下抽象的光影，the outdoor light casts abstract shadows on the opposite wall through the holes ©Miho Urushido

▼模糊的光影营造出神秘氛围，blurred image create a mysterious atmosphere ©Miho Urushido

在快速发展的东京，建筑遗产很容易就会在城市的更新进程中消失殆尽。在这个充满不确定性的时代，通过保留原有的店名与精心的设计，Irumando咖啡馆唤起了人们对于老照相馆的记忆，引发了人们对于时间流逝的思考，以建筑的形式保护并传承这座城市的故事。

Tokyo is a place where architectural heritage is prone to disappear due to continuous urban development. In this age of uncertainty, Irumando Coffee recalls the days of the former camera shop and the passage of time through both its name and design. We have sought through this project to lovingly preserve and pass on narratives of the city.

▼室内设计唤起了人们对传统日本茶室的印象，The interior design evokes the image of a traditional Japanese tea house ©Miho Urushido

▼细部，details ©Miho Urushido

Credits

Architectural design: Senbunnoichi Inc. (principal architects: Yoji Hayashi, Shinichi Mamiya, and Kazumi Murayama)

Project management: Shinichi Mamiya and Ryoken Kamiya

Location: Tokyo, Japan

Photography: Miho Urushido, Neoplus Sixten Inc.