AWARD YEAR
2019
CATEGORY
Community
GOALS
Sustainable Cities & Communities
KEYWORDS
recycling, architecture, sustainable building
COUNTRY
Japan
DESIGNED BY
Hiroshi Hakamura & NAP
WEBSITE
http://www.nakam.info/en/
Kamikatz Public House
A Japanese pub is made out of 100% recycled materials
Kamikatz Public House, one of several community-oriented buildings in the town, built by architecture firm Hiroshi Hakamura & NAP is a brewery/pub that sells general supplies and food to local residents (and lucky tourists). It is largely built from recycled materials, including its facade, which is made from reclaimed double-pane windows.
The firm made an effort to reclaim pieces of the town itself to create the interior and exterior of the building, lining the walls with newspapers, using tiles from other buildings, and creating a custom chandelier from bottles salvaged from the area.