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  Project Title

  Prince Smart in Kyoto Sanjo

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  Winning Firm
  
  

  GARDE Co., Ltd.

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  Lead Designer
  
  

  Arata Saito / GARDE Design Division, Design Department, DesignDirector, First Class Registered Architect

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  Awarded
  
  WINNER, INTERIOR DESIGN, Hotels Boutique

• Project Location
  Kyoto, Japan
• Project Status
  Completed
• Completion Date
  April, 2022
• Client
  Seibu Prince Hotels Worldwide Inc. , / Krd Maruyacho Development Spc
• Photographer credit
  Yohei Sasakura


• Interior Design Firm
• Interior Design Firm / Studio
  GARDE Co., Ltd.
• Lead Interior Designer(s)
  Arata Saito / GARDE Design Division, Design Department, DesignDirector, First Class Registered Architect
• Other design Team Members
  Makoto Otani / GARDE Design Division, Large-scale Facility Design Department, Designer
• About the interior design firm
  As a branding and design firm, we design spaces for a variety of sectors, including retail, offices, residences, and hotels. With a global network of talented designers and PMs with deep insights into diverse societies and cultures, the firm embodies its clients' visions in each of its three pillars: consulting, design, and coordination, creating spaces that combine excellence in design and functionality.

The philosophy informing GARDE’s design decisions can be summarized under the theme Onkochishin ("learning from the past"). The space features works of artists with ties to Kyoto: a gold leaf wall art and an artwork of stacked wooden blocks inspired by the four gods that protect the cardinal directions of Kyoto (Genbu in the north, Suzaku in the south, Seiryu in the east, and Byakko in the west). The result is a one-of-a-kind space where visitors can experience firsthand the modern traditions, culture unique to Kyoto and contemporary art design.