KAI Beppu 2021

Client : Hoshino Resorts
Design :  Kengo Kuma & Associates / Shimizu

The 18th property for the hot spring ryokan brand name “KAI.” The interior concept recreates a unique and dramatic hot spring-style townscape using charred cedar planks and the color kakishibu - a traditional Japanese color, similar to a yellow-red, with tones of gray. With this calming color palette in the background, washi-paper lanterns and other luminaires dot the interior. Just as the view of Beppu Bay from the window changes from moment to moment, the scenery inside the building changes as well, including the light of the fresh dawn and festive light in the evening. Guests can enjoy this relaxing atmosphere and refreshing night air with many different lighting scenes.