“One man’s trash is another man’s treasure – or an entire town’s trendy bar and brewery!”

A small town of Kamikatsu in Japan came up with a very big idea. Designed by architects Hiroshi Nakamura & NAP, the house reveals recycling as the new creative outlet. This eco-friendly  architecture is filled with reused materials and it has a bar, a brewery and a living space.

Floor is made of reclaimed tiles, and the chandelier is made from bottles which decorates the roof. the wallpapers of Kamikatz bar house are prepared from upcycled newspapers. Exterior is clad with locally brought reclaimed cedar boards and colored with natural persimmon tannin paint. A carbon-neutral radiation heater beats the cold in chilly winter conditions. Eight-meter-tall façade makes the structure an eye-catching display of creativity, along with bringing cool air in the house during summers.

 

 

“To make the pub a local symbol when looking up from the town, the windows comprising fittings from abandoned houses were set eight metres high. We gathered windows that illuminated the town in the past and dedicated our wish that they would serve as a lantern of hope to shine upon the town struggling with a declining population,” reads a statement on the WAN site

 

The space is full of improvisation and discoveries with this creative combination of waste material. It represents the creative spirit of Kamikatsu project, which is moved by the passion of the 3Rs: “Recycle”, “Reduce” and “Reuse”

Kamikatz Public House has also won WAN Sustainable Buildings Award of 2016 for this environment-friendly design. Kamikatsu has already achieved an 80 percent recycling rate with the co-operation of its residents. The house is an inspiration and an achievement for the town. Kamikatsu aims to recycle 100% of its waste in the coming few years.

 

 

The architecture conserves energy and resources, and reduces harmful emissions though reuse, reduce, and recycle. It is also starting to enhance a circulation of the regional economy as well as tourism.

Although Kamikatz Public house is a small low-cost architecture, it embraces the grand dream of contributing to creating a sustainable social system.

 

 

Visit them on their Website here.

Photo credits: Kamikatz and Archizer