fumie shibata's '9 h (nine hours)' capsule hotel in kyoto
9 h (nainawasu) is a new capsule hotel that offers luxury in a minimum living space. the 9 h capsule hotel and all amenities were designed by fumie shibata of design studio s, which she founded in 1994. with her team, she defined the elements necessary for a ‘minimal transit space’ in big cities in japan. the product designer has been pursuing the 9h project as a creative director for 3 years.
exhibition view
the first hotel will opened in december this year, located in shimogyo-ku, kyoto, located onteramachi street between department store fujii daimaru and convenience store AMPM,two minutes walk from kawaramachi station. the building itself will be 9 stories tall, will host 125 capsules, locker rooms, showers, and a lounge.
a comfortable place to rest … 1 hour shower, sleep for 7 hours, have a one hour break / total 9h. guests can spend up to 17 hours in a single stay – the price for one night is ¥ 4900.
each capsule includes panasonic’s advanced system for good sleeping by computerized control lighting
room environment by panasonic / matsushita electric works — according to the time set, the light will wake you up.
the bed sheets are of the same quality as those that are used in a four-star hotel
rear view of capsule
side view
graphic design by masaaki hiromura
toothbrush
shampoo, conditioner, body soap
bottled water taken at the foot of mount fuji
amenity slippers
images of the process of designing
tooling prototypes
japan’s first capsule hotel made its appearance in osaka in 1979, and was designed by architect kisho kurokawa.
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more commentsThis is just a fresh look of the old Japanese cell hotel that exists….
i can’t wait to stay there.. it’s way better than YHA backpackers.. esp one time i had a bad experience.. staying with 7 other blokes.. in the middle of the night the other side of my bunk started to shake at 4am… i sat up and found the guy was masturbating.. This capsule will definitely be more private and more comfy.
I have stayed at this capsule hotel for two nights in 2010 and plan on it again this year 2013. It’s in a wonderful location within walking distance to Gion district too. It was Very comfortable and clean. People there were so polite. It’s really larger than you think. I feel it’s large enough for two to sleep side by side in comfort. Shoes are checked in at front desk and then you have slippers they provide, towels, robes and everything needed for showering. It saves lots of money too as all I do in a hotel is sleep as I’m sight seeing during the day. Luggage can be kept in a locker safely. If you haven’t tried one you should to experience the culture. Sleeping pods were quiet too. Didn’t hear anyone snore. You do check out for part of day for cleaning of pods.
It would be great if you will try to improve your hotel. It is nice but not that luxurious enough to catch the attention of the people to check-in in your hotel.
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