Future Crafts

OEO Studio in conjunction with the Yagi family, owners of Kaikado – a more than 140-year-old family-run company known for their airtight tin “chazutsu” tea caddies – and local architect Hideki Ohiwa have transformed a 100-year-old city tram depot into an eclectic universe of coffee and tea.

In the process of adapting the space, OEO Studio paid meticulous attention to preserving and enhancing the qualities of the original building, while infusing the project with Nordic sensibilities. The result is a bright and welcoming interior with partially exposed concrete walls, tempered by light oak furnishings and bespoke copper lamps. There is a lush green courtyard garden, a gallery space for changing exhibitions and a laidback upstairs whisky bar. Kaikado Café serves their own speciality roast supplied by Japanese roaster Nakagawa Wani Coffee as well as tea by Postcard Teas of London.

Year of completion: 2016