mitomi是一家专注于外卖服务的甜品和茶饮店，基于“日本的良品”这一理念为顾客提供根植于日本文化的茶点“monaka”（即“最中”，一种豆馅糯米饼），其内部包满了厨师精心选择的当季食材，是一款小巧、精美又可口的“和菓子”。搭配monaka的茶饮也是由甄选的茶叶冲泡而成，客人们可以像买咖啡那样将茶饮随身携带。

A takeaway-only shop, based on the concept of “good things from Japan,” that suggests a modern way of enjoying tea and monaka (Japanese sweets consisting of wafers filled with sweet bean paste), which are deeply rooted in Japanese culture. The monaka are filled with the chef’s choice of seasonal ingredients for an image of beautiful bite-sized “fruits” that delight the eye and the taste buds, and the tea is made from carefully selected leaves that can be paired with each monaka and is poured each time from the pot, in a style allowing customers to carry it around like coffee.

▼店铺外观，exterior view ©臼井淳一

店铺占据了一座三层建筑的底层，由销售区和后厨区组成。销售区每日提供5种monaka，并通过特制的盒子展示给顾客，以便欣赏它们各具特色的美感。店铺的地面、墙壁和天花板均采用黑色灰泥饰面，通向后厨的隔间和收银台使用了铜制板面，成为空间中相互呼应的焦点。选用铜的原因在于其既可用于茶具，还能随着时间的推移而加深色泽，从而承载着一种安心长久的愿望。

The store was designed with the sales floor and the kitchen behind it occupying the first floor of a three-story building. The sales floor offers about five types of small monaka each day, suggesting a box that attractively displays the monaka so that the customer’s gaze is firstly drawn to the beauty of each one. The floor, walls and ceiling all use black mortar, and the screen leading to the kitchen in the back and the register counter provide a counterpoint through their use of copper sheeting. Copper was chosen for its use in tea utensils, and also because it acquires depth over time, and so it carries the hope that it will settle into this place, along with the store.

▼店铺由销售区和后厨区域组成，the store was designed with the sales floor and the kitchen behind it ©臼井淳一

▼地面、墙壁和天花板均采用黑色灰泥饰面，the floor, walls and ceiling all use black mortar ©臼井淳一

▼木制柜台和铜制收银台，the large wooden counter and the copper register counter ©臼井淳一

▼柜台细节，counter details ©臼井淳一

收银台旁边的大柜台和墙边带有一系列小抽屉的斗柜是专门挑选的古董家具，很好地迎合了商店的氛围。 斗柜旁的家具以日本马栗木制成，与古董家具的材料质感形成了和谐搭配。盛放食物的器皿以衬托食物为目的，并未选用惹眼的材料，但仔细观察便可从中感受设计者挑选它们时所花费的心思。

The large counter beside the register and the wall-mounted shelves with many small drawers are antiques selected for this store to fit its image, and instead of simply matching the sense of the materials, we produced a subtle new combination with furniture made of Japanese horse chestnut. Another point in common with tea utensils is that even though each item does not try to stand out within the small space but defers to the product, which is the star of the show after all, a look at the supporting cast reveals that they have also been specially chosen to create this space.

▼墙边的古董抽屉柜搭配新设计的家具，the wall-mounted shelves combined with the new designed furniture ©臼井淳一

▼家具和器皿细部，furniture and products ©臼井淳一

此外，通过有意地降低天花板高度，店铺空间给人一种类似于茶馆的紧凑感觉，能够让顾客在挑选和等待食物的短短几分钟内体验到与外界截然不同的氛围。

In addition, by deliberately having a low ceiling, we have created a compactness like that of a tea house, with the aim of giving customers a sense of space that differs from outside during the short time (a few minutes) while they select and wait for their takeaway products.

▼压低的天花板带来与外界截然不同的氛围，the low ceiling gives customers a sense of space that differs from outside ©臼井淳一

▼细部，detail ©臼井淳一

入口处悬挂着门帘，并没有使用任何屏墙。这为店铺赋予了特定的场所感，使其在专注于食物的同时对所有人保持开放。每当店铺开始营业，就会有附近的孩子拿着几枚银币来购买馅饼。店主希望来自各行各业和各年龄段的顾客都能够在这个精心设计的空间里挑选自己钟爱的美食。

The façade has an opening with only a curtain and no screens.This affords the store the meaning of a particular space, a place focused on the products yet still open to everyone. As a matter of fact, after the store opens, small children from the neighborhood sometimes come by, holding a few coins to buy monaka. The store embodies the owner’s desire for many people of all ages and walks of life to enjoy carefully selected delicacies in a refined space.

▼入口立面，entrance facade ©臼井淳一

▼门帘和标识细部，curtain and store sign ©臼井淳一

Location: City of osaka, Osaka prefecture Completion：September 2019 Building use: monaka & tea