Casa Caban Hayama: Patricia Urquiola and Tomorrowland Open First Standalone Hotel Near Tokyo
Casa Caban Hayama, a coastal hotel situated in Hayama, Kanagawa Prefecture, has been launched through a partnership between Spanish architect Patricia Urquiola and the Japanese firm Tomorrowland. Positioned at 955-2 Horiuchi, Hayama-machi, the hotel boasts stunning views of Sagami Bay and Mount Fuji, approximately an hour's journey from Tokyo. This initiative commenced ten years ago when Urquiola first met Hiroyuki Sasaki, the chairman of Tomorrowland. Casa Caban marks Tomorrowland's inaugural independent hotel, showcasing a design theme centered around ‘weaving.’ Highlights include a lounge ceiling made by artisans from Kyoto and a checkerboard-patterned swimming pool floor. Dining options feature an Italian restaurant and Ashitaba, a traditional Japanese eatery, with rates starting at JPY 177,100.
Key facts
- Casa Caban Hayama is a new hotel in Hayama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, about an hour from central Tokyo.
- It is a collaboration between Patricia Urquiola and Tomorrowland, the latter's first standalone hotel venture.
- The design theme is 'weaving,' referencing Tomorrowland's knitwear origins.
- The hotel has 14 sea-facing rooms, including the 173 sq m Caban Suite and 89 sq m Hayama Suite.
- Suminagashi ink marbling is used on resin roof-tile-shaped pieces and ceramic columns.
- Furniture and lighting are largely by Urquiola for Flos, Moroso, Kettal, Glas Italia, cc-tapis and Cassina.
- Dining options include a main restaurant with Italian-Japanese cuisine and Ashitaba, a traditional Japanese restaurant.
- Rates start from JPY 177,100, including dinner and breakfast.
Entities
Artists
- Patricia Urquiola
- Hiroyuki Sasaki
- Slim Aarons
- Martin Parr
- Hiroshi Sugimoto
- Minako Norimatsu
Institutions
- Tomorrowland
- Cassina
- Caban
- Tomorrowland Home
- Flos
- Moroso
- Kettal
- Glas Italia
- cc-tapis
- Budri
- Wallpaper*
Locations
- Hayama
- Japan
- Tokyo
- Sagami Bay
- Mount Fuji
- Morito Beach
- Morito Daimyojin Shrine
- Hayama Marina
- Indonesia
- Kyoto
- Miura Peninsula
- Kanagawa
- Paris
- Rome