Owned by a married couple, both ceramic artists running the ceramic studio Nanakamado, Café Coquelicot opened in March 2020 in Kasamai, Kanazawa. We drew up plans to convert a small three-story steel-framed house into a café on the first floor, a gallery on the second floor, and a staff room on the third floor with a new terrace integrated into the garden. A circle of trees surrounds the external space along the eaves that form a semi-circle. Commonly, the plan is to view a café’s garden from the inside. However, this terrace and garden area, separated from the inside, is for independent use from the café as an external space to serve drinks or hold ceramic workshops. You can commune with nature thanks to the sunlight coming in and the sky that changes with the season viewed through the limited number of windows. The constructor struggled but successfully built the semicircular roof over the terrace.
　The owners baked the items of tableware used in the café. The gallery showcases a wide variety of wares, among which the clay pot is a favorite item of culinary expert Harumi Kurihara. The creative and seasonal food is also prepared daily by the owners.