Double Skin House by Nobuhito Mori is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Silver A' Design Award in Architecture, Building and Structure Design Competition Category.
SilverArchitecture· 2022
Double Skin House
Client: Nobuhito Mori
Silver A' Design Award Winner in Architecture Category
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About Double Skin House
This building is a three-story wooden structure in a densely built up area of Tokyo. Although the site is small and the distance from the neighboring land is only about 1m, light and privacy were required. Inspired by the traditional Japanese shoji which softens the light, the designer have created a modern light filter that is resistant to wind and rain and can also be used outside. The translucent cladding on facade softens the light from outside and blurs the visibility of both passerby's and inhabitants. At night, the lighted facade become a large light to illuminate the streets.
The Recognition
About the Silver A' Design Award
Double Skin House is a Silver A' Design Award winner, an extraordinarily prestigious recognition granted to top-of-the-line, gorgeous, and impressive designs. Silver winners are tremendously brilliant and exceedingly creative works that illustrate the outstanding expertise, talent, and acuity of their designers. Double Skin House is expected to be a wonderful, showpiece work that is remarkably professional and profoundly innovative. This Silver A' Design Award-winning design is a highly notable, admired invention that benefits and advances the boundaries of art, science, design, and technology. Double Skin House is a vastly envied creation that evokes desires, introduces positive feelings, and sparks amazement and wonderment.
Where to Get It
Innovative Residential Architecture for Challenging Urban Sites
We transform difficult sites into exceptional homes. With three decades of experience solving complex challenges—narrow lots, irregular shapes, privacy concerns—we create luminous living spaces that maximize every square meter. Our integrated approach combines architecture, consulting, and product design.
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Design Interview
What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?
We aim for problem-solving design.
What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?
The idea was to protect privacy while taking in light.
What are your future plans for this award winning design?
Nothing particularly.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- It is a three-story wooden structure in a densely built up area of Tokyo.
Although the site is small and the distance from the neighboring land is only about 1m, light and privacy were required.
The translucent cladding on facade softens incoming light and blurs the visibility of both passerby's and inhabitants.
At night, the lighted facade become a large light to illuminate the streets. - Dimensions & Packaging
- Site area:35m2
Building area:19m2
Total floor area 55m2
Main structure: timber frame
Number of stories:3 - Tags
- House, Minimal, Simple, Compact, Facade, Light, Double skin, Polycarbonate, Japan
- Production Technology
- The translucent cladding:
Polycarbonate is used as a weatherproof and semi-transparent material, and to enhance its strength, folded plates and flat sheets are attached with plastic bars.
Openings where it is necessary to block the view from the outside are covered with the translucent cladding, while emergency access and ventilation openings are exposed. - Inspiration
- There is a traditional Japanese partition, the shoji, which is a way of ensuring light and privacy.
The shoji consists of a thin wooden frame covered with translucent paper, which softens the incoming light and blurs the interior.
Inspired by the shoji, the designer have created a modern light filter that is resistant to wind and rain and can also be used outside. - Project Duration
- Location: Kikuicho, Tokyo, Japan
Completion year: 2011 - Image Credits
- Photo/Masayoshi Ishii
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