Kitazawa Residential Space by M.Matsumura, N.Hoshino and Y.Minagawa is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Bronze A' Design Award in Landscape Planning and Garden Design Competition Category.
BronzeLandscape Design· 2023
Kitazawa Residential Space
by M.Matsumura, N.Hoshino and Y.Minagawa
Client: TOPPAN/dualtap/AXIS
Bronze A' Design Award Winner in Landscape Design Category
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About Kitazawa Residential Space
Kitazawa is a landscape and shared space design for the ground floor of a new collective residence in Setagaya-ku, Tokyo. The project covers the shared space, the garden and the parking area. Roof tiles from the former Japanese-style house on the site are mixed with terrazzo and applied by plastering, so the texture of the place is kept. The dead-end site was turned into a passage between alleys that also works as an evacuation route. Trees were replanted and an open biotope with benches was added for short breaks and for meetings between residents and neighbours.
The Recognition
About the Bronze A' Design Award
Kitazawa Residential Space is a Bronze A' Design Award winner, a highly prestigious recognition granted to outstanding designs distinguished by creativity, ingenuity, and astuteness. Bronze winners are amply skillful and strikingly creative artifacts that authenticate the vast experience, imagination, and resourcefulness of their designers. Kitazawa Residential Space is expected to be a highly regarded, admired, and cherished object that is notably professional and innovative. This Bronze A' Design Award-winning design incorporates best practices in art, science, design, and technology, and is excellent for its attention to detail. Kitazawa Residential Space splendidly satisfies needs, touches desires, charms feelings, and appeals to curiosity.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Kitazawa Apartment is a newly built collective residence in a quiet residential area in Setagaya-ku, Tokyo. The design project was for the ground floor (shared space, garden, and parking) of the apartment. The theme is "A place for a short break". There are three design points: "History inheritance", "Affinity with the local environment", and "Diverse communications". There is huge value in caring for the original lush green environment and designing the place to be open to the area as a space.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Surface area 1955.56㎡
Building area 980.52㎡ - Tags
- History, The roof tiles mixed with terrazzo, texture of the place, Superior in heat insulation effect retention, Diverse communications
- Production Technology
- "History inheritance"
The roof tiles of the former Japanese-style mansion (called Kawara) are mixed with terrazzo, and finished up with plastering which inheriting the "texture of the place”.
The terrazzo floor material mixed with many roof tiles is a Superior in heat insulation effect retention.
"Affinity with the local environment"
The dead-end site was transformed into a passageway connecting alleys, doubling as an evacuation route, with replanted trees and an open biotope for the community.
"Diverse communications"
The shared space for residents seamlessly blends inside and out, with benches and railings in the biotope for thoughtful breaks and interactions, shaping the community's future.
This project was a ground floor + landscape common area design for an apartment building. The planning and design focused on creating a seamless connection between the interior design and the landscape. - Design Challenge
- In particular, the plastering of terrazzo mixed with roofing tiles installed on the interior and exterior floors, walls, and molding was very difficult because in addition to functionality, workability, and aesthetics, maintenance and cost had to be considered.
- Research
- ”Diverse Communications”
A place for a short break where a community is born. Benches and handrails in the biotope are perfect for breaks. You can lean on it and chat with people on the way home from shopping. Put things on it for stretching when running. A resting place in a quiet residential area is where diverse people spend and talk in a variety of ways. The people will weave the future of the community and create a sense of belonging through diverse communication. - Inspiration
- Since this project was to be built in a quiet, upscale residential neighborhood, we were mindful of serving the community, not destroying the landscape, and connecting the local community to the future.
- Project Duration
- Planning for this project began in October 2020, construction began in February 2021, and construction was completed in July 2022 in a quiet residential neighborhood in Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
- Operation Flow
- The shared space for residents seamlessly blends inside and out, with benches and railings in the biotope for thoughtful breaks and interactions, shaping the community's future.
- Team Members
- Designer:Michiyo Matsumura
Designer:Yuichi Minagawa
CreativeDirector:Naoki Hoshino - Image Credits
- main#1:Photographer Masaaki Inoue
option#1,2,3,4:Photographer Masaaki Inoue
Video Credits:Photographer Masaki Inoue/Creativedirector Michiyo matsumura
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