Timeless Residence by Satoshi Kurosaki is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Silver A' Design Award in Architecture, Building and Structure Design Competition Category.

SilverArchitecture· 2023

Timeless Residence

by Satoshi Kurosaki

Client: APOLLO Architects & Associates Co., Ltd.

Silver A' Design Award Winner in Architecture Category

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The Design

About Timeless Residence

Inside, the house is defined by two courtyards, one large and the other small, that are arranged in parallel. The main courtyard is on the south side and features a bamboo grove that draws the eye when one steps into the entryway. A smaller slit-shaped courtyard on the north side is also dotted with plantings and serves as a lightwell, filling the first-floor living room and entryway as well as a second living room upstairs with pleasant, diffuse light.

The Recognition

About the Silver A' Design Award

Timeless Residence 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. Timeless Residence 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. Timeless Residence is a vastly envied creation that evokes desires, introduces positive feelings, and sparks amazement and wonderment.

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Unique Properties: Inside, the house is defined by two courtyards, one large and the other small, that are arranged in parallel. The main courtyard is on the south side and features a bamboo grove that draws the eye when one steps into the entryway. A smaller slit-shaped courtyard on the north side is also dotted with plantings and serves as a lightwell, filling the first-floor living room and entryway as well as a second living room upstairs with pleasant, diffuse light.
Dimensions & Packaging: Date of Completion : November 2021
Principal Use : Private housing
Site Area : 313.60m2
Total Floor Area : 307.56m2（158.40m2 /1F, 149.16m2 /2F）
Tags: TIMELESS, APOLLO Architects & Associates, House, Residence, Residencial,Architecture, Japan
Production Technology: Structure : Reinforced Concrete
Exterior Finish : Cedar Wood Formwork Exposed Concrete
Floor : Tile Flooring , Walnut Flooring, Tatami
Wall : Tile, Acrylic Emulsion Paint, Elastic Lysine spray
Ceiling : Walnut
Lighting : LED
Inspiration: This house in a quiet residential neighborhood of central Tokyo was built for a couple who had long lived on the property but wanted to rebuild as they entered a new phase of life. The simple exterior design comprised of two massive volumes piled on top of each other takes advantage of the corner lot, with a façade of exposed concrete imprinted with cedar formwork. Outward-facing windows are limited to horizontal slits to preserve privacy and increase security.
Project Duration: Design Period : April 2018- May 2020
Construction Period : June 2020 - November 2021
Team Members: Satoshi Kurosaki
Image Credits: Photography : Masao Nishikawa
Videographer : Seiya Aoki