S House Private Villa by Go Fujita is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 Silver A' Design Award in Interior Space and Exhibition Design Competition Category.
SilverInterior· 2024
S House Private Villa
by Go Fujita
Silver A' Design Award Winner in Interior Category
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About S House Private Villa
S House is a three-story private residence in Ashiya, Hyogo Prefecture, finished in exposed concrete. Neighboring apartment buildings and a busy road made the blocking of sightlines and noise a priority. Exterior walls of varying heights overlap to form boundaries and a semi-outdoor approach, along which outside sounds gradually fade. The entrance presents rough yet delicate tatami-finished walls. Double-height windows bring sunlight into the living area, where tin wallpaper reflects the light softly. Wide openings cut through the thick walls frame changing outdoor views.
The Recognition
About the Silver A' Design Award
S House Private Villa 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. S House Private Villa 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. S House Private Villa is a vastly envied creation that evokes desires, introduces positive feelings, and sparks amazement and wonderment.
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Your innovative approach to noise reduction in S House Private Villa through overlapping exterior walls creates a unique transitional experience - could you elaborate on how this architectural solution evolved from initial concept to final implementation?
The road in front of the site has a lot of traffic, so it was necessary to ensure privacy as well as reduce noise. From the beginning, it was decided that there would be no openings in the wall facing the road.
The integration of contemporary art with traditional tatami-finished walls in S House Private Villa presents an intriguing cultural dialogue - what inspired this distinctive fusion of modern and traditional Japanese design elements?
The space was designed simply with a Japanese design approach, and the materials used were traditional techniques. By placing contemporary art in the space, I think it has become a design with depth, not just a minimalist space.
The double-height windows and tin wallpaper in S House Private Villa create a remarkable interplay with natural light - how did you develop this sophisticated approach to light diffusion, and what challenges did you encounter in achieving the desired atmospheric effect?
In ancient Japanese temples, gold and silver leaf was used on the walls and sliding doors to let in comfortable light into the rooms. This technique was also used in this building. The light that pours in through the large opening in the atrium hits the leaf walls, creating various dramatic effects.
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- Unique Properties
- t is a refined three-story concrete exposed house located in Ashiya, Hyogo Prefecture. Due to its proximity to neighboring apartment buildings and a busy road, the emphasis was placed on blocking sightlines and noise. The design incorporates a Japanese perspective, creating a blurred relationship between the interior and exterior, with gently rising exterior walls of varying heights serving as boundaries. As one progresses along the semi-outdoor approach formed by the gaps between overlapping exterior walls, the sounds of the outside world gradually fade away. Upon entering the entrance, one encounters rough yet delicate tatami-finished walls adorned with contemporary art, creating a tranquil space. Ascending the stairs guided by indirect lighting reveals a living area filled with a sense of openness. Sunlight streaming through the double-height windows is softly reflected by tin wallpaper, gently diffusing into every corner of the living space. The expansive openings carved through the thick walls act as screens, framing the ever-changing views of the outside world, adding richness to the daily experience through variations in time and seasons. The transition from the day-filled, expansive atmosphere to the evening living area, adorned with tasteful artwork and modern furniture, creates a captivating and immersive space. Rather than completely separating the elements of interior and exterior, movement and stillness, yin and yang, the design blurs the boundaries, allowing for a space with room for interpretation, resulting in a rich and evocative ambiance.
- Inspiration
- It is a refined three-story concrete exposed house located in Ashiya, Hyogo Prefecture.
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