Kinuta نندگیں گِس (رهائشی لوگ) by Nobuaki Miyashita is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award برنجی انعام in آرکیٹیکچر، بلڈنگ ءِ اسٹرکچر ڈیزائن Competition Category.
برنجآرکیٹیکچر· 2026
Kinuta نندگیں گِس (رهائشی لوگ)
Client: AIDA SEKKEI Co., Ltd.
A' Design Award برنجی انعام Winner in آرکیٹیکچر Category
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The Design
About Kinuta نندگیں گِس (رهائشی لوگ)
کینوتا یک رهائشی گِس اِنت که جاپان ءِ ٹوکیو ءَ یک تنگیں شهری زمین ءِ سرا جوڑ کنگ بوتگ۔ اے جاگه ءِ کشادی 3.6 میٹر اِنت، ءُ پُشتکَشّی (سیٹ بیک) ءِ قانون آئی ءِ کارآمدیں دیم پهناتی ءَ 2.6 میٹر ءَ چه کمتر کنت۔ نندگ، ورگ ءُ آشپَزخانه ءِ جاگه دومی منزل ءِ سرا اِیر کنگ بوتگ تاں پردگداری ءُ زربندی روچ ءِ رُژنائی به رسیت۔ یک دیوالداریں صحن گوں چوبی ڈیک ءُ سبزیں کِشتگیں دیوالاں، سیٹ بیک ءِ حلقه ءَ یک آرام ءُ کراریں ڈنّی کمره ءَ بدل کنت۔ درگیجگ، دالان ءُ زینه یک خطی سلسله ءَ جوڑ کن اَنت که ژرفی ءَ زیاتر پیش دار اِیت۔ سیاهیں سرامیکی پوش گوں هُشکیں جوڑ ءِ نظام، گِس ءِ دیم ءِ جوڑاں یکسر ءُ لگاتار دار اِیت، حتیٰ کہ کُنڈاں ءَ هم۔
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award برنجی انعام
Kinuta نندگیں گِس (رهائشی لوگ) A' Design Award برنجی انعام ءِ ورگ آ انت، باز معزز اعتراف کہ تخلیقی صلاحیت، اختراع ءُ ذہانت گوں ممتاز بہترین ڈیزائناں دیگ بیت۔ برنج ءِ ورگ آ بھرپور مہارت ءِ ءُ نمایاں ڈولا تخلیقی شاہکار انت، کہ وتی ڈیزائنراں ءِ وسیع تجربہ، تخیل ءُ ہوشیاری ءِ تصدیق کننت۔ Kinuta نندگیں گِس (رهائشی لوگ) چہ امید کنگ بیت کہ آ یک باز قدر کنگ بوتگیں، ساراہگ بوتگیں ءُ پیارکنگ بوتگیں چیز بیت، قابل ذکر حد ءَ پیشہ ورانہ ءُ جدت ءِ۔ ای ڈیزائن کہ A' Design Award برنجی انعام ءَ برتگ، فن، سائنس، ڈیزائن ءُ ٹیکنالوجی ءِ بہترین طریقہ شامل کنت ءُ ہورد تفصیلاں ءَ توجہ دیگ ءِ سببا شاندار انت۔ Kinuta نندگیں گِس (رهائشی لوگ) ضرورتاں جوانیں ڈولا پورا کنت، خواہشاں ءَ ہنچیت، جذباں ءَ موہنت ءُ تجسس کشنت۔
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- A premium residence for a family of three on an "eel's bed" plot. Although the site is 3.6 m wide, setback rules reduce the effective frontage to under 2.6 m. The LDK is lifted to the second floor for privacy and southern daylight, while a walled courtyard with a timber deck and green walls turns the setback zone into a calm outdoor room. A continuous frame integrates the boundary wall, balcony, and eaves, giving a strong identity to a minimal frontage.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Site area 54.97 m2. Building area 27.48 m2. Total floor area 54.96 m2. Building frontage 2680 mm. Long narrow site approx. 3.6 m by 15 m. Eaves height from design GL 6.810 m. Main living, dining, and kitchen on the second floor. Courtyard and deck within the setback zone.
- Tags
- Narrow House, Urban Infill, Courtyard, Setback Strategy, Second Floor Living, Privacy and Daylight, Dry Joint Facade, Compact Residence, Tokyo Housing
- Production Technology
- The exterior uses dark ceramic siding designed for a dry joint system. The panel module and joint layout were coordinated from the early design stage to keep the joint rhythm continuous, including at corners. A white post and nameplate, together with dark metal fittings, are composed as sharp accents. Inside, the courtyard deck and planted green walls form a durable interface between interior life and an outdoor retreat.
- Design Challenge
- The hardest challenge was achieving comfort and dignity within severe statutory limits. Facing a 4 m wide road, the building was tightly controlled by slant plane and setback regulations, with no relaxation available and sky factor use not permitted. At the same time, close neighbors required strong privacy. The design responds by lifting the LDK, inserting a walled courtyard, and refining facade joints to maintain architectural tension at a very small scale.
- Research
- ype of research: Applied design research for compact housing. Objective: Maximize daylight, privacy, and perceived spaciousness under strict setback rules. Methodology: Iterative massing studies, section checks, and module studies for dry joint cladding. Tools: Sketches, scaled models, and CAD. Results: A second floor LDK and a setback courtyard that add light and a private outdoor room, plus a facade with a continuous joint rhythm. Impacts: A transferable approach for premium living on narrow urban plots.
- Inspiration
- The project was driven by a question: how can a very narrow house feel generous without relying on tricks? In dense Tokyo neighborhoods, privacy and sunlight are often traded off. By moving the living spaces upward and carving a courtyard within the regulatory setback, the house gains light, air, and a personal exterior space. The facade detailing was inspired by product-like precision, with dry-joint planning from the earliest design stage to keep corners crisp.
- Project Duration
- Designed and completed in Setagaya (Kinuta), Tokyo, Japan.
- Operation Flow
- A linear sequence begins at the entrance and continues as a corridor and stair, emphasizing depth on the narrow plot. Arrival to the second floor LDK opens to southern light and a private courtyard. Daily living extends to the timber deck and green walls. The continuous frame unifies the balcony, eaves, and boundary wall, defining the home's compact yet premium character.
- Patents
- All images and project content are Nobuaki Miyashita / MR STUDIO Co.,Ltd.
- Image Credits
- Image #1: Nobuaki Miyashita
Image #2: Nobuaki Miyashita
Image #3: Nobuaki Miyashita
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