The Belvedere Kuća by Chikako Matsuo is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 Željezna nagrada A' Design Award in Dizajn Arhitekture, Zgrada i Konstrukcija Competition Category.

ŽeljezoArhitektura· 2024

The Belvedere Kuća

by Chikako Matsuo

Client: Ichiekensho Co.Ltd.

Željezna nagrada A' Design Award Winner in Arhitektura Category

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The Design

About The Belvedere Kuća

Belvedere je jednospratna kuća izgrađena na brdu u Okayami, Japan. Kuća je koncipirana poput muzeja, tako da se umjetnička kolekcija može svakodnevno izlagati i uživati u njoj. Svi zidovi su izrađeni od cigle, jednostavne završne obrade koja se stapa s okolnom prirodom. Ulaz obavija kuću, a trijem ima svijetli plafon obložen drvenim panelima. Kamen Towada iz prefekture Akita prekriva ulazni prostor. Ravan hodnik vodi do galerijskog prostora s umjetničkim djelima i dekorativnim osvjetljenjem. Dva unutrašnja vrta i gornja svjetla unose dnevnu svjetlost u izduženi tlocrt kuće.

The Recognition

About the Željezna nagrada A' Design Award

The Belvedere Kuća je pobjednik Željezne nagrade A' Design Award, prestižnog priznanja koje se dodjeljuje dobrim dizajnima što ispunjavaju profesionalne i industrijske zahtjeve očekivane od dobro dizajniranih kreacija. Željezni pobjednici pokazuju veliku vještinu, visoku specijalizaciju, stručno razumijevanje i kreativne kapacitete svojih stvaralaca. Očekuje se da The Belvedere Kuća bude visoko cijenjena, voljena i njegovana kreacija koja je praktična i inovativna. Ovaj dizajn koji je osvojio Željeznu nagradu A' Design Award integrira najbolje industrijske prakse i ima kompetentne tehničke karakteristike povezane sa znanjem i talentom. The Belvedere Kuća se poštuje zbog svoje temeljitosti i dizajniran je da pruži poboljšanja kvaliteta života koja pomažu da svijet postane bolje mjesto.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: All the walls of this house are made of brick, which may seem monotonous, but it blends in perfectly with the surrounding nature and never becomes boring.The entranceway is designed to wrap around the house, and visitors are greeted by a porch with a brightly wood paneled ceiling. The entranceway is richly covered with Towada stone, which is mined only in Akita Prefecture, Japan.The flat corridor leads to a gallery space where visitors can enjoy artwork and beautiful lighting fixtures.
Dimensions & Packaging: Surface area 961.40 square metre
Bed area 335.77 square metre
Structure Wood
Tags: house, green, japan, Architecture, hill, nature
Production Technology: The wooden structure has a flat roof and has a considerable amount of insulation on it.
Design Challenge: The house is a long one-story building that requires adequate lighting. As per the client's request we avoided installing windows on the street side to maintain privacy. However we solved this problem by constructing two gardens in the middle of the building and incorporating top lights to ensure proper illumination.
Research: The house is a spacious single-story building situated on a hill with no other structures around it. As a result, we had extensive conversations on how to tackle the issue of summer heat. We resolved the problem by incorporating a substantial amount of insulation material on the roof and creating an air layer between the ceiling and the roof. Furthermore, we installed only a minimal amount of windows on the west side to enjoy the scenic view.
Inspiration: The client is very interested in art and artifacts and wanted a space where he could display his collection and enjoy it daily, so we proposed a house where he could enjoy his works as if it were a museum.
The proposed site for the house is on a hill, so we designed the house to be imposing, and the colors were chosen so as not to detract from the surrounding landscape.
Project Duration: Hayashima-cho, Tsukubo-gun, Okayama, Japan
Project period 3 years Completion in 2022
Operation Flow: The owner of this house was very specific about the materials used, such as wood, natural stone, and tiles, to achieve high quality. To ensure that the exterior stayed visually appealing even after many years of residency, it was designed on a traditional Japanese roof with deep eaves, while also making sure that the windows and doors were not visible.
Image Credits: Photographer Senichiro Nogami