House in Akashi Primary Function: Bola by Yousaku Tsutsumi

House in Akashi Primary Function: Bola by Yousaku Tsutsumi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Salaka in Desain Arsitektur, Bangunan, dan Struktur Competition Category.

SalakaArsitektur· 2021

House in Akashi Primary Function: Bola

by Yousaku Tsutsumi

Client: Arbol

A' Design Award Salaka Winner in Arsitektur Category

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The Design

About House in Akashi Primary Function: Bola

Bola ri Akashi iyanaritu bola sitingka' laorange ripancaji untu' pasideppe atuo-tuongeng esso-essoé sibawa alang. Bola'é ripasarang tellu bagiang, situru' akkatta sibawa tingka' ariasengengngé pribadi, na tungke' bagiang mappunnai palla' sibawa konsép aléna. Onrong untu' atuong sikaluargangngé, éngkalinga wassélé' sibawa mappésennang ri alang ripawéréngngi situru' napojiéngngé pappésona. Onrong siasséddingeng ripatette' loang na kamara' pribadi baiccu', iya paccéné suasana masseddinna. Palla' ritutu'é mattamai cahaya esso malemmaé ri lalengngé na mappasalewangengngi paggangkanna lalenna sibawa saliwenna. Wanuana ripatette' séppulu-pulu polé aju, situru' care-care tradisional Jepang.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Salaka

House in Akashi Primary Function: Bola iyanaritu pakoro A' Design Award Salaka, pakalebbi iya malompo tongeng iya ripabbere ri desain tingkak pole, cantik sibawa mappakita. Pakoro Salaka iyanaritu karya iya macennning tongeng sibawa kreatif iya mappakita keahlian, bakat sibawa ketajaman pikkiran tau mabbuat. House in Akashi Primary Function: Bola ripakkirangngi mancaji karya iya magello, mancaji pakkitaang, profesional sibawa inovatif iya dalleng. Desain pakoro A' Design Award Salaka iyae iyanaritu penemuan iya lebbi riissengngi sibawa ripuji, iya pawangekeng sibawa mappalaong wates seni, sains, desain sibawa teknologi. House in Akashi Primary Function: Bola iyanaritu ciptaan iya riennengi tau maega, iya mappabbura keinginan, mappabbere perasaan makessing sibawa mappabbentuk ketakjuban.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: A minimalist house designed to immerse one with nature, promoting a unique lifestyle. The house is divided into three zones based on purpose and degree of privacy, each with a garden and unique concept. Areas for family, harvest and celebrating nature are carefully designed and tailored to the client’s interests, and the courtyards naturally and softly light the house. The prominence of nature within the design and sensory experiences serves to blur the boundaries between outside and inside.
Dimensions & Packaging: Site area: 172.81㎡ Floor Area: 81.07㎡
Building dimensions: 11,250mm x 9,100mm x 3,570mm
Tags: Architecture, Japanese, Nature, Wood Structure, Privacy, Residential, House
Production Technology: Arbol have a deep understanding of the merits of various types of timber for different purposes; this allowed the design to be constructed entirely from wood with no sacrifice to the performance. The project is therefore extremely sustainable in its construction, offering a design which is in harmony with the nature it celebrates.
Design Challenge: The key challenge was to incorporate all the essential spaces within a small site area, on a single storey while still hosting elements which are essential to the house's artistic vision, such as courtyards and the surrounding walls for privacy.
Inspiration: The project is inspired by ideas of how the user is immersed within nature. The project is motivated by the pursuit of an environment that maximises communal space and harmonises wind, nature, sunlight, lifestyle and privacy. These elements are all contained within a structure influenced by the conventional method -zai rai kou hou- of traditional Japanese wooden construction.
Project Duration: The design started in April 2017, and construction lasted from January - July 2018. The house is located in Akashi city in Hyogo prefecture, Japan.
Operation Flow: The house is designed specifically around the client’s lifestyle and desire for an environment promoting tranquillity and deep comfort. Communal space is as large as possible while private rooms are as small as possible, encouraging a social atmosphere. Enclosing the gardens within the house allows for the intended vision to be realised regardless of the immediate surroundings, thus capturing the endless expanse of the outer world within a city dwelling.
Image Credits: Image #1-4 : Photographer Yasunori Shimomura, House in Akashi, 2018.