Nestled in the Green Casa by Tomomi Omachi

Nestled in the Green Casa by Tomomi Omachi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award de Bronze in Disseny d'Arquitectura, Edificació i Estructures Competition Category.

BronzeArquitectura· 2021

Nestled in the Green Casa

by Tomomi Omachi

Client: Kitokito

A' Design Award de Bronze Winner in Arquitectura Category

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The Design

About Nestled in the Green Casa

Enclavada enmig del verd, aquesta casa es troba a Tajiri, Hiroshima, Japó. El solar s'ubica en una zona residencial típicament japonesa, amb petites muntanyes al nord i el mar Interior de Seto al sud. La casa es va construir sobre el terreny d'una antiga residència de vacances d'estil europeu, que va ser enderrocada mentre el jardí es mantenia i es conservava. La posició de la casa i la mida de les finestres es van estudiar acuradament perquè el jardí i les muntanyes es puguin contemplar des de múltiples direccions. Les finestres obertes deixen entrar el so de les fulles i dels ocells. La superfície del solar és de 713,24 metres quadrats.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Bronze

Nestled in the Green Casa és un guanyador del guardó A' Design Award de Bronze, un reconeixement altament prestigiós concedit a dissenys sobresortints que es distingeixen per la creativitat, l'enginy i l'astúcia. Els guanyadors de Bronze són artefactes ampliament hàbils i sorprenentment creatius que autentiquen la vasta experiència, la imaginació i el recurs dels seus dissenyadors. Es preveu que Nestled in the Green Casa sigui un objecte molt apreciat, admirat i estimat, notablement professional i innovador. Aquest disseny guanyador del guardó A' Design Award de Bronze incorpora les millors pràctiques de l'art, la ciència, el disseny i la tecnologia i és excel·lent per la seva atenció al detall. Nestled in the Green Casa satisfà esplèndidament les necessitats, toca els desitjos, encisa els sentiments i crida la curiositat.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Wrapped by the surrounding nature, this house nestles closely within the environment in which it stands. Located in Tajiri-cho, Fukuyama, Japan, the neighboring buildings, apartments, and houses form this typical Japanese residential area. However, with small mountains stretching northward and the Seto Inland Sea to the south, one realizes this town is also surrounded by nature. Built on the plot of an former European-style vacation home, the house was demolished by the owner but the garden was tended to ever since. Like this town, the architecture creates a space wrapped delicately in nature.
Dimensions & Packaging: Site Area: 713.24 sqm
Building Area: 164.26 sqm
Tags: Nature, Architecture, Garden, Wood, Green
Design Challenge: He thought about how he understood the environment, bringing nature inside and connecting it to the outside.
Then, spent a lot of time to make the inside space merge, blending in naturally like the space in nature.
Research: Focusing on the concept of nestling the architecture within nature, He began thinking about the house and the garden from various perspectives and alongside the landscape architect, He developed the form of the house, the size and positioning of the windows over and over until reaching a singular, encompassing space and form.
Inspiration: To create a feeling of familiarity with nature, the position of the house was considered so that from inside, both the garden and mountains can be viewed from many directions. This meant that depending on the season, the shifting colours of the flowers and trees, the fluttering of birds could be enjoyed.

When they open the windows, the sound of swaying leaves and chirping birds flow inside. He hoped those things would become a normality, imagining a life experiencing nature with their five senses.
Project Duration: 2015 - 2020
Tajiri, Hiroshima
Team Members: Architect: Tomomi Omachi
Landscape Designer: Zenjiro Hashimoto
Image Credits: Photography by Tatsuya Tabii