Yatsugatake Villa Vila by Kiyotoshi Mori and Natsuko Kawamura

Yatsugatake Villa Vila by Kiyotoshi Mori and Natsuko Kawamura is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Bronzová cena A' Design Award in Architektura Competition Category.

BronzArchitektura· 2022

Yatsugatake Villa Vila

by Kiyotoshi Mori and Natsuko Kawamura

Client: MDS Co., Ltd.

Bronzová cena A' Design Award Winner in Architektura Category

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The Design

About Yatsugatake Villa Vila

Vila Yatsugatake je letní sídlo umístěné ve městě Hokuto v prefektuře Yamanashi v Japonsku. Budova je tvořena třemi trapézovými tubusy uspořádanými do tvaru vějíře, který se otevírá směrem na jih. Široký jižní otvor propouští sluneční světlo během chladné zimy, zatímco prodloužená střecha a boční stěny blokují silné letní slunce. Okna na severní a jižní straně umožňují proudění vzduchu interiérem. Použita je tradiční japonská dřevěná konstrukce s cedrovým dřevem, omítkou a posuvnými papírovými stěnami shoji. Zavřené stěny shoji propouštějí měkké světlo, zatímco otevřené rámují okolní horskou krajinu.

The Recognition

About the Bronzová cena A' Design Award

Yatsugatake Villa Vila je vítězem Bronzové ceny A' Design Award, vysoce prestižního uznání udělovaného vynikajícím designům, které se vyznačují kreativitou, vynalézavostí a bystrostí. Bronzoví vítězové jsou hojně zručné a nápadně kreativní artefakty, které dosvědčují rozsáhlé zkušenosti, představivost a vynalézavost svých designérů. Očekává se, že Yatsugatake Villa Vila bude vysoce ceněným, obdivovaným a milovaným předmětem, pozoruhodně profesionálním a inovativním. Tento design, který získal Bronzovou cenu A' Design Award, zahrnuje osvědčené postupy v umění, vědě, designu a technologiích a vyniká pozorností k detailu. Yatsugatake Villa Vila nádherně uspokojuje potřeby, dotýká se tužeb, okouzluje city a oslovuje zvědavost.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The exterior is characterized by three modern trapezoid tubes, deforming the traditional Japanese space under deep eaves to frame the landscape in four directions. The form was derived from meticulous calculation of precipitation, the sun's movement in summer and winter, and the thermal environment. Shoji paper screens offer a space filled with soft light iconic of Japanese culture when closed, and switch to the majestic scenery framed by the walls when opened, providing two alternating scenes.
Dimensions & Packaging: Site Area 691.00m2
Total Floor Area 110.01 m2 (1F 71.65 m2, 2F 38.36 m2)
W17,400mm x D12,300mm x H6,139mm
Tags: Villa, Sun light, Wind, Fan-shape, Wooden, Mountain, Three adjacent shells, Sho-ji, Eaves, Farming
Production Technology: Contrary to the contemporary style guided by precipitation, sun rays and the surrounding environment, the construction of the house incorporates traditional Japanese wooden construction methods, with earthquake-resistant walls and large openings. Traditional Japanese techniques and components are used throughout, including plastering on the curved openings and fittings such as shoji and ranma (partition with ventilation and daylighting functions), creating a vernacular architecture.
Design Challenge: In Japan, especially in rural areas, the number of carpenters capable of building elaborate wooden houses is decreasing, and it was difficult to find a builder who could construct a building with a unique (challenging) design. In spite of the modern design, Japanese cedar and plastering materials are used, and shoji screens as well as other traditional materials handed down from generation to generation are fit in by the indigenous module method, enabling the definition of a Japanese space.
Research: Three trapezoid tubes with north-south openings sit wide open towards the south to maximize winter daylight. Glass surfaces are set back from the roof edge to avoid direct south sun rays in summer. Side walls are arranged to block the west sun. The footprint is set back from the roof edge, partly to reduce soil excavation (deep foundation below the frost line is required), creating a sitting area free from rain dripping from the roof. It is a modern version of traditional Japanese engawa space.
Inspiration: With exterior walls arranged to resemble a fan, the house provides framing for the landscape, maximizing the location on a plateau surrounded by fields and trees with panoramic view of mountain ranges in the distance. It is a summer resort, slightly cooler than humid summers in Tokyo, and yet the sun rays are strong and the winters are cold. The roof was extended to block direct sunlight in the summer and side walls to keep the western sun out, resulting in a series of tubular forms.
Project Duration: The project was completed in Hokuto-City, Yamanashi, Japan in 2012
Operation Flow: Considering the cold winter, the building is built in a fan shape, open to the south, in order to maximize the sunlight while the sun moves. On the other hand, in summer, the roofs and walls of the trapezoid tubes block the strong sun rays, creating shadows inside, and windows at the north and south let the breeze through to cool the airy space. The layout, guided by the thermal environment, provides various interior scenes of varying depths as seen through the openings that connect the spaces.
Team Members: Kiyotoshi Mori
Natsuko Kawamura
Image Credits: Photography: Toshiyuki Yano