River Sea Vila by Junichiro Kawazoe is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Stříbrná cena A' Design Award in Architektura Competition Category.

StříbroArchitektura· 2022

River Sea Vila

by Junichiro Kawazoe

Client: Kawazoe Junichiro

Stříbrná cena A' Design Award Winner in Architektura Category

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The Design

About River Sea Vila

River Sea je vila nacházející se na ostrově Awaji v prefektuře Hjógo v Japonsku. Pozemek leží poblíž ústí řeky a osa dispozice vede ze severu na jih směrem k vodě. Budova je rozdělena do tří částí: vstupní budovy, hostinské budovy a hlavní budovy. Dva dvory oddělují tyto tři části a spojuje je cesta. Podél této cesty se hranice mezi vnitřkem a vnějškem stává měkkou. Stěny jsou obloženy okrajovými dlaždicemi vyrobenými z místních střešních tašek Awaji. Jednopodlažní řešení omezuje vliv na okolí.

The Recognition

About the Stříbrná cena A' Design Award

River Sea Vila je vítězem Stříbrné ceny A' Design Award, mimořádně prestižního uznání udělovaného designům nejvyšší kvality, nádherným a působivým. Stříbrní vítězové jsou nesmírně brilantní a mimořádně kreativní díla, která dokládají vynikající odbornost, talent a bystrost svých designérů. Očekává se, že River Sea Vila bude nádherným, reprezentativním dílem, pozoruhodně profesionálním a hluboce inovativním. Tento design, který získal Stříbrnou cenu A' Design Award, je vysoce pozoruhodný, obdivovaný vynález, který prospívá a posouvá hranice umění, vědy, designu a technologií. River Sea Vila je výtvor, kterému mnozí závidí, který vyvolává touhy, přináší pozitivní pocity a vzněcuje úžas a údiv.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: The site is located on Awaji Island in Hyogo Prefecture. The site is connected to the north and extends toward the river in the south. It is located near the mouth of the river. Since there are already buildings on the east and west neighbors, designers have set the axis(path) of the buildings north and south toward the river. The plan divides the building into three main uses. The entrance building, guest building, and main building. It is a one-story building so that the impact on the surrounding.
Dimensions & Packaging: The area of the site is 1356.76 m2 and the area of the building is 427.07 m2.
The maximum height is 3.77m.
Tags: residence,simple,minimal,court house,vernacular
Production Technology: We have done a lot of research on the site, clients, villas and resort hotels for this project.
In doing so, we came up with the concept of a fusion of vanacular and modern.
It is the only architecture that can only be found in this place.
Based on that concept, we examined the exterior, interior, space, materials, and so on.
Design Challenge: Building the concept was a first-stage challenge.
The question is whether to design a wonderful architecture below with few requests from clients.
Also, when selecting materials, the concept was to use things in or near this place, so we visited many workshops and made selections.
Research: In this project, many designers participated under our supervision.
Structural design, equipment design, lighting design, tile design, fabric design, furniture design, equipment design, etc.
We shared the concept with them and proceeded with the project.
Inspiration: I have been thinking about timeless and minimalist design, and the relationship between the space inside and outside.
In this project, the design is inspired by them and the situation of the site.
Project Duration: The design and construction period is September 2019-January 2021. The site is Hyogo prefecture (Japan).
Operation Flow: In this architecture, you can enjoy a space experience and relaxation that is unique to that place.
It is the material and space derived from that place.
Team Members: Kazue Kawazoe
Takuya Uemura
Image Credits: Photographer/Yoshiharu Matsumura