The Belvedere Tŷ by Chikako Matsuo is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 Gwobr Haearn A' Design Award in Pensaernïaeth Competition Category.

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The Belvedere Tŷ

by Chikako Matsuo

Client: Ichiekensho Co.Ltd.

Gwobr Haearn A' Design Award Winner in Pensaernïaeth Category

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The Design

About The Belvedere Tŷ

Mae'r Belvedere yn dŷ un llawr a adeiladwyd ar fryn yn Okayama, Japan. Trefnwyd y tŷ fel amgueddfa, fel y gellir arddangos a mwynhau casgliad celf bob dydd. Mae'r holl waliau wedi'u gwneud o frics, gorffeniad syml sy'n cydblethu â'r natur o'i amgylch. Mae'r fynedfa'n lapio o amgylch y tŷ, ac mae gan y portsh nenfwd panel pren golau. Mae carreg Towada o Dalaith Akita yn gorchuddio ardal y fynedfa. Mae coridor gwastad yn arwain at ofod oriel sy'n cynnwys gwaith celf a goleuadau addurniadol. Mae dwy ardd fewnol a goleuadau uwchben yn dod â golau dydd i mewn i'r cynllun hir.

The Recognition

About the Gwobr Haearn A' Design Award

Mae The Belvedere Tŷ yn enillydd Gwobr Haearn A' Design Award, cydnabyddiaeth fawreddog a roddir i ddyluniadau da sydd yn bodloni'r gofynion proffesiynol a diwydiannol a ddisgwylir gan greadigaethau wedi'u dylunio'n dda. Mae enillwyr Haearn yn dangos medrusrwydd mawr, arbenigedd uchel, dealltwriaeth arbenigol a gallu creadigol eu crewyr. Disgwylir i The Belvedere Tŷ fod yn greadigaeth uchel ei bri, a edmygir ac a anwylir, sydd yn ymarferol ac yn arloesol. Mae'r dyluniad buddugol hwn o Wobr Haearn A' Design Award yn integreiddio arferion gorau'r diwydiant ac mae ganddo nodweddion technegol cymwys wedi'u cysylltu â gwybodaeth ymarferol a dawn. Parchir The Belvedere Tŷ am ei drylwyredd ac fe'i dyluniwyd i ddarparu gwelliannau ansawdd bywyd sydd yn helpu i wneud y byd yn lle gwell.

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