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House in Akashi Wohnhaus by Yousaku Tsutsumi

House in Akashi Wohnhaus by Yousaku Tsutsumi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award in Silber in Architektur-, Gebäude- und Bauwerksdesign Competition Category.


SilberArchitektur· 2021

House in Akashi Wohnhaus

by Yousaku Tsutsumi

Client: Arbol

A' Design Award in Silber Winner in Architektur Category

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The Design

About House in Akashi Wohnhaus

Das Haus in Akashi ist ein eingeschossiges Wohnhaus, das den Alltag ganz nah an die Natur rücken soll. Das Gebäude ist – je nach Nutzung und Grad der Privatheit – in drei Zonen unterteilt, von denen jede über einen eigenen Garten und ein eigenes Konzept verfügt. Die Bereiche für das Familienleben, die Ernte und den Naturgenuss sind auf die Interessen der Bauherrschaft zugeschnitten. Die Gemeinschaftsflächen sind großzügig, die privaten Räume hingegen klein gehalten, was eine gesellige Atmosphäre fördert. Die umschlossenen Innenhöfe holen weiches Tageslicht ins Innere und lassen die Grenze zwischen Innen und Außen verschwimmen. Die Konstruktion besteht vollständig aus Holz und folgt einer traditionellen japanischen Bauweise.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award in Silber

House in Akashi Wohnhaus ist Gewinner des A' Design Award in Silber, einer enorm prestigeträchtigen Anerkennung für erstklassige, großartige und beeindruckende Spitzendesigns. Silber-Gewinner sind ungemein brillante und äußerst kreative Werke, die die herausragende Expertise, das Talent und den Scharfsinn ihrer Designer veranschaulichen. Von House in Akashi Wohnhaus wird erwartet, dass es ein wunderbares Vorzeigewerk ist, das bemerkenswert professionell und zutiefst innovativ ist. Dieses mit dem A' Design Award in Silber prämierte Design ist eine höchst bemerkenswerte, bewunderte Erfindung, die den Grenzen von Kunst, Wissenschaft, Design und Technologie zugutekommt und sie voranbringt. House in Akashi Wohnhaus ist eine vielbeneidete Schöpfung, die Wünsche weckt, positive Gefühle vermittelt und Staunen und Verwunderung entfacht.

Behind the Design

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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.

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