Amar Bari Wohngebäude by Hiroaki Iwasa is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award in Eisen in Architektur-, Gebäude- und Bauwerksdesign Competition Category.

EisenArchitektur· 2024

Amar Bari Wohngebäude

by Hiroaki Iwasa

Client: Hiroaki Iwasa

A' Design Award in Eisen Winner in Architektur Category

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The Design

About Amar Bari Wohngebäude

Bei dieser Architektur handelt es sich um ein Mietwohnhaus mit vier Einheiten für Einpersonenhaushalte in der Innenstadt von Tokio. Der Entwurf basiert auf der japanischen Philosophie des Chisoku. Er zeichnet sich durch einen Sichtbetonrahmen aus, der die Grundstücksgrenzen maximal ausnutzt, sowie durch Holzkabinen, in denen die minimal notwendigen Wohneinrichtungen und Geräte untergebracht sind. So entstand ein frei gestaltbarer Raum mit einer Höhe von 3,5 Metern. Die Bewohner nutzen diesen offenen Raum, um ihr Leben zu genießen und mit der lokalen Gemeinschaft zusammenzuarbeiten. Das Projekt wurde so konzipiert, dass dieser Freiraum im Zentrum steht.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award in Eisen

Amar Bari Wohngebäude ist Gewinner des A' Design Award in Eisen, einer prestigeträchtigen Anerkennung für gute Designs, die die beruflichen und industriellen Anforderungen erfüllen, die an gut gestaltete Schöpfungen gestellt werden. Eisen-Gewinner zeigen großes Können, hohe Spezialisierung, fachkundiges Verständnis und die kreative Kapazität ihrer Schöpfer. Von Amar Bari Wohngebäude wird erwartet, dass es eine hochgeschätzte, bewunderte und geliebte Schöpfung ist, die praktisch und innovativ ist. Dieses mit dem A' Design Award in Eisen prämierte Design integriert bewährte Branchenverfahren und weist kompetente technische Merkmale in Verbindung mit Know-how und Talent auf. Amar Bari Wohngebäude wird für seine Gründlichkeit geschätzt und ist darauf ausgelegt, Verbesserungen der Lebensqualität zu liefern, die dazu beitragen, die Welt zu einem besseren Ort zu machen.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: This architecture is a four-unit rental apartment for single person households in a high-density residential area located in Central Tokyo. It was designed with bare concrete frame that maximize the limit of the site, and also with wooden booths where minimum living facilities and appliances are hidden inside. This creates a 3.5 meters high freely usable space, which enables each resident to enjoy creating a lifestyle they envision. The project was designed to capture this blank space.
Dimensions & Packaging: Specification,
Total floor area: 63.4m2,
A unit with bathtub: 16.3m2,
A unit without bathtub: 15.4m2,
Tags: chisoku, minimal philosophy, reinforced concrete, apartment, emptiness
Production Technology: The structure is very simple, using a Frame made of reinforced concrete to ensure high soundproofing and sound insulation as well as a solid space, the equipment booth is made of wood, so that it can store various equipments and its piping with very limited space. These are consistent with the selection of materials that are optimal for each part's function and lifespan, and also leads to simpler construction work.
Design Challenge: The challenge was not just minimizing space, but also seeking for a comfortable lifestyle. Residents can also cook simple course meals in the kitchen. The compact washroom which is the size of an airplane lavatory has storage and also some room to change. The bathroom also comes with a clothes dryer, and residents can either chose a bathroom with a bathtub or just a shower. Also as of research, Hiroaki Iwasa designed on the upper surface of the wooden booth, a space which can be used as a loft.
Research: To maximize the blank space required a minimal and essential dimensional survey of equipment space and human movement. Based on the research, Hiroaki Iwasa could to expand residents' range of movement and capacity by designing spaces for daily living facilities such as kitchens, toilets, bathrooms, and laundry rooms as spaces with multiple functions rather than single functions.
Inspiration: Chisoku is one of the Japanese philosophy, a philosophy that infinitely expands other possibilities by not having excessive desires and valuing the bare essentials. Not only does it concern time and space, but also the relationship between objects and people's minds.The project was based on this philosophy.
Project Duration: The project started in March 2009 and finished in January 2011 in central area of Tokyo.
Operation Flow: The residents use this blank space, which has no specific purpose, as an opportunity to enjoy their lives and to use it to collaborate with the local community. For example, the residents use the space as an art studio, music studio, office, gallery, etc.
Image Credits: Photographer Hiroshi Tabuse