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Moriyuki Ochiai Is Honored with the A' Design Award for SEI-AN Stargazing Tea Rooms Tea Ceremony House in Architecture, Building and Structure Design
Moriyuki Ochiai of Moriyuki Ochiai Architects honored for architecture, building and structure design by the international grand jury of the 2017 - 2018 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 24, 2018 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that SEI-AN Stargazing Tea Rooms Tea Ceremony House by Moriyuki Ochiai of Moriyuki Ochiai Architects, designed for Moriyuki Ochiai Architects Inc., has been granted the A' Design Award in the Architecture, Building and Structure Design category. The result belongs to the 2017 - 2018 A' Design Award & Competition and was determined through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
The A' Design Award Explained
The Iron A' Design Award is awarded to good designs that meet the rigorous professional and industrial standards set by the A' Design Awards. This recognition is reserved for works that demonstrate a solid understanding of design principles and show creativity within their execution. Recipients of the Iron A' Design Award are acknowledged for their practical innovations and contributions to their respective fields, providing solutions that improve quality of life and foster positive change. These designs are a testament to the skill and dedication of their creators, showcasing their ability to address real-world challenges through thoughtful design.
About SEI-AN Stargazing Tea Rooms Tea Ceremony House
- Constellation of Stargazing Tea Rooms - Moriyuki Ochiai Architects designed a cluster of tea rooms offering a view of the surrounding scenery and the starlit sky as an "tea house connecting people to the stars and nature" located in the town of Bisei, Okayama Prefecture, known as a sanctuary for stargazing. By merging together this newly formed belt of tea rooms with the idyllic hills, mountains and starry skies of Bisei, Their design team sought to realize a tea house that reshapes the town's panorama.
About Moriyuki Ochiai
Moriyuki Ochiai Architects that is active in architectural, interior, furniture,landscape and industrial design. The sources of their inspirations come from being captivated by the vivacious and lively beauty of nature or life. They can also feel the influence coming from the delicate sensitivity responding to the unique Japanese nature, which can be found in Japanese temples and gardens. They wish to continue creating works that fulfill people's dreams, become the energy for their lives, and then move on to a deeper dimension that exceeds life itself.
About Moriyuki Ochiai Architects
Moriyuki Ochiai Architects that is active in architectural, interior, furniture,landscape and industrial design.
Award Record
Moriyuki Ochiai of Moriyuki Ochiai Architects is a winner of 5 A' Design Awards, including this recognition. The awards span the editions from 2013 - 2014 to 2017 - 2018 of the A' Design Award & Competition.
About the A' Architecture, Building and Structure Design Award
The A' Architecture Design Award is an international architectural design competition recognizing good architectural designs by best architects worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to architectural design studios, building contractors, structural engineering firms and architecture and design consultants from all countries. Entries typically include skyscrapers, museums, residential buildings, commercial complexes, educational institutions and religious structures. Awarded architectural projects are published at https://designers.org/design-category/architecture
About A' Design Award & Competition
A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade organized annually since 2008. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The A' Design Award has a philanthropic mission to advance society through good design by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Entries are peer reviewed and anonymously evaluated by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. The A' Design Prize granted to eligible laureates includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, the upload of a work and the preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. Further information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://designers.org/64560
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/64560
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!64560
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/134842
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://www.moriyukiochiai.com/architecture/teahouse
Media Contact
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- SEI-AN Stargazing Tea Rooms Tea Ceremony House
- Function
- Tea Ceremony House
- Category
- Architecture, Building and Structure Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture
- Colors
- Black, Slate Gray, Dark Slate Gray, Dark Gray and Saddle Brown
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Moriyuki Ochiai Architects Inc.
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Moriyuki Ochiai
- Country
- Japan
- Brand
- Moriyuki Ochiai Architects
- Recognition
- A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2017 - 2018
- Design ID
- #64560
Credits
- Team
- irbisei, nijigennomori/Pasona Group__Design:Moriyuki Ochiai,Jillian Lei, Xingguang Li, Marie Uno,Haruka Amano,Yuta Takahashi__Constructor:Takei Construction(Kunji Takei),CA leading(Osami Hiroyama,Masakazu Hirose,Yoshiko Makabe,Kazuya Okuno,Sanae Iwamoto),Soken Group__Paint:Masanao Uchida__Special Paint:Osamu Yamaguchi__Soundsystem:Yoshiyuki Kanamori(Oasis)__Videography:Kazuma Goto(OHK Okayama Broadcasting),Noriko Nishiguchi,Shinichi Hisamatsu,Hajime Kishii__Lighting:Color Kinetics Japan(Masaki Yamashita,Koki Yano,Miyahara Yusuke)__Tea ceremony set:Nanzan Ito,Kenyu Mitsuhashi (Kamakurabori Niyodo),Yuko Nakano__Tea ceremony:Fumiko Miyake ,Fujimi Ishikawa __site:Yumegahara__Bisei-cooperator:Naoya Kawakami,Teruyuki Yamamuro Yasuhiro Fujiwara,Kazuyuki Touda,Koushi Takeuchi,Yoshiki Sakai,Tetsuya Yamane,Souhei Mimura,Chikara Nakamoto,Masayoshi Takei,Toshihiro Harada,Kenta Takei,Kazuhiro Harada,Ryo Takasaki,Tatsuhiko shimada,Naoya Sugimoto,Ayako Daito__Cooperator:Norihiro Ariyoshi(soken group),Yoshinori Takedo(grop)
- Image Credits
- fumio araki
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The open arrangement of the structures forms a stage conductive to various events and activities by creating a space where multiple indoor and outdoor activities become possible. The Japanese tea room was developed as an enclosed microcosm called a enclosure, and as such each unit is designed as a spatial installation where one can perceive minute changes in its natural surroundings and experience the wonder and mystery of natural phenomena. Painted with stellar colors, each volume presents polygonal openings from which can be taken in the beautiful offerings of nature such as light, rain and the starry night sky.
- Inspiration
- - Constellation of Stargazing Tea Rooms - We designed a cluster of tea rooms offering a view of the surrounding scenery and the starlit sky as an tea house connecting people to the stars and nature" located in the town of Bisei, Okayama Prefecture, known as a sanctuary for stargazing. The site is surrounded by rolling hills and distant mountains and offers a view on a spectacular landscape. Deliverable included a place able to accommodate a variety of events held throughout the year by the Astronomy Club and the Tea Ceremony Club as well as a performance stage for concerts and plays.
- Research
- Please refer to PROJECT DESCRIPTION.
- Challenge
- Visitors can experience the project as a galaxy of tea rooms built independently as they move in and around them freely. The outdoor space, taken as the space comprised between the tea rooms, the surrounding nature and the starry sky are beautifully intertwined to form a new landscape that comes in and out of view through the openings and gaps cut out from the multiple structures. The loose gathering of tea rooms forms an extension of the landscape and creates an environment enhancing the fun and joy derived from human activities.
- Realization and Technology
- Materials- Ceiling/Wall:special painted wood
- Operation and Interaction
- Please refer to PROJECT DESCRIPTION.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project began in December 2016, completed in January. 2018, located in bisei-okayama and awajiiland in Japan
- Specifications
- 16 tea house,wide 1800mm, length 1800mm, height 2100mm
- Keywords
- tea room,tea house,tea ceremony,constellation,star,tea,stargazing ,bisei,sky-watching,moriyuki ochiai,design,nijigennomori,galaxy,seian
