Press Release
N12 House Residential by Masahiko Sato Receives the Bronze A' Design Award in Architecture, Building and Structure Design
The international grand jury of the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Masahiko Sato for architecture, building and structure design
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2020 /DesignNewswire/ N12 House Residential by Masahiko Sato, designed for Architect Show Co.,Ltd, has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Architecture, Building and Structure Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The recognition forms part of the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition and was reached through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who scored anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
About the Bronze A' Design Award
The Bronze A' Design Award is given to outstanding designs that showcase a high degree of creativity and practicality. It recognizes the dedication and skill of designers who produce work that stands out for its thoughtful development and innovative use of materials and technology. These designs are acknowledged for their professional execution and potential to influence industry standards positively. Winning this award highlights the designer's ability to blend form and function effectively, offering solutions that enhance people's lives and wellbeing.
Regarding N12 House Residential
N12 House is a two-storey weekend residence located in Asakura City, Japan. The house includes a built-in garage that presents the owner's car collection as an integral part of the design. Most of the volume is placed on the second floor, where a living room, a kitchen and a dining area form one open space. Large windows and a terrace balcony open the interior towards three directions and the surrounding views. Red cedar boards run from the interior ceiling to the sloping eaves of the terrace. Indirect lighting creates a warm and gentle atmosphere.
About Masahiko Sato
Architect show Co., Ltd is the Japanese architectural firm in Fukuoka city; founded by architect Masahiko Sato in 1985. The firm has completed numerous projects ranges from residential, hotels, malls, clinics and office projects in and outside of Fukuoka city. The most significant of which is residential projects and appreciated its work by national and various international awards. The significant feature of Architect show is that it provides sophisticated wooden design and choice of variety of materials that resembles concrete building, which is not common in Japan.
Award Record
Masahiko Sato is a winner of 11 A' Design Awards, including this recognition. The awards span the editions from 2014 - 2015 to 2019 - 2020 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/97789
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/97789
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!97789
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/145213
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://bit.ly/2V1Q8IN
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
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press@designers.org
+39 031 4491953
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- N12 House Residential
- Function
- Residential
- Category
- Architecture, Building and Structure Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture
- Colors
- Dodger Blue, Black, Dark Slate Blue, Midnight Blue and Slate Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Architect Show Co.,Ltd
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Masahiko Sato
- Country
- Japan
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2019 - 2020
- Design ID
- #97789
Credits
- Image Credits
- Yousuke Harigane
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Unlike other residential planning, this residence has a built in garage as an integral part of the design; expressing the owner's passion to his hobby. As the staircase ends to the large living room on the second floor, one can feel a sense of openness due to big windows on both sides of the room. By bringing the overall volume to the second floor, it is succeeded in realizing a beautifully balanced facade.
- Inspiration
- There are mainly two leading ideas behind this building design. Firstly, the function of the building. The client's requirement to construct it as a second house where he can enjoy his quality time with his family and friends and also where he can showcase his car collection hobby, have greatly influenced to this design. Secondly, the project site is in the one of the most chaotic locations, so we attempted the structure opens out towards maximum outdoor views.
- Research
- In daily life, people put themselves in a space somewhere. Home, school, work, public institution, commercial facility and so on. In every space, how people see, experience and feel is of great importance. We base on people, harmonize every element, like function, things, environment to create a space and the style, and that is our job. We would love to keep creating the space that makes people's life more joyful and pleasant. We believe that the space becomes more attractive and valuable by people who can enjoy it and feel it.
- Challenge
- As Japan is a earthquake vulnerable country, it was enormously challenging to construct this building in terms of building regulations, structure and material. Specifically, the greater spans and larger extending roof were dealt successfully in this wooden structure. We did not follow the conventional wooden structure that is prevalent in Japan, rather we followed the Wooden frame surface rigidity method which is considered the appropriate method for constructing building stiff enough.
- Realization and Technology
- The boards of red cedar on the ceiling of interior space continue stretching to the sloping eaves of the terrace balcony, which depicts the spacious feelings while living either inside or outside the living space. In addition, the indirect lighting design has helped to create a warm and gentle living space.
- Operation and Interaction
- Since this residence was planned as a getaway space, the main focus has been given in thinking 'how one can perceive relaxation in weekend house' and we came to the open plan concept. With this idea, a living room, a kitchen dining, and terrace balcony have been planned as a free space. Furthermore, the building opens out towards three directions (North, East and South where view of scenic beauty) that enhance residents a great pleasure of scenic beauty of the ambient environment.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project plan started in September 2017 in Fukuoka City and finished in April 2019 in Asakura City. During the planning phase, we had numerous meetings with associated parties and performed Computer graphics(CG) presentations four times for the client.
- Specifications
- The project site has an area of 556.05 sq. meter in which the first floor built up area is 83.73 sq. m. and second floor is 73.72 sq. m.; which is the optimum coverage following the building bye laws. The ceiling height is 3 meter for all the living spaces to create spacious feeling in open plan whereas for service area, it is 2.4 meter high and the edges are sloped at 1:10 ratio. The inclined walls for supporting the extended roof have created a sculptural form to this residence.
- Keywords
- house, residence, modern, architecture, design, wood, japan, Architect Show
