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House in Akashi Domo by Yousaku Tsutsumi

House in Akashi Domo by Yousaku Tsutsumi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Arĝenta A' Design Award in Dezajno de Arkitekturo, Konstruaĵoj kaj Strukturoj Competition Category.


ArĝentoArkitekturo· 2021

House in Akashi Domo

by Yousaku Tsutsumi

Client: Arbol

Arĝenta A' Design Award Winner in Arkitekturo Category

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The Design

About House in Akashi Domo

Domo en Akashi estas unuetaĝa domo desegnita por proksimigi la ĉiutagan vivon al la naturo. La domo estas dividita en tri zonojn, laŭ celo kaj grado de privateco, kaj ĉiu zono havas sian propran ĝardenon kaj koncepton. Areoj por familia vivo, rikolto kaj ĝuo de la naturo estas adaptitaj al la interesoj de la kliento. La komuna spaco estas tenata granda kaj la privataj ĉambroj malgrandaj, kio kuraĝigas socian etoson. La enfermitaj kortoj enkondukas molan taglumon internen kaj malklarigas la limon inter interno kaj ekstero. La strukturo estas konstruita tute el ligno, sekvante tradician japanan metodon.

The Recognition

About the Arĝenta A' Design Award

House in Akashi Domo estas gajninto de la Arĝenta A' Design Award, grandege prestiĝa rekono donata al plejklasaj, belegaj kaj impresaj dezajnoj. La Arĝentaj gajnintoj estas treege brilaj kaj treege kreemaj verkoj, kiuj ilustras la elstaran sperton, talenton kaj sagacon de siaj dezajnistoj. Oni atendas, ke House in Akashi Domo estu mirinda, montrinda verko, kiu estas rimarkinde profesia kaj profunde nova. Ĉi tiu dezajno gajninta la Arĝentan A' Design Award estas tre rimarkinda, admirata inventaĵo, kiu profitigas kaj antaŭenigas la limojn de arto, scienco, dezajno kaj teknologio. House in Akashi Domo estas vaste enviata kreaĵo, kiu vekas dezirojn, alportas pozitivajn sentojn kaj ekbrilas miron kaj mirigon.

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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