Hat on the Ridge Loĝejo, Galerio by Kiyotoshi Mori and Natsuko Kawamura

Hat on the Ridge Loĝejo, Galerio by Kiyotoshi Mori and Natsuko Kawamura is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Bronza A' Design Award in Dezajno de Interna Spaco kaj Ekspozicio Competition Category.

BronzoInterno· 2023

Hat on the Ridge Loĝejo, Galerio

by Kiyotoshi Mori and Natsuko Kawamura

Client: MDS Co., Ltd.

Bronza A' Design Award Winner in Interno Category

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The Design

About Hat on the Ridge Loĝejo, Galerio

"Ĉapo sur la Krestо" estas dunivela ligna loĝdomo kun galerio en Kamakura, Japanio. La argila planko ripozas rekte sur la baza roko, kaj kvadrata piramida tegmento kovras kolonliberan spacon. La tegmento estas malalta ĉe siaj randoj kaj alta en la centro. Ĉiu el la kvar tegmentaj randoj estas suprentordita por malfermiĝi al malsama vidaĵo: la monto, la valo, la vilaĝo kaj la ĉielo. Tiamaniere formiĝas kvar apartaj spacoj. En la anguloj, la supra etaĝo estas trapasata ĝis la tero, konektante la du nivelojn. Antikvaĵoj estas montrataj laŭ la skalo de ĉiutaga vivo.

The Recognition

About the Bronza A' Design Award

Hat on the Ridge Loĝejo, Galerio estas gajninto de la Bronza A' Design Award, tre prestiĝa rekono donata al elstaraj dezajnoj distingitaj per kreemo, ingenieco kaj sagaco. La Bronzaj gajnintoj estas abunde lertaj kaj frape kreemaj artefaktoj, kiuj aŭtentikigas la vastan sperton, imagpovon kaj elturniĝemon de siaj dezajnistoj. Oni atendas, ke Hat on the Ridge Loĝejo, Galerio estu tre estimata, admirata kaj ŝatata objekto, kiu estas rimarkinde profesia kaj nova. Ĉi tiu dezajno gajninta la Bronzan A' Design Award enkorpigas plej bonajn praktikojn en arto, scienco, dezajno kaj teknologio, kaj estas bonega pro sia atento al detaloj. Hat on the Ridge Loĝejo, Galerio bonege kontentigas bezonojn, tuŝas dezirojn, ĉarmas sentojn kaj allogas scivolemon.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Earthen floor connects with the bedrock, and square roof opens to the landscape - The space was vertically diversified by adding the floor on the ground and levitating the roof over the earth. The roof lowers down towards the roof edge and heightens up in the center. Each of the four edges of the roof opens to a different view: the mountain, the valley, the village, and the sky. Responding to these rich surroundings, each edge is flipped up to make four different spaces with different views.
Dimensions & Packaging: 2story wooden building
Width 6825mm x Depth 6825mm x Height 6970mm
Tags: Villa, Gallery, Pit dwelling, Dorma, Cats, Vista, Mountain, Village, Sky, valley
Production Technology: Earthen floor connects with the bedrock, and square roof opens to the landscape. Each of the four edges of the roof opens to a different view: the mountain, the valley, the village, and the sky. Responding to these rich surroundings, each edge is flipped up to make four different spaces with different views.
Design Challenge: The site is covered in a soft sediment over the surface of bedrock. The site was above the road level by just the thickness of the soil, which we chose to remove by the shape of the building footprint to put the foundation directly on the bedrock. The approach from the road is dug into this soil as well, gently sloping up towards the house. By placing a structurally stable pyramid roof over the simple square-shaped plan of the house, we created a pillarless space under the single roof.
Research: From a gallery-like space to a house with a gallery.
When the construction was first completed, the ground floor entrance hall and upper floor bookshelves were gallery-like spaces for displaying antiques and other items that were the owner's hobby.
By displaying them within the scale of the living space, the works of art feel more familiar, and visitors can easily imagine the scene in which they will be placed in their residences.
Inspiration: The origin of the idea is a pit dwelling that blends in with the mountain range. Removing soft sediments over the surface by the shape of the building footprint to put the foundation directly on the bedrock, a semi-subterranean-like space buried in the earth is created. The space was then vertically diversified by adding another floor above the ground and levitating the roof over the earth.
Project Duration: The construction started in in September 2018 and finished in May 2019 in Kamakura, Japan.
Operation Flow: Cut through the floor in the corners - In the corners where the roof edges were left unflipped, the upper level floor is cut through to the ground to connect the two levels.
Flip up the roof edges - Each of the four edges of the roof opens to a different view: the mountain, the valley, the village, and the sky. Responding to these rich surroundings, each edge is flipped up to make four different spaces with different views.
Team Members: Kiyotoshi Mori
Natsuko Kawamura
Image Credits: Photographer TOREAL Koji Fujii