Amar Bari Apartamento by Hiroaki Iwasa is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 Fera A' Design Award in Dezajno de Arkitekturo, Konstruaĵoj kaj Strukturoj Competition Category.

FeroArkitekturo· 2024

Amar Bari Apartamento

by Hiroaki Iwasa

Client: Hiroaki Iwasa

Fera A' Design Award Winner in Arkitekturo Category

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The Design

About Amar Bari Apartamento

Ĉi tiu arkitekturo estas kvarunita luigata apartamento por unupersonaj loĝantaroj en centra Tokio. Ĝi estis projektita bazita sur la japana filozofio de Chisoku. Kaj ĝi estis projektita kun nuda betona kadro kiu maksimumigas la limon de la tereno, kaj ankaŭ kun lignaj budetoj kie minimumaj vivfaciliĝoj kaj aparatoj estis kaŝitaj interne. Kiel rezulto, libera spaco kun alto de 3,5 metroj estis kreita. La loĝantoj uzas ĉi tiun malplenan spacon kiel okazon por ĝui siajn vivojn kaj uzi ĝin por kunlabori kun la loka komunumo. La projekto estis projektita por kapti ĉi tiun malplenan spacon.

The Recognition

About the Fera A' Design Award

Amar Bari Apartamento estas gajninto de la Fera A' Design Award, prestiĝa rekono donata al bonaj dezajnoj, kiuj plenumas la profesiajn kaj industriajn postulojn atendatajn de bone dezajnitaj kreaĵoj. La Feraj gajnintoj montras grandan lertecon, altan specialiĝon, spertan komprenon kaj kreivan kapablon de siaj kreintoj. Oni atendas, ke Amar Bari Apartamento estu tre estimata, admirata kaj ŝatata kreaĵo, kiu estas praktika kaj nova. Ĉi tiu dezajno gajninta la Feran A' Design Award integras plej bonajn industriajn praktikojn kaj havas kompetentajn teknikajn karakterizojn ligitajn kun scipovo kaj talento. Amar Bari Apartamento estas respektata pro sia zorgemo kaj estas dezajnita por provizi plibonigojn de la vivokvalito, kiuj helpas fari la mondon pli bona loko.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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