House in Akashi Casa by Yousaku Tsutsumi

House in Akashi Casa by Yousaku Tsutsumi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award de Plata in Diseño de Arquitectura, Edificación y Estructuras Competition Category.

PlataArquitectura· 2021

House in Akashi Casa

by Yousaku Tsutsumi

Client: Arbol

A' Design Award de Plata Winner in Arquitectura Category

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The Design

About House in Akashi Casa

La Casa en Akashi es una vivienda de una sola planta concebida para acercar la vida cotidiana a la naturaleza. La casa se divide en tres zonas, según su uso y grado de privacidad, y cada zona cuenta con su propio jardín y concepto. Los espacios destinados a la vida familiar, al cultivo y al disfrute de la naturaleza responden a los intereses del cliente. El espacio comunitario se mantiene amplio y las habitaciones privadas reducidas, lo que fomenta un ambiente de convivencia. Los patios cerrados introducen una luz natural suave en el interior y difuminan el límite entre el dentro y el fuera. La estructura está construida íntegramente en madera, siguiendo un método tradicional japonés.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Plata

House in Akashi Casa ha ganado el A' Design Award de Plata, un reconocimiento extraordinariamente prestigioso concedido a diseños de gama alta, magníficos e impresionantes. Los ganadores de Plata son obras tremendamente brillantes y sumamente creativas que ilustran la destacada experiencia, el talento y la agudeza de sus diseñadores. Se espera que House in Akashi Casa sea una obra maravillosa y emblemática, notablemente profesional y profundamente innovadora. Este diseño ganador del A' Design Award de Plata es una invención muy notable y admirada que beneficia y hace avanzar las fronteras del arte, la ciencia, el diseño y la tecnología. House in Akashi Casa es una creación enormemente envidiada que evoca deseos, aporta sentimientos positivos y despierta asombro y admiración.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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.