Villa K Casa privada by Seiji Takahashi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award de Bronce in Diseño de Arquitectura, Edificación y Estructuras Competition Category.

BronceArquitectura· 2024

Villa K Casa privada

by Seiji Takahashi

Client: Kiryu Atelier＆T Architects Co., Ltd

A' Design Award de Bronce Winner in Arquitectura Category

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The Design

About Villa K Casa privada

Villa K es una casa privada construida en la ciudad de Toyota, Japón. Villa K se ubica junto a una vivienda tradicional japonesa de madera ya existente y crea un contraste con esa construcción más antigua. El edificio es un único espacio continuo de 5,4 metros de ancho y unos 100 metros de largo, rodeado por muros de hormigón de 380 milímetros de espesor. La acumulación térmica del hormigón mantiene el interior fresco en verano y cálido en invierno. La vivienda alberga un taller y una galería para pintura y cerámica, una piscina, una zona de billar y un garaje. En el diseño del paisaje se emplean grandes rocas extraídas del lecho del río.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Bronce

Villa K Casa privada ha ganado el A' Design Award de Bronce, un reconocimiento sumamente prestigioso concedido a diseños sobresalientes que se distinguen por su creatividad, ingenio y astucia. Los ganadores de Bronce son artefactos ampliamente hábiles y sorprendentemente creativos que acreditan la vasta experiencia, imaginación e ingeniosidad de sus diseñadores. Se espera que Villa K Casa privada sea un objeto muy apreciado, admirado y querido, notablemente profesional e innovador. Este diseño ganador del A' Design Award de Bronce incorpora las mejores prácticas del arte, la ciencia, el diseño y la tecnología, y es excelente por su atención al detalle. Villa K Casa privada satisface espléndidamente las necesidades, toca los deseos, encanta los sentimientos y atrae la curiosidad.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: It includes functions such as a creative atelier and gallery for painting and ceramics, a pool, billiards space, and a garage in a simple, continuous space surrounded by concrete.
Dimensions & Packaging: Gross Built Area 435㎡,Width 5.4m x length approximately 100m.To make the space look beautiful, the beams and columns were encased in 380mm thick concrete.
Tags: concrete, japan, villa, house, atelier, gallery, pool
Production Technology: Continuous space is surrounded by 380mm thick concrete. the heat storage effect of concrete keeps the building cool in the summer and warm in the winter without the need for air conditioning equipment.
Design Challenge: The site is along a river, so when constructing the foundation, large rocks from the riverbed had to be removed using special equipment.We used the large rock in landscape design, aiming for fusion the landscape and architecture.
Inspiration: This Architecture is located in a place where the nature of the forest and river. It was built adjacent to the existing building, which is an old Japanese traditional wooden architectural style.Client used an existing traditional Japanese house as a villa, and built a new building next to it as a place for his own creative activities.We designed the Architecture to harmonize with this traditional architecture and nature. A contrast between traditional old wooden structures and modern, powerful structures made of concrete.
It was designed with consideration to the landscape, keeping the height low, and along a sloping land.
Project Duration: This building was completed in September 2023 in Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture,japan.
Operation Flow: This building includes functions such as a creative atelier and gallery for paintings and pottery, a pool, a billiards space, and a garage. At times, it can also be used as a theater room or party space. The concrete interior space is painted a transparent black, highlighting only the light. A quiet and deep space surrounded by nature generate creative ideas of the resident.