The House for Contemporary Art La Residencia by Ryumei Fujiki & Yukiko Sato

The House for Contemporary Art La Residencia by Ryumei Fujiki & Yukiko Sato is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2016 A' Design Award de Oro in Diseño de Arquitectura, Edificación y Estructuras Competition Category.

OroArquitectura· 2016

The House for Contemporary Art La Residencia

by Ryumei Fujiki & Yukiko Sato

Client: F.a.d.s

A' Design Award de Oro Winner in Arquitectura Category

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The Design

About The House for Contemporary Art La Residencia

Esta casa fue diseñada para un apreciador del arte y un artista aficionado que quería una "casa como un museo de arte". Planificada teniendo en cuenta la circulación del aire y el duro clima nevado de la costa del Mar de Japón, la estructura se compone de cajas blancas de escala variable que enmarcan espacios como cuadros. Uno de los conceptos principales es 'Composición espacial perfecta'. Puede circular por los espacios de esta casa mirando la colección de obras de arte del propietario como si estuviera pasando por las galerías de un museo.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Oro

The House for Contemporary Art La Residencia ha ganado el A' Design Award de Oro, un reconocimiento inmensamente prestigioso concedido a diseños de primera categoría, maravillosos y sobresalientes. Los ganadores de Oro son creaciones sumamente innovadoras, visionarias y glamorosamente deslumbrantes que reflejan el prodigio, la sabiduría y la destreza de sus diseñadores. Se espera que The House for Contemporary Art La Residencia sea una invención muy elogiada, pionera y monumental que aporta un valor sin precedentes. Este diseño ganador del A' Design Award de Oro es un proyecto espectacular y respetado que beneficia enormemente y hace avanzar las fronteras del arte, la ciencia, el diseño y la tecnología. The House for Contemporary Art La Residencia crea intensos sentimientos de deseo, despierta la pasión, fomenta la creatividad y nos fascina.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: SEAMLESS SPATIAL COMPOSITION
You can circulate through the spaces in this home looking at the owner’s collection of artwork just as if you were passing through galleries in a museum.

RESPONSE TO THE ENVIRONMENT
The first was dealing with the snow. In regions with heavy snow, the shape of the roof is very important. Many homes are built on the assumption that someone will shovel the snow off the roof, but that’s a lot of heavy work, and dangerous. We decided on a flat roof with no parapet that would stay relatively snow-free because of wind action.
Our second thing was to create good airflow.
Dimensions & Packaging: Site Area 246.48 sqm / Building Area 137.10 sqm / Total Floor Area 135.56 sqm
Tags: House like an Art Museum, Seamless Spatial Composition, Response to the Environment (Nature), Dealing with the Snow, Natural Ventilation
Production Technology: Reinforced Concrete 1 Story
Design Challenge: To encourage natural ventilation, we created a temperature differential by designing two gardens, one on the south side that would warm up easily, and one on the north side that would remain cool. This is a traditional design method used in Kyoto townhouses.
Research: It goes without saying that our top priority was fulfilling the client’s wishes. We began by measuring the many works of art that the client had created and collected over the years. Next, we held a number of planning meetings to discuss where to display each work of art, among other issues. For instance, we determined the height of the living room ceiling based on the wall size that could accommodate a painting measuring over 1.5 x 1 meter. In addition to the art collection, the client also has a large number of old records, mostly jazz. It was important for us to figure out a way to display them.
Inspiration: We designed this home for an art appreciator and amateur artist who wanted a house like an art museum. Planned with careful consideration for air circulation as well as for the harsh, snowy climate of the Japan Sea coast, the structure is composed of white boxes of varying scale that frame spaces like pictures.
Project Duration: Fukui Prefecture, JAPAN
Operation Flow: You can circulate through the spaces in this home looking at the owner’s collection of artwork just as if you were passing through galleries in a museum.
Team Members: Ryumei Fujiki
Yukiko Sato
Yasutaka Konishi (Structural Engineer)
Osamitsu Kagenaga (MEP/FP Engineer)
Kazuo Shuto (Electrical Engineer)
Matsuta Koumuten Co., Ltd. (Contractor)
Kazunari Yamada (Constr. Manager)
Eijiro Yamagata (Constr. Manager)
Hiroshi Ueda (Photographer)
Image Credits: Hiroshi Ueda, F.A.D.S