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The Belvedere Talo by Chikako Matsuo

The Belvedere Talo by Chikako Matsuo is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 Rautapalkinto A' Design Award in Arkkitehtuuri-, rakennus- ja rakennesuunnittelu Competition Category.


RautaArkkitehtuuri· 2024

The Belvedere Talo

by Chikako Matsuo

Client: Ichiekensho Co.Ltd.

Rautapalkinto A' Design Award Winner in Arkkitehtuuri Category

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The Design

About The Belvedere Talo

Belvedere on yksikerroksinen talo, joka on rakennettu kukkulalle Okayamaan, Japaniin. Talo on suunniteltu museon tapaan, jotta taidekokoelmaa voidaan esitellä ja nauttia siitä joka päivä. Kaikki seinät on rakennettu tiilestä, mikä on yksinkertainen pintamateriaali ja sulautuu ympäröivään luontoon. Sisäänkäynti kiertää talon ympäri, ja kuistilla on vaalea, puupaneloitu katto. Akitan prefektuurista peräisin oleva Towada-kivi peittää sisäänkäyntialueen. Tasainen käytävä johtaa galleriatilaan, jossa on taideteoksia ja koristevalaistusta. Kaksi sisäpihaa ja kattovalot tuovat päivänvaloa pitkään pohjaratkaisuun.

The Recognition

About the Rautapalkinto A' Design Award

The Belvedere Talo on Rautapalkinnon A' Design Award -voittaja, arvostettu tunnustus, joka myönnetään hyville designeille, jotka täyttävät hyvin suunnitelluilta luomuksilta odotetut ammatilliset ja teollisuuden vaatimukset. Rautavoittajat osoittavat tekijöidensä suurta taitoa, korkeaa erikoistumista, asiantuntevaa ymmärrystä ja luovaa kapasiteettia. The Belvedere Talo:n odotetaan olevan korkeassa arvossa pidetty, ihailtu ja rakastettu luomus, joka on käytännöllinen ja innovatiivinen. Tämä Rautapalkinnon A' Design Award -voittajadesign yhdistää alan parhaita käytäntöjä, ja sillä on pätevät tekniset ominaisuudet, jotka yhdistyvät osaamiseen ja lahjakkuuteen. The Belvedere Talo:a arvostetaan sen perusteellisuudesta, ja se on suunniteltu tarjoamaan elämänlaadun parannuksia, jotka auttavat tekemään maailmasta paremman paikan.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties
All the walls of this house are made of brick, which may seem monotonous, but it blends in perfectly with the surrounding nature and never becomes boring.The entranceway is designed to wrap around the house, and visitors are greeted by a porch with a brightly wood paneled ceiling. The entranceway is richly covered with Towada stone, which is mined only in Akita Prefecture, Japan.The flat corridor leads to a gallery space where visitors can enjoy artwork and beautiful lighting fixtures.
Dimensions & Packaging
Surface area 961.40 square metre
Bed area 335.77 square metre
Structure Wood
Tags
house, green, japan, Architecture, hill, nature
Production Technology
The wooden structure has a flat roof and has a considerable amount of insulation on it.
Design Challenge
The house is a long one-story building that requires adequate lighting. As per the client's request we avoided installing windows on the street side to maintain privacy. However we solved this problem by constructing two gardens in the middle of the building and incorporating top lights to ensure proper illumination.
Research
The house is a spacious single-story building situated on a hill with no other structures around it. As a result, we had extensive conversations on how to tackle the issue of summer heat. We resolved the problem by incorporating a substantial amount of insulation material on the roof and creating an air layer between the ceiling and the roof. Furthermore, we installed only a minimal amount of windows on the west side to enjoy the scenic view.
Inspiration
The client is very interested in art and artifacts and wanted a space where he could display his collection and enjoy it daily, so we proposed a house where he could enjoy his works as if it were a museum.
The proposed site for the house is on a hill, so we designed the house to be imposing, and the colors were chosen so as not to detract from the surrounding landscape.
Project Duration
Hayashima-cho, Tsukubo-gun, Okayama, Japan
Project period 3 years Completion in 2022
Operation Flow
The owner of this house was very specific about the materials used, such as wood, natural stone, and tiles, to achieve high quality. To ensure that the exterior stayed visually appealing even after many years of residency, it was designed on a traditional Japanese roof with deep eaves, while also making sure that the windows and doors were not visible.
Image Credits
Photographer Senichiro Nogami

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