River Sea Villa by Junichiro Kawazoe is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award d'Argent in Design d'Architecture, Bâtiment et Structure Competition Category.

ArgentArchitecture· 2022

River Sea Villa

by Junichiro Kawazoe

Client: Kawazoe Junichiro

A' Design Award d'Argent Winner in Architecture Category

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The Design

About River Sea Villa

River Sea est une villa située sur l'île d'Awaji, dans la préfecture de Hyōgo, au Japon. Le terrain se trouve près de l'embouchure d'une rivière et l'axe du plan s'étend du nord au sud, en direction de l'eau. Le bâtiment se divise en trois parties : un volume d'entrée, un volume dédié aux invités et le volume principal. Deux patios séparent ces trois parties, qu'un cheminement relie entre elles. Le long de ce parcours, la limite entre intérieur et extérieur s'estompe en douceur. Les murs sont revêtus de carreaux en bordure réalisés à partir de tuiles traditionnelles d'Awaji. Le volume de plain-pied limite l'impact sur l'environnement alentour.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award d'Argent

River Sea Villa est lauréat de l'A' Design Award d'Argent, une reconnaissance énormément prestigieuse décernée à des designs haut de gamme, superbes et impressionnants. Les lauréats Argent sont des œuvres tout à fait brillantes et extrêmement créatives qui illustrent l'expertise, le talent et la perspicacité remarquables de leurs concepteurs. River Sea Villa est censé être une œuvre merveilleuse, une vitrine de savoir-faire, remarquablement professionnelle et profondément innovante. Ce design lauréat de l'A' Design Award d'Argent est une invention très notable et admirée, qui sert l'art, la science, le design et la technologie et en repousse les limites. River Sea Villa est une création très enviée qui éveille les désirs, apporte des sentiments positifs et suscite émerveillement et étonnement.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The site is located on Awaji Island in Hyogo Prefecture. The site is connected to the north and extends toward the river in the south. It is located near the mouth of the river. Since there are already buildings on the east and west neighbors, designers have set the axis(path) of the buildings north and south toward the river. The plan divides the building into three main uses. The entrance building, guest building, and main building. It is a one-story building so that the impact on the surrounding.
Dimensions & Packaging: The area of the site is 1356.76 m2 and the area of the building is 427.07 m2.
The maximum height is 3.77m.
Tags: residence,simple,minimal,court house,vernacular
Production Technology: We have done a lot of research on the site, clients, villas and resort hotels for this project.
In doing so, we came up with the concept of a fusion of vanacular and modern.
It is the only architecture that can only be found in this place.
Based on that concept, we examined the exterior, interior, space, materials, and so on.
Design Challenge: Building the concept was a first-stage challenge.
The question is whether to design a wonderful architecture below with few requests from clients.
Also, when selecting materials, the concept was to use things in or near this place, so we visited many workshops and made selections.
Research: In this project, many designers participated under our supervision.
Structural design, equipment design, lighting design, tile design, fabric design, furniture design, equipment design, etc.
We shared the concept with them and proceeded with the project.
Inspiration: I have been thinking about timeless and minimalist design, and the relationship between the space inside and outside.
In this project, the design is inspired by them and the situation of the site.
Project Duration: The design and construction period is September 2019-January 2021. The site is Hyogo prefecture (Japan).
Operation Flow: In this architecture, you can enjoy a space experience and relaxation that is unique to that place.
It is the material and space derived from that place.
Team Members: Kazue Kawazoe
Takuya Uemura
Image Credits: Photographer/Yoshiharu Matsumura