The House for Contemporary Art Résidence by Ryumei Fujiki & Yukiko Sato

The House for Contemporary Art Résidence by Ryumei Fujiki & Yukiko Sato is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2016 A' Design Award d'Or in Design d'Architecture, Bâtiment et Structure Competition Category.

OrArchitecture· 2016

The House for Contemporary Art Résidence

by Ryumei Fujiki & Yukiko Sato

Client: F.a.d.s

A' Design Award d'Or Winner in Architecture Category

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The Design

About The House for Contemporary Art Résidence

Cette maison a été conçue pour un amateur d'art et un artiste amateur qui voulait une "maison comme un musée d'art". Conçue en tenant compte de la circulation de l'air ainsi que du climat rude et enneigé de la côte de la mer du Japon, la structure est composée de boîtes blanches d'échelle variable qui encadrent les espaces comme des images. L'un des principaux concepts est la "composition spatiale homogène". Vous pouvez circuler dans les espaces de cette maison en regardant la collection d'œuvres d'art du propriétaire comme si vous traversiez les galeries d'un musée.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award d'Or

The House for Contemporary Art Résidence est lauréat de l'A' Design Award d'Or, une reconnaissance immensément prestigieuse décernée à des designs de premier ordre, merveilleux et remarquables. Les lauréats Or sont des créations extrêmement innovantes, visionnaires et d'un éclat glamour éblouissant, qui reflètent le génie, la sagesse et la maîtrise de leurs concepteurs. The House for Contemporary Art Résidence est censé être une invention très louée, avant-gardiste et monumentale, qui apporte une valeur sans précédent. Ce design lauréat de l'A' Design Award d'Or est un projet spectaculaire et respecté qui sert grandement l'art, la science, le design et la technologie et en repousse les limites. The House for Contemporary Art Résidence crée de vifs sentiments de désir, éveille la passion, encourage la créativité et nous fascine.

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