Double Skin Casa by Nobuhito Mori is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award de Prata in Deseño de Arquitectura, Edificación e Estruturas Competition Category.

PrataArquitectura· 2022

Double Skin Casa

by Nobuhito Mori

Client: Nobuhito Mori

A' Design Award de Prata Winner in Arquitectura Category

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The Design

About Double Skin Casa

Este edificio é unha estrutura de madeira de tres pisos nunha zona densamente urbanizada de Toquio. Aínda que o lugar é pequeno e a distancia do terreo veciño é de só 1 m aproximadamente, requiríase luz e privacidade. Inspirado no tradicional shoji xaponés que suaviza a luz, o deseñador creou un filtro de luz moderno que é resistente ao vento e á choiva e que tamén se pode usar no exterior. O revestimento translúcido da fachada suaviza a luz do exterior e difumina a visibilidade tanto dos transeúntes como dos habitantes. Pola noite, a fachada iluminada convértese nunha gran luz para iluminar as rúas.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Prata

Double Skin Casa gañou o A' Design Award de Prata, un recoñecemento enormemente prestixioso outorgado a deseños de gama alta, fermosos e impresionantes. Os gañadores Prata son obras tremendamente brillantes e sumamente creativas que ilustran a pericia, o talento e a agudeza sobresaíntes dos seus deseñadores. Espérase que Double Skin Casa sexa unha obra marabillosa, escaparate de oficio, notablemente profesional e profundamente innovadora. Este deseño gañador do A' Design Award de Prata é unha invención moi notable e admirada que beneficia e fai avanzar os límites da arte, a ciencia, o deseño e a tecnoloxía. Double Skin Casa é unha creación moi envexada que esperta desexos, achega sentimentos positivos e prende asombro e marabilla.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: It is a three-story wooden structure in a densely built up area of Tokyo.
Although the site is small and the distance from the neighboring land is only about 1m, light and privacy were required.
The translucent cladding on facade softens incoming light and blurs the visibility of both passerby's and inhabitants.
At night, the lighted facade become a large light to illuminate the streets.
Dimensions & Packaging: Site area:35m2
Building area:19m2
Total floor area 55m2
Main structure: timber frame
Number of stories:3
Tags: House, Minimal, Simple, Compact, Facade, Light, Double skin, Polycarbonate, Japan
Production Technology: The translucent cladding:
Polycarbonate is used as a weatherproof and semi-transparent material, and to enhance its strength, folded plates and flat sheets are attached with plastic bars.
Openings where it is necessary to block the view from the outside are covered with the translucent cladding, while emergency access and ventilation openings are exposed.
Inspiration: There is a traditional Japanese partition, the shoji, which is a way of ensuring light and privacy.
The shoji consists of a thin wooden frame covered with translucent paper, which softens the incoming light and blurs the interior.
Inspired by the shoji, the designer have created a modern light filter that is resistant to wind and rain and can also be used outside.
Project Duration: Location: Kikuicho, Tokyo, Japan
Completion year: 2011
Image Credits: Photo/Masayoshi Ishii