The Belvedere Vivenda by Chikako Matsuo is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award de Ferro in Deseño de Arquitectura, Edificación e Estruturas Competition Category.

FerroArquitectura· 2024

The Belvedere Vivenda

by Chikako Matsuo

Client: Ichiekensho Co.Ltd.

A' Design Award de Ferro Winner in Arquitectura Category

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The Design

About The Belvedere Vivenda

O Belvedere é unha vivenda dun só piso construída sobre unha colina en Okayama, Xapón. A casa está organizada como un museo, de xeito que se poida exhibir e gozar dunha colección de arte a diario. Todas as paredes están feitas de ladrillo, un acabado sinxelo que se integra coa natureza circundante. A entrada envolve a vivenda, e o pórtico ten un teito luminoso revestido de madeira. A pedra Towada da prefectura de Akita cobre a zona de entrada. Un corredor plano conduce a un espazo de galería con obras de arte e iluminación decorativa. Dous xardíns interiores e luces cenitais achegan luz natural á planta alongada.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Ferro

The Belvedere Vivenda gañou o A' Design Award de Ferro, un recoñecemento prestixioso outorgado a bos deseños que cumpren os requisitos profesionais e industriais esperados de creacións ben deseñadas. Os gañadores Ferro demostran a gran habilidade, a alta especialización, a comprensión experta e a capacidade creativa dos seus creadores. Espérase que The Belvedere Vivenda sexa unha creación moi apreciada, admirada e querida que é práctica e innovadora. Este deseño gañador do A' Design Award de Ferro integra as mellores prácticas do sector e ten características técnicas competentes ligadas ao saber facer e ao talento. The Belvedere Vivenda é respectado pola súa minuciosidade e está deseñado para proporcionar melloras na calidade de vida que axudan a facer do mundo un lugar mellor.

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