The Belvedere Óga by Chikako Matsuo is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award Fiero in Arquitectura, Óga ha Mba'eguasu Jejapo Competition Category.

FieroArquitectura· 2024

The Belvedere Óga

by Chikako Matsuo

Client: Ichiekensho Co.Ltd.

A' Design Award Fiero Winner in Arquitectura Category

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The Design

About The Belvedere Óga

Belvedere ha'e peteĩ óga peteĩ pisóva, ojejapóva peteĩ yvyty ári Okayama, Japón-pe. Pe óga oñemoĩ museo rechaguáicha, ikatu hağuáicha oñemyesakã ha ojehecha peteĩ arte ñembyaty ára ha ára. Opa ogyke ojejapo ladrillo-gui, peteĩ hu'ãtĩ sa'i ojoajúva pe yvy jere reheve. Pe jeike ohupity opa óga jere, ha pe koty tuichaite oguereko peteĩ yvate yvatéva yvyra rehegua, hesãi porãva. Pe ita Towada, ou hague Akita Prefectura-gui, oñemoĩ pe jeike rembe'y. Peteĩ tape peteĩ pyendáva ogueraha peteĩ tenda ha'e ojehecha umi mba'e apo ha tesape ñemomirĩ hendive. Mokõi kokue ryepy ha yvate tesape ombopýi kuarahy resa pe óga puku ha ipukuetépe.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Fiero

The Belvedere Óga ohupyty A' Design Award Fiero, peteĩ ñehechakuaa prestigioso oñeme'ẽva diseño iporã-pe ohupytýva requisito profesional ha industrial oñeha'ãrõva creación iporã oñemoĩva-gui. Umi ganador Fiero ohechauka habilidad guasu, especialización yvate, comprensión experta ha capacidad creativa umi creador rehegua. Oñeha'ãrõ The Belvedere Óga ha'eha creación ojehayhúva, admirada ha estimada, práctica ha innovadora. Ko diseño ohupytýva A' Design Award Fiero ombojoaju mejor práctica industria rehegua ha oguereko característica técnica competente ojoajúva conocimiento ha talento ndive. The Belvedere Óga oñerespeta hembiapo cuidadoso rupi ha oñemoĩ ome'ẽ hag̃ua mejora calidad de vida rehegua oipytyvõva yvy ape iporãve hag̃ua.

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