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Yatsugatake Villa Villa by Kiyotoshi Mori and Natsuko Kawamura

Yatsugatake Villa Villa by Kiyotoshi Mori and Natsuko Kawamura is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Kyautar A' Design Award ta Tagulla in Gine-gine Competition Category.


TagullaGine-gine· 2022

Yatsugatake Villa Villa

by Kiyotoshi Mori and Natsuko Kawamura

Client: MDS Co., Ltd.

Kyautar A' Design Award ta Tagulla Winner in Gine-gine Category

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The Design

About Yatsugatake Villa Villa

Yatsugatake Villa gida ne na hutun bazara da ke birnin Hokuto-City, a lardin Yamanashi, Japan. An gina ginin ta hanyar amfani da bututuwa uku masu siffar trapezoid, an tsara su a siffar fanka kuma suna buɗewa zuwa kudu. Faɗin buɗewar da ke gefen kudu yana ba da damar hasken rana ya shiga a lokacin damina mai sanyi, yayin da rufin da aka miƙa da kuma bangon gefe suke toshe ƙarfin hasken rana a lokacin bazara. Tagogi da ke gefen arewa da kudu suna ba da damar iska ta shiga cikin gidan. An yi amfani da tsohuwar dabarar gine-ginen katako ta Japan, tare da amfani da itacen cedar, plaster, da allon shoji. Rufaffiyar allon shoji tana ba da haske mai laushi, yayin da buɗaɗɗiyar allon kuma take nuna kyakkyawan yanayin duwatsu da ke kewaye da gidan.

The Recognition

About the Kyautar A' Design Award ta Tagulla

Zanen Yatsugatake Villa Villa ya lashe Kyautar A' Design Award ta Tagulla, wata karramawa mai tsananin daraja da ake bai wa zane-zane na musamman waɗanda ke da ƙirƙira, basira da hikima. Waɗanda suka lashe kyautar Tagulla kayayyakin fasaha ne masu ƙwarewa da ƙirƙira mai ban mamaki waɗanda ke tabbatar da babban gogewa, tunani da dabarun masu zanensu. Ana sa ran zanen Yatsugatake Villa Villa ya zama abu da ake girmamawa sosai, ake sha'awa da ƙauna, mai ƙwarewa da ƙirƙire-ƙirƙire. Wannan zane da ya lashe Kyautar A' Design Award ta Tagulla yana haɗa mafi kyawun ayyuka a fasaha, kimiyya, zane da fasahar zamani, kuma yana da kyau saboda kulawarsa ga cikakkun bayanai. Zanen Yatsugatake Villa Villa yana biyan buƙatu da kyau, yana taɓa sha'awa, yana jan hankalin zukata kuma yana jawo sha'awar sani.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
The exterior is characterized by three modern trapezoid tubes, deforming the traditional Japanese space under deep eaves to frame the landscape in four directions. The form was derived from meticulous calculation of precipitation, the sun's movement in summer and winter, and the thermal environment. Shoji paper screens offer a space filled with soft light iconic of Japanese culture when closed, and switch to the majestic scenery framed by the walls when opened, providing two alternating scenes.
Dimensions & Packaging
Site Area 691.00m2
Total Floor Area 110.01 m2 (1F 71.65 m2, 2F 38.36 m2)
W17,400mm x D12,300mm x H6,139mm
Tags
Villa, Sun light, Wind, Fan-shape, Wooden, Mountain, Three adjacent shells, Sho-ji, Eaves, Farming
Production Technology
Contrary to the contemporary style guided by precipitation, sun rays and the surrounding environment, the construction of the house incorporates traditional Japanese wooden construction methods, with earthquake-resistant walls and large openings. Traditional Japanese techniques and components are used throughout, including plastering on the curved openings and fittings such as shoji and ranma (partition with ventilation and daylighting functions), creating a vernacular architecture.
Design Challenge
In Japan, especially in rural areas, the number of carpenters capable of building elaborate wooden houses is decreasing, and it was difficult to find a builder who could construct a building with a unique (challenging) design. In spite of the modern design, Japanese cedar and plastering materials are used, and shoji screens as well as other traditional materials handed down from generation to generation are fit in by the indigenous module method, enabling the definition of a Japanese space.
Research
Three trapezoid tubes with north-south openings sit wide open towards the south to maximize winter daylight. Glass surfaces are set back from the roof edge to avoid direct south sun rays in summer. Side walls are arranged to block the west sun. The footprint is set back from the roof edge, partly to reduce soil excavation (deep foundation below the frost line is required), creating a sitting area free from rain dripping from the roof. It is a modern version of traditional Japanese engawa space.
Inspiration
With exterior walls arranged to resemble a fan, the house provides framing for the landscape, maximizing the location on a plateau surrounded by fields and trees with panoramic view of mountain ranges in the distance. It is a summer resort, slightly cooler than humid summers in Tokyo, and yet the sun rays are strong and the winters are cold. The roof was extended to block direct sunlight in the summer and side walls to keep the western sun out, resulting in a series of tubular forms.
Project Duration
The project was completed in Hokuto-City, Yamanashi, Japan in 2012
Operation Flow
Considering the cold winter, the building is built in a fan shape, open to the south, in order to maximize the sunlight while the sun moves. On the other hand, in summer, the roofs and walls of the trapezoid tubes block the strong sun rays, creating shadows inside, and windows at the north and south let the breeze through to cool the airy space. The layout, guided by the thermal environment, provides various interior scenes of varying depths as seen through the openings that connect the spaces.
Team Members
Kiyotoshi Mori
Natsuko Kawamura
Image Credits
Photography: Toshiyuki Yano

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