U Shaped Hale Noho by Yusuke Tanaka is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award Hao in Hoʻolālā Hale, Kūkulu a me Hōʻuluʻulu Competition Category.

HaoHoʻolālā Hale· 2023

U Shaped Hale Noho

by Yusuke Tanaka

Client: Be RIS1NG Architects

A' Design Award Hao Winner in Hoʻolālā Hale Category

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The Design

About U Shaped Hale Noho

Ua kūkulu ʻia ʻo U Shaped ma ke ʻano he hale noho ma Tottori, Iapana, i ka makahiki 2020. Ua pani ʻia nā ʻāpana e kū pono ana i ke alanui ma ke ʻano he mau paia, a ua kau ʻia nā puka aniani ma kahi kiʻekiʻe e pale ai i ka nānā ʻana mai waho. Aia ke keʻena noho ma waena o ka hoʻolālā, me kahi kaupaku hāmama a me kahi paia aniani nui e wehe ana i kahi pā lani. Ua hoʻonohonoho ʻia ke keʻena kuke, ke keʻena ʻaina, ke keʻena moe, a me ke keʻena kamaliʻi a puni ke keʻena noho, i mea e ʻike like ai nā lālā ʻohana i kekahi i kekahi. Hoʻohui ʻia ma waho ka lāʻau, nā pālākahi, a me nā ʻili puna. Ua hahai ke kūkulu lāʻau i kahi hoʻolālā passive me ka hoʻomaikaʻi ʻia o ka insulation.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Hao

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā U Shaped Hale Noho i ka A' Design Award Hao, he ʻike hoʻohanohano i hāʻawi ʻia i nā hoʻolālā maikaʻi e hoʻokō ana i nā koi ʻoihana a ʻoihana hana i manaʻo ʻia mai nā mea hoʻokumu i hana maikaʻi ʻia. Hōʻike nā lanakila Hao i ka mākau nui, ka loea kiʻekiʻe, ka ʻike akamai a me ka hiki hana noʻeau o ka poʻe i hana iā lākou. Manaʻo ʻia ʻo ka hoʻolālā U Shaped Hale Noho he mea hoʻokumu i mahalo nui ʻia, hoʻohiwahiwa ʻia a aloha ʻia e pono a hou. ʻO kēia hoʻolālā i lanakila i ka A' Design Award Hao e hoʻohui ana i nā hana maikaʻi loa o ka ʻoihana a loaʻa nā ʻano ʻenehana mākaukau i hui pū ʻia me ka ʻike hana a me ka makakoho. Mahalo ʻia ka hoʻolālā U Shaped Hale Noho no kona nānā pono a ua hoʻolālā ʻia e hāʻawi i nā hoʻomaikaʻi ola e kōkua ai i ka hana ʻana i ka honua i wahi maikaʻi aku.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: By making all the parts facing the road into walls and shutting the line of sight from the
outside, a large glass wall was able to be installed in open ceiling living room, making it
widely an open space.
The living room is located in the center of the house, ensuring stable lighting throughout the
interior, and the courtyard is designed to be connects the living room to integrate two
deferent spaces.
The exterior walls are designed with a good balance of different materials such as wood,
tiles, and plastered wall and which creates the facade calm atmosphere.
Dimensions & Packaging: land area 368 square meters

building area 237 square meters
Tags: House, architecture, Architects, Building, Ushaped
Production Technology: Wooden House
PORTERS PAINTS
Design Challenge: The planned site was adjacent to a public facility across the road, and was a place where a
large number of unspecified people came and went, so it was a challenge to ensure both
privacy and a sense of openness.
In this design, the problem was solved by using the part facing the road as a wall and
placing the windows in a high position. In addition, in order to maintain a sense of
openness, it was necessary to devise a structure to realize the maximum space within the
standards of Japanese wooden construction regulations.
Research: The important points in the design of this house are the privacy and the layout that the
family can always see each other. The solution was led both by visiting the planned site
many times, studying the flow of people in the surrounding area and how the light entered,
and by having numerous conversations with the client. Even in Japan, the airtightness and
heat insulation performance have been improved because the temperature varies
depending on the season. It is an ecological passive design.
Inspiration: The client's request was to create a house where family members can feel each other's
existence wherever they are in the house.
The living room is placed in the center of the house, and the kitchen, dining room,
bedroom, and children's room are placed around the living room, so that family members
can face each other at living room which creates more communication in family.
Project Duration: Built in Tottori, Japan in 2020
Operation Flow: We repeatedly verified how high and deep the walls should be placed from the road to
maintain privacy in the living room and courtyard.
The carification allows clients to live comfortably with their families while maintaining their
privacy.