The Belvedere Hale by Chikako Matsuo is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award Hao in Hoʻolālā Hale, Kūkulu a me Hōʻuluʻulu Competition Category.

HaoHoʻolālā Hale· 2024

The Belvedere Hale

by Chikako Matsuo

Client: Ichiekensho Co.Ltd.

A' Design Award Hao Winner in Hoʻolālā Hale Category

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The Design

About The Belvedere Hale

ʻO ka Belvedere he hale kaʻawale kahi papa i kūkulu ʻia ma ka puʻu ma Okayama, Iapana. Ua hoʻonohonoho ʻia ka hale e like me kahi hale hōʻikeʻike, i mea e hiki ai ke hōʻike ʻia a hoihoi ʻia kahi hōʻiliʻili kiʻi i kēlā me kēia lā. Ua hana ʻia nā paia a pau me ka pōhaku ʻula (brick), he hoʻopau maʻalahi e hui pū ana me ke ʻano o ke kaiapuni. Ua puni ka hale i ka wahi komo, a loaʻa i ka lānai kahi kaupaku pā lāʻau ʻālohilohi. Ua uhi ʻia ka wahi komo i ka pōhaku Towada mai ka Moku ʻo Akita mai. Alakaʻi ke alahele pālahalaha i kahi keʻena hōʻikeʻike me nā hana noʻeau a me nā kukui hoʻonani. ʻElua māla i loko a me nā mālamalama luna e lawe mai ana i ka mālamalama o ke ao i loko o ka hoʻolālā lōʻihi.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Hao

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā The Belvedere Hale 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 The Belvedere Hale 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 The Belvedere Hale 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: 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