River Sea Primary Function: Vila by Junichiro Kawazoe

River Sea Primary Function: Vila by Junichiro Kawazoe is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Ajan in Achitekti Competition Category.

AjanAchitekti· 2022

River Sea Primary Function: Vila

by Junichiro Kawazoe

Client: Kawazoe Junichiro

A' Design Award Ajan Winner in Achitekti Category

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The Design

About River Sea Primary Function: Vila

Book Text: River Sea se yon vila ki chita sou Zile Awaji nan Pwovens Hyogo, Japon. Sit la sitiye toupre bouch yon larivyè, epi aks plan an kouri soti nan nò rive nan sid nan direksyon dlo a. Bilding lan divize an twa pati: yon bilding antre, yon bilding envite ak yon bilding prensipal. De lakou separe twa pati yo, epi yon chemen konekte yo. Sou chemen an, fwontyè ant anndan ak deyò vin dous. Miray yo kouvri ak kawo bòdi ki fèt ak kawo tèt kay lokal Awaji. Sèl etaj la limite efè sou anviwònman an.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Ajan

River Sea Primary Function: Vila se yon ganyan A' Design Award Ajan, yon rekonesans ki gen yon prestij enmans yo bay design nivo siperyè, bèl anpil e enpresyonan. Ganyan Ajan yo se travay ki trè briyan e ki trè kreyatif ki montre ekspètiz, talan ak finès designer yo. Yo atann River Sea Primary Function: Vila pou se yon bèl travay modèl, remakab nan pwofesyonalis e ki gen gwo inovasyon. Design sa a ki ganyen A' Design Award Ajan se yon envansyon trè remakab, admire ki pote benefis e ki pouse limit atizay, syans, design ak teknoloji. River Sea Primary Function: Vila se yon kreyasyon anpil moun jalou ki reveye dezi, ki pote santiman pozitif e ki limen sipriz ak mèvèy.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The site is located on Awaji Island in Hyogo Prefecture. The site is connected to the north and extends toward the river in the south. It is located near the mouth of the river. Since there are already buildings on the east and west neighbors, designers have set the axis(path) of the buildings north and south toward the river. The plan divides the building into three main uses. The entrance building, guest building, and main building. It is a one-story building so that the impact on the surrounding.
Dimensions & Packaging: The area of the site is 1356.76 m2 and the area of the building is 427.07 m2.
The maximum height is 3.77m.
Tags: residence,simple,minimal,court house,vernacular
Production Technology: We have done a lot of research on the site, clients, villas and resort hotels for this project.
In doing so, we came up with the concept of a fusion of vanacular and modern.
It is the only architecture that can only be found in this place.
Based on that concept, we examined the exterior, interior, space, materials, and so on.
Design Challenge: Building the concept was a first-stage challenge.
The question is whether to design a wonderful architecture below with few requests from clients.
Also, when selecting materials, the concept was to use things in or near this place, so we visited many workshops and made selections.
Research: In this project, many designers participated under our supervision.
Structural design, equipment design, lighting design, tile design, fabric design, furniture design, equipment design, etc.
We shared the concept with them and proceeded with the project.
Inspiration: I have been thinking about timeless and minimalist design, and the relationship between the space inside and outside.
In this project, the design is inspired by them and the situation of the site.
Project Duration: The design and construction period is September 2019-January 2021. The site is Hyogo prefecture (Japan).
Operation Flow: In this architecture, you can enjoy a space experience and relaxation that is unique to that place.
It is the material and space derived from that place.
Team Members: Kazue Kawazoe
Takuya Uemura
Image Credits: Photographer/Yoshiharu Matsumura