Amar Bari Apatman by Hiroaki Iwasa is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award Fè in Achitekti Competition Category.

FèAchitekti· 2024

Amar Bari Apatman

by Hiroaki Iwasa

Client: Hiroaki Iwasa

A' Design Award Fè Winner in Achitekti Category

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The Design

About Amar Bari Apatman

Achitekti sa a se yon apatman lwaye kat inite pou moun ki viv pou kont yo nan sant Tokyo. Li te konsepsyone baze sou filozofi Japonè Chisoku. Epi li te konsepsyone ak yon estrikti an beton brit ki maksimize limit teren an, ak tou ak ti kabann an bwa kote yo kache fasiliite ak aparèy minimòm pou viv anndan yo. Kòm rezilta, yo te kreye yon espas lib ak yon wotè 3.5 mèt. Rezidan yo itilize espas vid sa a kòm yon opòtinite pou yo jwi lavi yo ak pou yo itilize l pou kolabore ak kominote lokal la. Pwojè a te konsepsyone pou kaptire espas vid sa a.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Fè

Amar Bari Apatman se yon ganyan A' Design Award Fè, yon rekonesans ki gen prestij yo bay bon design ki satisfè egzijans pwofesyonèl ak endistriyèl yo atann de kreyasyon ki byen fèt. Ganyan Fè yo montre gwo konpetans, espesyalizasyon wo, konpreyansyon ekspè ak kapasite kreyatif kreyatè yo. Yo atann Amar Bari Apatman pou se yon kreyasyon anpil moun estime, admire e renmen ki pratik e inovatè. Design sa a ki ganyen A' Design Award Fè entegre pi bon pratik sektè a e li gen karakteristik teknik konpetan ki lye ak konnesans pratik ak talan. Yo respekte Amar Bari Apatman pou jèntan li e li fèt pou bay amelyorasyon kalite lavi ki ede fè mond lan vin yon pi bon kote.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: This architecture is a four-unit rental apartment for single person households in a high-density residential area located in Central Tokyo. It was designed with bare concrete frame that maximize the limit of the site, and also with wooden booths where minimum living facilities and appliances are hidden inside. This creates a 3.5 meters high freely usable space, which enables each resident to enjoy creating a lifestyle they envision. The project was designed to capture this blank space.
Dimensions & Packaging: Specification,
Total floor area: 63.4m2,
A unit with bathtub: 16.3m2,
A unit without bathtub: 15.4m2,
Tags: chisoku, minimal philosophy, reinforced concrete, apartment, emptiness
Production Technology: The structure is very simple, using a Frame made of reinforced concrete to ensure high soundproofing and sound insulation as well as a solid space, the equipment booth is made of wood, so that it can store various equipments and its piping with very limited space. These are consistent with the selection of materials that are optimal for each part's function and lifespan, and also leads to simpler construction work.
Design Challenge: The challenge was not just minimizing space, but also seeking for a comfortable lifestyle. Residents can also cook simple course meals in the kitchen. The compact washroom which is the size of an airplane lavatory has storage and also some room to change. The bathroom also comes with a clothes dryer, and residents can either chose a bathroom with a bathtub or just a shower. Also as of research, Hiroaki Iwasa designed on the upper surface of the wooden booth, a space which can be used as a loft.
Research: To maximize the blank space required a minimal and essential dimensional survey of equipment space and human movement. Based on the research, Hiroaki Iwasa could to expand residents' range of movement and capacity by designing spaces for daily living facilities such as kitchens, toilets, bathrooms, and laundry rooms as spaces with multiple functions rather than single functions.
Inspiration: Chisoku is one of the Japanese philosophy, a philosophy that infinitely expands other possibilities by not having excessive desires and valuing the bare essentials. Not only does it concern time and space, but also the relationship between objects and people's minds.The project was based on this philosophy.
Project Duration: The project started in March 2009 and finished in January 2011 in central area of Tokyo.
Operation Flow: The residents use this blank space, which has no specific purpose, as an opportunity to enjoy their lives and to use it to collaborate with the local community. For example, the residents use the space as an art studio, music studio, office, gallery, etc.
Image Credits: Photographer Hiroshi Tabuse