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Private Villa Juge Aranjman by Maiko Minami

Private Villa Juge Aranjman by Maiko Minami is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Bwonz in Achitekti Competition Category.


BwonzAchitekti· 2020

Private Villa Juge Aranjman

by Maiko Minami

Client: Juge Co.,ltd.

A' Design Award Bwonz Winner in Achitekti Category

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The Design

About Private Villa Juge Aranjman

Villa lokasyon an sitiye sou yon plas touris renome nan Higashiyama Kyoto. Yon achitèk Japonè Maiko Minami desine Villa a etabli nouvo valè pa kreyasyon yon achitekti modèn enkòpore ethos Japonè yo. Avèk yon sansiblite fre pa reentèrpretasyon nan metòd tradisyonèl yo, de istwa Villa a an bwa ki konpoze de twa jaden endividyèl, divès kalite fenèt lustres, papye Washi Japonè reflete limyè solèy la chanje, ak materyèl fini pa ton klere. Moun sa yo ki eleman bay yon atmosfè sezon anime nan pwopriyete limite li yo ti.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Bwonz

Private Villa Juge Aranjman se yon ganyan A' Design Award Bwonz, yon rekonesans ki gen anpil prestij yo bay design ekselan ki make pa kreyativite, enjenyozite ak finès. Ganyan Bwonz yo se objè ki abil anpil e ki kreyatif nan fason ki frape, ki otantifye gwo eksperyans, imajinasyon ak debouyaj designer yo. Yo atann Private Villa Juge Aranjman pou se yon objè anpil moun estime, admire e renmen, ki pwofesyonèl e inovatè nan fason remakab. Design sa a ki ganyen A' Design Award Bwonz enkòpore pi bon pratik nan atizay, syans, design ak teknoloji, e li ekselan pou atansyon li bay detay. Private Villa Juge Aranjman satisfè bezwen yon fason espledid, li touche dezi, li chame santiman e li atire kiryozite.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties
The Private Villa Juge is designed with a fresh sensibility by reinterpretation of traditional Japanese method. The three individual gardens, like as small gardens in old townhouses, contribute a vital atmosphere seasonally which are characterized by several styles. The Japanese Washi Papers installed on doors or glasses reflects aesthetic sunlight and shadow which changes by passage of time. By those elements, it feels a relation with external environment in its limited small property.
Dimensions & Packaging
The two kinds of windows allow to introduce the exterior view into closely. The five triangles window on the entrance imitates a historic symbol Yasaka Pagoda which is a five story pagoda build close to the property. It looks like a picture on the wall to welcome the visitors with framing the Japanese garden view. Also the deep framed window on the second floor is inspired by Japanese garden method called "Ikedori". It trims away the surrounding outside view to emphasize the Yasaka Pagoda.
Tags
architecture, residence, villa, hotel, design, interior, garden, staircase, wooden, Japan
Production Technology
The main courtyard connected to the dining and living room is an important element for Japanese townhouses in the build-up area, which is covered by white pebbles to reflect sunlight. The central void with a sculptural staircase provides the sunlight into their guest rooms through various glasses. One of the windows is set with handmade Washi paper that creates soft sunlight on the inside. The another window has bubbles that draws an indefinite profile of the tree on the outside courtyard.
Design Challenge
To create a new building in the ancient town, the design focuses on painstaking detailed studies to confirm the optimum balance between future and past. The villa features the updated details by incorporation of Japanese elements. The exposed wooden beams like a townhouse in Kyoto are finished by natural tone with the light refined sensibility, and the gold brass and silver stainless ceiling lights are installed to match with the golden ceiling and silver wall on the each tatami-rooms.
Research
In designing the facade of the villa, its eaves height is a key function to keep both consonance with the original townscape of outside and the comfortable volume of inside. By researching the adjacent houses in front of the street, the facade elected with discretion configures the historic view in Kyoto. In contrast to the facade, the unique conspicuous colored door finished by natural clear paint indicates the entrance to the unexpected modern inner space.
Inspiration
A main purpose of the design project is to establish new value by creation a modern architecture incorporating traditional Japanese ethos, because the location of the new-build villa is especially traditional area in Kyoto where there are already a lot of historical buildings.
Project Duration
The project started in May 2018 in Kyoto and completed in April 2019.
Operation Flow
The two story with two bedrooms and two tatami-rooms wooden villa is composed of generous private spaces. It allows guests their personal liking time with retreating from the outside bustling. For instance, the courtyards connected to guest rooms contribute fresh open air and atmosphere, the outdoor bath invites guests to relax extraordinarily with a view of the exotic garden and they could visit celebrated Kyoto temples and historical areas nearby at their personal liking time.
Image Credits
All Images: Photographer Daisuke Yamazoe, Private Villa Juge, 2019.

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