The Sliced Ụlọ by Yukihiro Nakagawa is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Igwe in Nhazi Ụlọ Owu, Ụlọ na Ihe Owuwu Competition Category.

IgweỤlọ Owu· 2024

The Sliced Ụlọ

by Yukihiro Nakagawa

Client: MASTER CRAFT Co.Ltd

Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Igwe Winner in Ụlọ Owu Category

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The Design

About The Sliced Ụlọ

The Sliced bụ obere ụlọ e wuru na Bizen City, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. Nhazi a na-ewepụ oghere efu ma na-eme ka oghere ezinụlọ na nke ịchekwa ihe baa ụba. Ụlọ obibi dị n'etiti atụmatụ ahụ, a na-ahụkwa ya site n'ọnụ ụzọ ihu ụlọ, nke mere na ọ bụ site n'ụlọ obibi ka a na-eru ọnụụlọ ụmụaka. E nyekwara ohere ịbanye ozugbo n'ime ụlọ oriri, kichin, na ụlọ ịsa ahụ. A gbutuuru ala mbụ n'akụkụ abụọ dị iche iche, ebe osisi e ji mee ka ụlọ ahụ sie ike na-ejide ike nke owuwu osisi ahụ mgbe ala ọma jijiji na-ada. Windo ndị dị n'ime ụlọ na-egosipụta anya ihu ọdịda anyanwụ nke okike ma na-ewebata ìhè ehihie.

The Recognition

About the Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Igwe

The Sliced Ụlọ meriri A' Design Award nke Igwe, nnabata dị ugwu e nyere design ndị dị mma nke na-emezu ihe ndị a chọrọ n'ọrụ na ụlọ ọrụ nke a na-atụ anya n'ihe e kere eke ndị e mere nke ọma. Ndị meriri na Igwe na-egosi nka buru ibu, ọkachamara dị elu, nghọta ọkachamara na ikike imepụta nke ndị kere ha. A na-atụ anya na The Sliced Ụlọ ga-abụ ihe e kere eke a na-asọpụrụ nke ukwuu, a na-eto na a hụrụ n'anya nke bụ ihe bara uru ma dị ọhụrụ. Design a meriri A' Design Award nke Igwe na-ejikọta ụzọ kacha mma nke ụlọ ọrụ ma nwee àgwà teknụzụ kwesịrị ekwesị jikọtara na ihe ọmụma na talent. A na-asọpụrụ The Sliced Ụlọ maka nlezianya ya ma e mere ya ka ọ nye mmeziwanye ndụ nke na-enyere aka ime ka ụwa bụrụ ebe ka mma.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The client's request was for a compact house, eliminating any wasted space while increasing the family and storage space. We designed the living room to be the central gathering area of the house, visible immediately after opening the front door. This means that the children cannot go to their rooms without passing through the living room. We also ensured that the living room provided instant access to the dining room kitchen and bathroom.
Dimensions & Packaging: Site area 198.61 square metre
Total floor area 100.74 square metre
Structure Wooden
Tags: house, cheese, japan, Architecture, nature
Production Technology: To ensure the building's strength wasn't compromised, special care was taken while cutting the first floor at an angle from two directions. Additionally, reinforcing wood was incorporated into the design to ensure the coexistence of both design and strength. This is particularly important in Japan, where earthquakes are frequent and buildings must be designed to withstand seismic activity.
Design Challenge: Due to budget constraints, siding was used in areas not visible to the public instead of finishing all exterior walls with mortar.

Designing structures to withstand frequent large earthquakes in Japan is a major challenge.
Research: Creating color schemes that blend well with natural surroundings and ensuring privacy from the surrounding areas.
Inspiration: The house is simple but unique, looking like a cut up block of cheese from a cartoon. It is as if you cut a piece of cheese piece and walk inside.The windows provide a view of nature which changes with the seasons. Other windows let in light and the building is designed ecologically requiring no electricity during the day.
Project Duration: It was constructed in June 2022 in Bizen City, located in Okayama Prefecture Japan.
Operation Flow: The housekeeping lines are designed in a compact and organized manner, which allows the residents to live functionally and efficiently.
Image Credits: Photographer Senichiro Nogami