The Belvedere Ụlọ by Chikako Matsuo 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 Belvedere Ụlọ

by Chikako Matsuo

Client: Ichiekensho Co.Ltd.

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

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The Design

About The Belvedere Ụlọ

Belvedere bụ ụlọ nwere otu ọkwa nke e wuru n'elu ugwu na Okayama, Japan. E doziri ụlọ ahụ dịka ụlọ ngosi ihe ochie, ka a pụta ịgosipụta ma nabata mkpọkọta nka kwa ụbọchị. Aja niile ejiri brik wuo ha, bụ nkwarụ dị mfe nke jikọtara ọnụ na okike gbara ya gburugburu. Ọnụ ụzọ mbata gbadoro gburugburu ụlọ ahụ, mbara ụzọ mbata ahụ (porch) nwekwara elu ụlọ e ji osisi na-egbuke egbuke machie. Nkume Towada si na Mpaghara Akita kpuchiri mpaghara ọnụ ụzọ mbata. Ụzọ dị larịị na-eduba n'ime ụlọ ngosi nka nke nwere ọrụ nka na ọkụ ịchọ mma. Ogige abụọ dị n'ime ụlọ ahụ na ọkụ dị n'elu na-eweba ìhè ụbọchị n'ime atụmatụ ogologo ụlọ ahụ.

The Recognition

About the Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Igwe

The Belvedere 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 Belvedere 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 Belvedere 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: 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