Grace Íbúðarhús by Satoshi Kurosaki is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award í gulli in Arkitektúr, bygginga- og mannvirkjahönnun Competition Category.
GullArkitektúr· 2025
Grace Íbúðarhús
Client: APOLLO Architects & Associates Co., Ltd.
A' Design Award í gulli Winner in Arkitektúr Category
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The Design
About Grace Íbúðarhús
Grace er lítið timburgrindarhús fyrir þriggja manna fjölskyldu á lóð við árbakka í útjaðri Tókýó. Húsið er hannað fyrir lífsstíl þar sem unnið er heiman frá. Geymslur, eldhústæki og aðrir hagnýtir þættir eru felldir inn í veggina til að auka heildarsvip og samfellu í hinu langa og mjóa rými. Einkaherbergi eru á fyrstu hæð, en önnur hæðin er eitt opið rými undir mænisþaki með sýnilegum sperrum og óbeinni lýsingu. Glerjaðar framsvalir með djúpum þakskeggjum mynda umskipti milli vinnu og hvíldar.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award í gulli
Grace Íbúðarhús vann A' Design Award í gulli, óendanlega virta viðurkenningu sem veitt er fyrsta flokks, dásamlegum og framúrskarandi hönnunarverkum. Sigurvegarar í gulli eru afar nýstárleg, framsýn og töfrandi glæsileg sköpunarverk sem endurspegla snilld, visku og hæfni hönnuða sinna. Þess er vænst að Grace Íbúðarhús sé mjög lofuð, brautryðjandi og stórfengleg uppfinning sem skilar fordæmislausu virði. Þetta hönnunarverk sem vann A' Design Award í gulli er stórbrotið, virt verkefni sem gagnast mörkum listar, vísinda, hönnunar og tækni mjög vel og færir þau fram á við. Grace Íbúðarhús skapar sterkar þráartilfinningar, vekur ástríðu, hvetur til sköpunar og heillar okkur.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- A key design challenge was assimilating contradictory elements such as work/leisure, interior/exterior, and private/public in order to achieve that harmonious lifestyle within a limited space. In contrast to private areas such as the master bedroom and child’s bedroom on the first floor, the second floor consists of a single open room. The front balcony, a glassed-in intermediary space with deep eaves, plays an especially important role in transitioning between work and leisure. The furniture on the balcony has a similar aesthetic to that inside the house, which creates a sense of continuity, while the one-way glass blocks visibility from the road but lets in natural scenery, resulting in a uniquely comfortable atmosphere.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Principal Use : Private housing
Structure : Timber
Site Area: 133.70m2
Total Floor Area : 106.16m2（49.69m2 /1F, 56.47m2 /2F) - Tags
- GRACE, APOLLO Architects & Associates, House, Residence, Residencial,Architecture, Japan
- Production Technology
- Exterior Finish : Galvalume, Elastic Lysince Spray
Floor : Tile Flooring, Walnut Flooring
Wall : Wallpaper
Ceiling : Wallpaper, Spruce Pine Fir (SPF), Lauan Plywood, Walnut Lighting : LED - Research
- Enclosing all functional elements within wall storage units allowed us to eliminate the visual noise of excess objects and enhance concentration on work. Meanwhile, the exposed rafters of the gable roof with indirect lighting set into them make this second-floor space both unusual and relaxing. Perhaps this design approach, which takes smallness not as a minus but as a plus in terms of coziness and comfort, will be even more sought after in the post-Covid 19 era.
- Inspiration
- This small wood-framed residence for a family of three takes advantage of the riverside views from its lot on the outskirts of Tokyo. Designed to cater to a work-from-home lifestyle, the storage, kitchen appliances, and other functional features are built into the walls to enhance unity and continuity in the long, narrow space. The result is a home where daily life coexists comfortably with work.
- Project Duration
- Design Period : March 2019 - August 2019
Construction Period : December 2019 - March 2021 - Team Members
- Satoshi Kurosaki
- Image Credits
- Photography : Masao Nishikawa
Videographer : Seiya Aoki
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