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Villa De Nozomi Senior Care Residence by Takuji Kamio Wins the Bronze A' Design Award in Interior Space and Exhibition Design
Takuji Kamio of Kamiodesign acknowledged for interior space and exhibition design by the international grand jury of the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 22, 2022 /DesignNewswire/ Villa De Nozomi Senior Care Residence by Takuji Kamio of Kamiodesign, designed for Jiseikai, has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Interior Space and Exhibition Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The result belongs to the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition and was decided through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
The Bronze A' Design Award Explained
The Bronze A' Design Award is given to outstanding designs that showcase a high degree of creativity and practicality. It recognizes the dedication and skill of designers who produce work that stands out for its thoughtful development and innovative use of materials and technology. These designs are acknowledged for their professional execution and potential to influence industry standards positively. Winning this award highlights the designer's ability to blend form and function effectively, offering solutions that enhance people's lives and wellbeing.
About Villa De Nozomi Senior Care Residence
Villa De Nozomi is a senior care residence in Tokyo, Japan, operated by a hospital. The interior is arranged like an art gallery, with geometric graphics applied to the walls and floors. In the main lounge, the ceiling is built at slightly different height levels and marked with colored circle shapes, which alters the lighting reflections and gives the space more depth. Wooden panels and PVC sheets are cut into small pieces and joined into new patterns to keep costs low. The building has six stories and a gross floor area of 3600 square meters.
About Takuji Kamio
Takuji Kamio is a Japanese designer working across architecture, interior design, and spatial branding. His work focuses on creating environments that respond to context, function, and human experience, integrating spatial clarity with practical constraints. He has been involved in residential, commercial, and institutional projects, with an emphasis on thoughtful planning and practical execution. Takuji Kamio contributes to society by developing spaces that support everyday activities while addressing regulatory, environmental, and operational requirements. He is recognized for a consistent approach to balancing design intent with real-world conditions.
About Kamiodesign
KAMIODESIGN / ICHII CORPORATION is an interior & architecture firm located in Chigasaki, Japan. We provide any design works especially on the commercial space design all over the world. As your request, we may make easy presentations for your projec
Award Record
With this recognition, Takuji Kamio of Kamiodesign is a winner of 4 A' Design Awards. The awards were granted between the 2017 - 2018 and the 2021 - 2022 editions of the A' Design Award & Competition.
About the A' Interior Space, Retail and Exhibition Design Award
The A' Interior Design Award is an international interior design competition recognizing good interior designs by interior designers and architects worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to interior designers, interior architects, architects and decorators from all countries. Typical entries include residential interiors, restaurants, hotels, offices, galleries and retail stores. The awarded interior designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/interior
About A' Design Award & Competition
Organized annually since 2008, A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The philanthropic mission of the A' Design Award is to advance society through good design, by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Nominations are peer reviewed and evaluated anonymously by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. Eligible laureates receive the A' Design Prize, which includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, uploading a work and receiving a preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. More information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://designers.org/127919
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/127919
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!127919
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/221961
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://www.kamiodesign.com
Media Contact
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Villa De Nozomi Senior Care Residence
- Function
- Senior Care Residence
- Category
- Interior Space and Exhibition Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture and Packaging & Retail
- Colors
- Gray, Dark Gray, Saddle Brown, Dim Gray and Light Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Jiseikai
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Takuji Kamio
- Country
- Japan
- Brand
- Kamiodesign
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2021 - 2022
- Design ID
- #127919
Credits
- Team
- Tomoi Ban and Kenji Harasawa
- Image Credits
- Satoru Umetsu, nacasa and partners
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Senior houses should be more creative and dramatic. Kamio challenged to make more art feeling atmosphere by designing the spaces like art gallery with many geometric expressions. In the main lounge, Kamio focused on the ceiling as an important design aspect; rather than a flat ceiling, he built slightly different ceiling height levels with several the colored circle shapes. The lighting reflections were changed as a result and it gave the space more depth and expanses; Kamio successfully leaded the visitor eyes not only to the floors but also to the ceilings, and gained the extraordinariness.
- Inspiration
- Villa De Nozomi is a senior care residence operated by a hospital. For senior residences, usually it is very important to make the space is comfortable and functional. However, at the same time it is also necessary to concern carefully how the residential space can be even more meaningful to live. If senior house is a place to have a fun and if the residents are bale to have motivation to be vigor, it would be very wonderful. One of Kamio's answers to make this wish comes true was ART. He considered that the art feeling is an important design aspect and it might provide a sense of energy to residents.
- Research
- During the project studies, the team talked with several senior peoples about what they are interested in and willing to enjoy in their retirement life. Also, the team visited several art galleries for graphic art studies.
- Challenge
- The building is located beside a public park in the residential area which is protected by lots of rules such as shape and color regulations. Because the building has large glass walls and ti can be easily recognized the interior even from the outside, we also needed to concern carefully the color coordinate even for the inner spaces to fit to the environment and laws. Perhaps it was one of the hardest part in the project. the team have researched many combinations of the color hue, brightness, and lighting effect, and we tried to figure out the best design expression.
- Realization and Technology
- In expressing the graphics on the walls and floors, Kamio used similar materials as much as possible to keep costs down, such as wooden panels and PVC sheets. He cut those materials to small pieces and gathering them back in new unique patterns together. As a result, the spaces gained the dimensional rhythms and a variety of visual impressions.
- Operation and Interaction
- The team made and used lots of 3D images and models to understand the actual visual effects of the graphic expressions. It was very effective to understand the relationships and flows of each space.
- Project Duration and Location
- The Project started in December 2018 and finished in April 2021, in Tokyo Japan
- Specifications
- Land Area : 1244sqm Gross Floor Area: 3600sqm / 6 Stories
- Keywords
- senior house, nursery house, senior second home, senior community, graphical floor, graphical wall
