Press Release
Bronze A' Design Award in Landscape Planning and Garden Design Goes to Kitazawa Residential Space by M.Matsumura, N.Hoshino and Y.Minagawa
M.Matsumura, N.Hoshino and Y.Minagawa recognized for landscape planning and garden design by the international grand jury of the 2022 - 2023 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 20, 2023 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the Bronze A' Design Award in the Landscape Planning and Garden Design category for Kitazawa Residential Space by M.Matsumura, N.Hoshino and Y.Minagawa, designed for TOPPAN/dualtap/AXIS. The award was conferred within the 2022 - 2023 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.
About the Bronze A' Design Award
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.
Regarding Kitazawa Residential Space
Kitazawa is a landscape and shared space design for the ground floor of a new collective residence in Setagaya-ku, Tokyo. The project covers the shared space, the garden and the parking area. Roof tiles from the former Japanese-style house on the site are mixed with terrazzo and applied by plastering, so the texture of the place is kept. The dead-end site was turned into a passage between alleys that also works as an evacuation route. Trees were replanted and an open biotope with benches was added for short breaks and for meetings between residents and neighbours.
About M.Matsumura, N.Hoshino and Y.Minagawa
As a designer, my primary focus lies in envisioning the future, safeguarding and creating future value. While impact is a natural byproduct of great design, our goal is to create designs that seamlessly integrate with their surroundings, without causing distraction. Our approach is to blend in rather than stand out, as we believe that a design's success is measured not only by its aesthetic appeal, but also by its functional and contextual fit.
Award Record
M.Matsumura, N.Hoshino and Y.Minagawa is a winner of 1 A' Design Award, including this recognition.
About the A' Landscape Planning and Garden Design Award
The A' Landscape Design Award is an international landscape design competition recognizing good landscape designs by leading architects and designers worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to landscape designers, urban planners, garden designers and municipalities from all countries. Entries typically include landscape designs, public parks, residential gardens, urban plazas, campus designs and green roofs. Awarded landscape designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/landscape-design
About A' Design Award & Competition
A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade organized annually since 2008. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The A' Design Award has a philanthropic mission 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. Entries are peer reviewed and anonymously evaluated 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. The A' Design Prize granted to eligible laureates 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, the upload of a work and the 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. Further information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://designers.org/148572
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/148572
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!148572
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/342634
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Kitazawa Residential Space
- Function
- Residential Space
- Category
- Landscape Planning and Garden Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture and Sustainability
- Colors
- Dark Slate Gray, Light Slate Gray, Dim Gray, Dark Olive Green and Black
- Images
- 5
- Client
- TOPPAN/dualtap/AXIS
The Recognition
- Laureate
- M.Matsumura, N.Hoshino and Y.Minagawa
- Country
- Japan
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2022 - 2023
- Design ID
- #148572
Credits
- Team
- Michiyo Matsumura, Yuichi Minagawa and Naoki Hoshino
- Image Credits
- main#1:Photographer Masaaki Inoue option#1,2,3,4:Photographer Masaaki Inoue Video Credits:Photographer Masaki Inoue/Creativedirector Michiyo matsumura
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Kitazawa Apartment is a newly built collective residence in a quiet residential area in Setagaya-ku, Tokyo. The design project was for the ground floor (shared space, garden, and parking) of the apartment. The theme is "A place for a short break". There are three design points: "History inheritance", "Affinity with the local environment", and "Diverse communications". There is huge value in caring for the original lush green environment and designing the place to be open to the area as a space.
- Inspiration
- Since this project was to be built in a quiet, upscale residential neighborhood, we were mindful of serving the community, not destroying the landscape, and connecting the local community to the future.
- Research
- ”Diverse Communications” A place for a short break where a community is born. Benches and handrails in the biotope are perfect for breaks. You can lean on it and chat with people on the way home from shopping. Put things on it for stretching when running. A resting place in a quiet residential area is where diverse people spend and talk in a variety of ways. The people will weave the future of the community and create a sense of belonging through diverse communication.
- Challenge
- In particular, the plastering of terrazzo mixed with roofing tiles installed on the interior and exterior floors, walls, and molding was very difficult because in addition to functionality, workability, and aesthetics, maintenance and cost had to be considered.
- Realization and Technology
- "History inheritance" The roof tiles of the former Japanese-style mansion (called Kawara) are mixed with terrazzo, and finished up with plastering which inheriting the "texture of the place”. The terrazzo floor material mixed with many roof tiles is a Superior in heat insulation effect retention. "Affinity with the local environment" The dead-end site was transformed into a passageway connecting alleys, doubling as an evacuation route, with replanted trees and an open biotope for the community.
- Operation and Interaction
- The shared space for residents seamlessly blends inside and out, with benches and railings in the biotope for thoughtful breaks and interactions, shaping the community's future.
- Project Duration and Location
- Planning for this project began in October 2020, construction began in February 2021, and construction was completed in July 2022 in a quiet residential neighborhood in Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
- Specifications
- Surface area 1955.56㎡ Building area 980.52㎡
- Keywords
- History, The roof tiles mixed with terrazzo, texture of the place, Superior in heat insulation effect retention, Diverse communications
