Fusion House Residential by Ryoko Ogoshi Wins the Bronze A' Design Award in Interior Space and Exhibition Design

Ryoko Ogoshi acknowledged for interior space and exhibition design by the international grand jury of the 2025 - 2026 A' Design Award & Competition

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COMO, Italy, April 20, 2026 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the Bronze A' Design Award in the Interior Space and Exhibition Design category for Fusion House Residential by Ryoko Ogoshi. The recognition forms part of the 2025 - 2026 A' Design Award & Competition and was determined 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.

More About Fusion House Residential

Fusion House is a private residence in Japan designed for a multi generational family. The house stands on an inherited site shared with a Japanese garden, an existing kura and the parents house. A pine tree at the center of the garden guided the placement of the new building. A mixed structure of reinforced concrete and traditional timber construction provides stability and openness. Within the double-height living space, a feature wall of Japanese plaster and hand-crafted washi sliding doors shapes the interior. Daily living areas and guest areas remain separate yet connected.

About Ryoko Ogoshi

Ryoko Ogoshi is a Japan-based architect and interior designer, known for her refined sensibility and strong command of color. She approaches each project as a unified narrative, seamlessly integrating architecture and interior design, and designs interiors as if directing a film. By carefully imagining time, atmosphere, and the people who inhabit each space, she precisely orchestrates materials, light, and shadow. Her work spans private residences, vacation homes, and cultural projects, creating spaces that are quietly luxurious and deeply memorable.

Award Record

With this recognition, Ryoko Ogoshi is a winner of 1 A' Design Award.

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/178991
A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/178991
Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!178991
Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/377136
Further Information from the Laureate: https://ron-design.jp/

Media Contact

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+39 031 4491953

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Fact Sheet

The Work

Project: Fusion House Residential
Function: Residential
Category: Interior Space and Exhibition Design
Discipline: Spatial Design
Industry: Architecture and Packaging & Retail
Colors: Dim Gray, Dark Gray, Gray, Dark Slate Gray and Silver
Images: 5

The Recognition

Laureate: Ryoko Ogoshi
Country: Japan
Recognition: Bronze A' Design Award
Edition: 2025 - 2026
Design ID: #178991

Credits

Image Credits: Image: Photographer Koji Fujii / TOREAL.,inc., Video: Video Direction and Editing Ryoko Ogoshi

Design Details

Unique Properties: This residence was designed to express respect for inherited values while creating new meaning. A mixed structural system of reinforced concrete and timber construction was adopted to achieve both stability and spatial openness. Materials reflecting Eastern and Western sensibilities were selected to shape the interior atmosphere. A dedicated space for welcoming overseas guests was planned as a distinct spatial layer within the residence.
Inspiration: This project is located on a site inherited through generations, shared with a Japanese garden, an existing kura, and the parents' house. The client requested a new living environment for a multi generational family, including spaces for daily life and for welcoming guests from abroad. A pine tree at the center of the garden became a reference for building placement, guiding the careful integration of a new residence within the inherited context.
Research: The interior integrates Eastern and Western sensibilities into a highly resolved scheme, where unified materials and spatial composition allow everyday living and hospitality to coexist within a shared family setting.
Challenge: The primary challenge was integrating everyday living and hospitality into a cohesive interior scheme. Through spatial sequencing and material control, the design balances privacy, openness, and comfort within the interior environment.
Realization and Technology: The building employs a mixed structural system combining reinforced concrete and traditional wooden construction to ensure stability and flexibility. Roof forms were unified across the site to create visual continuity with the surrounding buildings, while partial shed roofs were introduced where required by function. Structural rigidity of the roof was secured using J panel roof construction. The new building was carefully positioned between the existing garden, kura, and the parents house, allowing the architecture to integrate naturally into the inherited site context.
Operation and Interaction: The residence is organized so that daily living spaces and guest areas function independently while remaining visually and spatially connected. This arrangement allows residents and visitors to move naturally through the house while maintaining privacy and clarity of use.
Project Duration and Location: This project is a private residence located in Japan.
Specifications: Within the double-height living space, the feature wall functions as a core interior element. The combination of traditional Japanese plaster and hand-crafted washi sliding doors by a Kyoto Yuzen artist shapes the atmosphere of the interior, integrating material depth, light, and vertical continuity into a cohesive interior scheme.
Keywords: Interior Architecture, East and West Fusion, Hybrid Structure, Experiential Interior, Multi Generational Living, Hospitality Interior, Traditional Crafts, Man Cave, Marsala Color