The Belvedere 住宅 by Chikako Matsuo is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award 鉄賞 in 建築・建物・構造物デザイン Competition Category.
鉄建築· 2024
The Belvedere 住宅
Client: Ichiekensho Co.Ltd.
A' Design Award 鉄賞 Winner in 建築 Category
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About The Belvedere 住宅
ベルヴェデーレは、日本の岡山の丘の上に建てられた平屋の住宅である。美術コレクションを日常的に展示し楽しめるよう、美術館のような構成となっている。壁はすべてレンガ仕上げとし、シンプルな素材感が周囲の自然と調和する。エントランスは住宅を包み込むように回り込み、ポーチには明るい木製パネルの天井を設けた。玄関周りには秋田県産の十和田石を敷いている。フラットな廊下は、アート作品と装飾照明が配されたギャラリー空間へと導く。二つの中庭とトップライトが、細長い平面に自然光をもたらしている。
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award 鉄賞
The Belvedere 住宅は、よく設計された創造物に期待される専門的・産業的要件を満たす優れたデザインに授与される、権威ある評価である A' Design Award 鉄賞の受賞作品です。鉄賞の受賞作品は、制作者の高い技量、高度な専門性、専門家としての理解、創造的な能力を示しています。The Belvedere 住宅は、高く評価され、称賛され、愛される、実用的で革新的な創造物であることが期待されます。この A' Design Award 鉄賞を受賞したデザインは、業界のベストプラクティスを統合し、ノウハウと才能に結びついた有能な技術的特性を備えています。The Belvedere 住宅は、その徹底ぶりで尊敬され、世界をより良い場所にするための生活の質の向上をもたらすよう設計されています。
Behind the Design
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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
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