Nestled in the Green Omah by Tomomi Omachi

Nestled in the Green Omah by Tomomi Omachi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Perunggu in Desain Arsitektur, Bangunan lan Struktur Competition Category.

PerungguArsitektur· 2021

Nestled in the Green Omah

by Tomomi Omachi

Client: Kitokito

A' Design Award Perunggu Winner in Arsitektur Category

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The Design

About Nestled in the Green Omah

Nestled in the Green iku omah kang manggon ing Tajiri, Hiroshima, Jepang. Lokasine ana ing wilayah perumahan khas Jepang, kanthi gunung-gunung cilik ing sisih lor lan Segara Pedalaman Seto ing sisih kidul. Omah iki dibangun ing plot omah liburan gaya Eropa sing sadurunge wis ana, kang dibongkar nanging kebone tetep dijaga lan dirumat. Posisi omah lan ukuran jendhela wis dipikirake kanthi tliti supaya kebon lan gunung-gunung bisa katon saka pirang-pirang arah. Jendhela kang mbukak nggawa swara godhong lan manuk mlebu omah. Wewengkon lokasi iki ana 713,24 meter persegi.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Perunggu

Nestled in the Green Omah menang A' Design Award Perunggu, pangenalan sing prestisius banget sing diparingake marang desain sing luar biasa sing dicirikake dening kreativitas, kapinteran lan kaweruh sing landhep. Pemenang Perunggu iku artefak sing trampil banget lan kreatif banget sing mbuktekake pengalaman sing jembar, imajinasi lan kapinteran para desainer. Nestled in the Green Omah dikarepake dadi barang sing dihargai banget, dikagumi lan ditresnani, profesional lan inovatif banget. Desain sing menang A' Design Award Perunggu iki ngemot praktik sing paling apik ing seni, sains, desain lan teknologi, lan apik banget ing perhatiane marang rincian. Nestled in the Green Omah nyukupi kabutuhan kanthi apik, nutul kekarepan, ngaya rasa lan narik rasa pengin weruh.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Wrapped by the surrounding nature, this house nestles closely within the environment in which it stands. Located in Tajiri-cho, Fukuyama, Japan, the neighboring buildings, apartments, and houses form this typical Japanese residential area. However, with small mountains stretching northward and the Seto Inland Sea to the south, one realizes this town is also surrounded by nature. Built on the plot of an former European-style vacation home, the house was demolished by the owner but the garden was tended to ever since. Like this town, the architecture creates a space wrapped delicately in nature.
Dimensions & Packaging: Site Area: 713.24 sqm
Building Area: 164.26 sqm
Tags: Nature, Architecture, Garden, Wood, Green
Design Challenge: He thought about how he understood the environment, bringing nature inside and connecting it to the outside.
Then, spent a lot of time to make the inside space merge, blending in naturally like the space in nature.
Research: Focusing on the concept of nestling the architecture within nature, He began thinking about the house and the garden from various perspectives and alongside the landscape architect, He developed the form of the house, the size and positioning of the windows over and over until reaching a singular, encompassing space and form.
Inspiration: To create a feeling of familiarity with nature, the position of the house was considered so that from inside, both the garden and mountains can be viewed from many directions. This meant that depending on the season, the shifting colours of the flowers and trees, the fluttering of birds could be enjoyed.

When they open the windows, the sound of swaying leaves and chirping birds flow inside. He hoped those things would become a normality, imagining a life experiencing nature with their five senses.
Project Duration: 2015 - 2020
Tajiri, Hiroshima
Team Members: Architect: Tomomi Omachi
Landscape Designer: Zenjiro Hashimoto
Image Credits: Photography by Tatsuya Tabii