Villa K Axxam Uslig by Seiji Takahashi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 Tarbaḥt A' Design Award n Lbrunz in Afeṣṣel n Tansekta, Lebni d Teɣssa Competition Category.

LbrunzTansekta· 2024

Villa K Axxam Uslig

by Seiji Takahashi

Client: Kiryu Atelier＆T Architects Co., Ltd

Tarbaḥt A' Design Award n Lbrunz Winner in Tansekta Category

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The Design

About Villa K Axxam Uslig

Villa K d axxam uslig i d-yettwabnan di temdint n Toyota, di Japun. Villa K tbedd rrif n uxxam aqdim aqbayli n Japun ittwabnan s wesɣar, tesbani-d amgirred gar-as d wesbeddi aqbuṛ. Abnaw d amkan ilelli d asemday n 5.4 metrat n tehri akked 100 metrat n teɣzi, izzi-t iɣerban n beṭun s tuẓẓuft n 380 milimitrat. Tikelt n usekfel n beṭun tețțeǧǧa agens ad yeqqim asemmaḍ deg unebdu akked azeddeg deg tegrest. Axxam yeṭṭef deg-s aẓawan d usayes n tewzelt akked ufxar, asegni n waman (piswin), amkan n biliyaru akked ugaraj. Tiblaḍin timeqqranin i d-yettwakksen seg wemnaḍ n wasif ttwaseqdacent deg usnas n tmuɣli n ubrid.

The Recognition

About the Tarbaḥt A' Design Award n Lbrunz

Villa K Axxam Uslig d amerbaḥ n Tarbaḥt A' Design Award n Lbrunz, tagmat ɛlayen i yisnulfa yelhan, yeṭṭafaren tinawt, tamusni d tezmert. Imerbaḥen n Lbrunz d isnulfa yelhan, ttbanen d timusniwin n tmusni n yimahilen-nsen. Villa K Axxam Uslig ad yili d asnulfu yettwaɛezzen, yelhan, amaynut. Villa K Axxam Uslig yettemlil ɣef yimawlan, yettwaɛezzen s tmahilt-is.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: It includes functions such as a creative atelier and gallery for painting and ceramics, a pool, billiards space, and a garage in a simple, continuous space surrounded by concrete.
Dimensions & Packaging: Gross Built Area 435㎡,Width 5.4m x length approximately 100m.To make the space look beautiful, the beams and columns were encased in 380mm thick concrete.
Tags: concrete, japan, villa, house, atelier, gallery, pool
Production Technology: Continuous space is surrounded by 380mm thick concrete. the heat storage effect of concrete keeps the building cool in the summer and warm in the winter without the need for air conditioning equipment.
Design Challenge: The site is along a river, so when constructing the foundation, large rocks from the riverbed had to be removed using special equipment.We used the large rock in landscape design, aiming for fusion the landscape and architecture.
Inspiration: This Architecture is located in a place where the nature of the forest and river. It was built adjacent to the existing building, which is an old Japanese traditional wooden architectural style.Client used an existing traditional Japanese house as a villa, and built a new building next to it as a place for his own creative activities.We designed the Architecture to harmonize with this traditional architecture and nature. A contrast between traditional old wooden structures and modern, powerful structures made of concrete.
It was designed with consideration to the landscape, keeping the height low, and along a sloping land.
Project Duration: This building was completed in September 2023 in Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture,japan.
Operation Flow: This building includes functions such as a creative atelier and gallery for paintings and pottery, a pool, a billiards space, and a garage. At times, it can also be used as a theater room or party space. The concrete interior space is painted a transparent black, highlighting only the light. A quiet and deep space surrounded by nature generate creative ideas of the resident.