Villa K Domus Privata by Seiji Takahashi

Villa K Domus Privata by Seiji Takahashi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 Praemium A' Design Award Aeneum in Architectura Competition Category.

AesArchitectura· 2024

Villa K Domus Privata

by Seiji Takahashi

Client: Kiryu Atelier＆T Architects Co., Ltd

Praemium A' Design Award Aeneum Winner in Architectura Category

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The Design

About Villa K Domus Privata

Villa K est domus privata in urbe Toyota, in Iaponia, aedificata. Villa K iuxta domum ligneam Iaponicam traditionalem iam exstantem sita est, contrastum cum structura antiquiore efficiens. Aedificium est spatium unum continuum, latitudine 5,4 metrorum et longitudine circiter 100 metrorum, parietibus cementiciis 380 millimetrorum crassis circumdatum. Calor a cemento reservatus interiora aestate frigida et hieme calida servat. Domus continet atelier et pinacothecam ad picturam et figlinam, piscinam, aream ad ludum billiardi et autocaustorium. Saxa ingentia ex alveo fluminis sublata in dispositione horti adhibentur.

The Recognition

About the Praemium A' Design Award Aeneum

Villa K Domus Privata victor est Praemii A' Design Award Aeneum, honoris multum aestimati formis egregiis, creandi ingenio, sollertia et acumine insignibus dati. Victores Aenei opera perita et mire creandi sunt, quae experientiam, imaginationem et solertiam auctorum suorum confirmant. Exspectatur Villa K Domus Privata rem multum aestimatam, admiratam et carissimam, notabiliter professionalem et novam fore. Haec forma Aeneo victa optimas consuetudines artis, scientiae, formandi rationis et technologiae amplectitur et in cura minutiarum excellit. Villa K Domus Privata necessitates egregie explet, cupiditates tangit, sensus capit et curiositatem allicit.

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.