The Sliced Domus by Yukihiro Nakagawa is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 Praemium A' Design Award Ferreum in Architectura Competition Category.

FerrumArchitectura· 2024

The Sliced Domus

by Yukihiro Nakagawa

Client: MASTER CRAFT Co.Ltd

Praemium A' Design Award Ferreum Winner in Architectura Category

10,938

Verified Award Winner

Verify Award Status for #157953

Visit Site View at A' Design Award Press Release Award Badge

Colors

The Design

About The Sliced Domus

Sectum est domus compacta in urbe Bizen, provincia Okayama, in Iaponia exstructa. Consilium spatium inutile removet et spatium familiae ac reconditionis auget. Cubiculum commune in medio consilii sedet et a ianua prima conspicitur, ita ut cubicula puerorum per cubiculum commune adeantur. Aditus directus etiam ad triclinium, culinam et balneum datur. Primum tabulatum ab duabus partibus oblique secatur, et lignum firmans structuram ligneam durante terrae motu firmam servat. Fenestrae prospectus naturae circumscribunt et lucem diurnam inferunt.

The Recognition

About the Praemium A' Design Award Ferreum

The Sliced Domus victor est Praemii A' Design Award Ferreum, honoris amplissimi formis bonis dati, quae postulatis professionalibus et industrialibus ab creationibus bene formatis exspectatis satisfaciunt. Victores Ferrei magnam peritiam, altam specializationem, intellectum periti et facultatem creandi auctorum suorum ostendunt. Exspectatur The Sliced Domus creationem multum aestimatam, admiratam et carissimam, practicam et novam fore. Haec forma Ferreo victa optimas industriae consuetudines integrat et proprietates technicas idoneas, cum scientia et talento coniunctas, habet. The Sliced Domus ob diligentiam suam honoratur et ad vitae qualitatem emendandam formatum est, ut mundum meliorem reddere iuvet.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The client's request was for a compact house, eliminating any wasted space while increasing the family and storage space. We designed the living room to be the central gathering area of the house, visible immediately after opening the front door. This means that the children cannot go to their rooms without passing through the living room. We also ensured that the living room provided instant access to the dining room kitchen and bathroom.
Dimensions & Packaging: Site area 198.61 square metre
Total floor area 100.74 square metre
Structure Wooden
Tags: house, cheese, japan, Architecture, nature
Production Technology: To ensure the building's strength wasn't compromised, special care was taken while cutting the first floor at an angle from two directions. Additionally, reinforcing wood was incorporated into the design to ensure the coexistence of both design and strength. This is particularly important in Japan, where earthquakes are frequent and buildings must be designed to withstand seismic activity.
Design Challenge: Due to budget constraints, siding was used in areas not visible to the public instead of finishing all exterior walls with mortar.

Designing structures to withstand frequent large earthquakes in Japan is a major challenge.
Research: Creating color schemes that blend well with natural surroundings and ensuring privacy from the surrounding areas.
Inspiration: The house is simple but unique, looking like a cut up block of cheese from a cartoon. It is as if you cut a piece of cheese piece and walk inside.The windows provide a view of nature which changes with the seasons. Other windows let in light and the building is designed ecologically requiring no electricity during the day.
Project Duration: It was constructed in June 2022 in Bizen City, located in Okayama Prefecture Japan.
Operation Flow: The housekeeping lines are designed in a compact and organized manner, which allows the residents to live functionally and efficiently.
Image Credits: Photographer Senichiro Nogami