The House for Contemporary Art Residentiae by Ryumei Fujiki & Yukiko Sato

The House for Contemporary Art Residentiae by Ryumei Fujiki & Yukiko Sato is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2016 Praemium A' Design Award Aureum in Architectura Competition Category.

AurumArchitectura· 2016

The House for Contemporary Art Residentiae

by Ryumei Fujiki & Yukiko Sato

Client: F.a.d.s

Praemium A' Design Award Aureum Winner in Architectura Category

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The Design

About The House for Contemporary Art Residentiae

Haec domus artificii appretiatoris et amateur artificis destinata est, qui "domum velut museum artis" voluit. Diligenter perpensis consideratione aeris circulationes quam pro aspero, nivali climatis maritimi Iaponiae cogitavit, structura ex albis capsulis variae scalae componitur, quae spatia sicut picturas effingunt. Una principalium notionum est & # XXXIX, inconsutilem Spatial Compositio & # XXXIX. Per spatia in hac domo circumire potes collectionem artificiorum domini spectantes perinde ac si per porticus in museum transires.

The Recognition

About the Praemium A' Design Award Aureum

The House for Contemporary Art Residentiae victor est Praemii A' Design Award Aureum, honoris amplissimi formis primi ordinis, mirabilibus et praestantibus dati. Victores Aurei sunt opera valde nova, provida et splendida, quae ingenium, sapientiam et peritiam auctorum suorum referunt. Exspectatur The House for Contemporary Art Residentiae inventum laudatissimum, inclinationes creans et monumentale fore, quod pretium inauditum afferat. Haec forma Aureo praemio victa est incepto mirabile et honoratum, quod fines artis, scientiae, formandi rationis et technologiae promovet. The House for Contemporary Art Residentiae cupiditatem vehementem excitat, studium accendit, ingenium creandi fovet et capit.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: SEAMLESS SPATIAL COMPOSITION
You can circulate through the spaces in this home looking at the owner’s collection of artwork just as if you were passing through galleries in a museum.

RESPONSE TO THE ENVIRONMENT
The first was dealing with the snow. In regions with heavy snow, the shape of the roof is very important. Many homes are built on the assumption that someone will shovel the snow off the roof, but that’s a lot of heavy work, and dangerous. We decided on a flat roof with no parapet that would stay relatively snow-free because of wind action.
Our second thing was to create good airflow.
Dimensions & Packaging: Site Area 246.48 sqm / Building Area 137.10 sqm / Total Floor Area 135.56 sqm
Tags: House like an Art Museum, Seamless Spatial Composition, Response to the Environment (Nature), Dealing with the Snow, Natural Ventilation
Production Technology: Reinforced Concrete 1 Story
Design Challenge: To encourage natural ventilation, we created a temperature differential by designing two gardens, one on the south side that would warm up easily, and one on the north side that would remain cool. This is a traditional design method used in Kyoto townhouses.
Research: It goes without saying that our top priority was fulfilling the client’s wishes. We began by measuring the many works of art that the client had created and collected over the years. Next, we held a number of planning meetings to discuss where to display each work of art, among other issues. For instance, we determined the height of the living room ceiling based on the wall size that could accommodate a painting measuring over 1.5 x 1 meter. In addition to the art collection, the client also has a large number of old records, mostly jazz. It was important for us to figure out a way to display them.
Inspiration: We designed this home for an art appreciator and amateur artist who wanted a house like an art museum. Planned with careful consideration for air circulation as well as for the harsh, snowy climate of the Japan Sea coast, the structure is composed of white boxes of varying scale that frame spaces like pictures.
Project Duration: Fukui Prefecture, JAPAN
Operation Flow: You can circulate through the spaces in this home looking at the owner’s collection of artwork just as if you were passing through galleries in a museum.
Team Members: Ryumei Fujiki
Yukiko Sato
Yasutaka Konishi (Structural Engineer)
Osamitsu Kagenaga (MEP/FP Engineer)
Kazuo Shuto (Electrical Engineer)
Matsuta Koumuten Co., Ltd. (Contractor)
Kazunari Yamada (Constr. Manager)
Eijiro Yamagata (Constr. Manager)
Hiroshi Ueda (Photographer)
Image Credits: Hiroshi Ueda, F.A.D.S