Yatsugatake Villa Whare Rangatira by Kiyotoshi Mori and Natsuko Kawamura is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Parahi in Hoahoa Waihanga, Whare me te Hanganga Competition Category.
ParahiWaihanga· 2022
Yatsugatake Villa Whare Rangatira
by Kiyotoshi Mori and Natsuko Kawamura
Client: MDS Co., Ltd.
A' Design Award Parahi Winner in Waihanga Category
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About Yatsugatake Villa Whare Rangatira
Ko te Whare Rangatira o Yatsugatake he kāinga raumati kei Hokuto-City, Yamanashi, Hapani. Ka hangaia te whare e ngā ngongo-tapatoru e toru kua whakaritea hei āhua kapa, e whakatuwhera ana ki te tonga. Ko te kūaha whānui ki te tonga ka tuku i te rā i te wā takurua matao, ā, ko te tuanui roa me ngā pakitara taha ka ārai i te rā kaha o te raumati. Ko ngā matapihi kei te raki me te tonga e tuku ana i te hau kia rere puta noa i roto o te whare. Ka whakamahia te hanganga rakau tuku iho o Hapani, me te hita (cedar), te raima me ngā mata shoji. Ko ngā mata shoji kua katia e homai ana i tētahi mārama ngāwari, ā, ko ngā mea kua tuwhera e whakaata ana i te horopaki maunga e karapoti ana.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award Parahi
Ko Yatsugatake Villa Whare Rangatira te toa o te A' Design Award Parahi, he whakaaetanga tino whai mana e hoatu ana ki ngā hoahoa kōeke e tohua ana mā te auaha, te mahi mōhio me te whakaaro hōhonu. Ko ngā toa Parahi he mahi pukenga e rite ana, he auaha mīharo, e whakatūturu ana i te wheako nui, te whakaaro me te mōhio-ā-ringa o ā rātou kaihoahoa. E tūmanakohia ana ko Yatsugatake Villa Whare Rangatira he taonga whakanuia, whakamīharotia, aroha nui, he ngaio, he auaha hoki. Ko tēnei hoahoa i toa i te Parahi e whakauru ana i ngā tikanga pai rawa i te toi, te pūtaiao, te hoahoa me te hangarau, ā, he tino mīharo ki ngā taipitopito. Ka whakatutuki a Yatsugatake Villa Whare Rangatira i ngā hiahia, ka pā ki ngā hiahia, ka whakaoho i ngā kare-ā-roto, ā, ka kume i te pākiki.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The exterior is characterized by three modern trapezoid tubes, deforming the traditional Japanese space under deep eaves to frame the landscape in four directions. The form was derived from meticulous calculation of precipitation, the sun's movement in summer and winter, and the thermal environment. Shoji paper screens offer a space filled with soft light iconic of Japanese culture when closed, and switch to the majestic scenery framed by the walls when opened, providing two alternating scenes.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Site Area 691.00m2
Total Floor Area 110.01 m2 (1F 71.65 m2, 2F 38.36 m2)
W17,400mm x D12,300mm x H6,139mm - Tags
- Villa, Sun light, Wind, Fan-shape, Wooden, Mountain, Three adjacent shells, Sho-ji, Eaves, Farming
- Production Technology
- Contrary to the contemporary style guided by precipitation, sun rays and the surrounding environment, the construction of the house incorporates traditional Japanese wooden construction methods, with earthquake-resistant walls and large openings. Traditional Japanese techniques and components are used throughout, including plastering on the curved openings and fittings such as shoji and ranma (partition with ventilation and daylighting functions), creating a vernacular architecture.
- Design Challenge
- In Japan, especially in rural areas, the number of carpenters capable of building elaborate wooden houses is decreasing, and it was difficult to find a builder who could construct a building with a unique (challenging) design. In spite of the modern design, Japanese cedar and plastering materials are used, and shoji screens as well as other traditional materials handed down from generation to generation are fit in by the indigenous module method, enabling the definition of a Japanese space.
- Research
- Three trapezoid tubes with north-south openings sit wide open towards the south to maximize winter daylight. Glass surfaces are set back from the roof edge to avoid direct south sun rays in summer. Side walls are arranged to block the west sun. The footprint is set back from the roof edge, partly to reduce soil excavation (deep foundation below the frost line is required), creating a sitting area free from rain dripping from the roof. It is a modern version of traditional Japanese engawa space.
- Inspiration
- With exterior walls arranged to resemble a fan, the house provides framing for the landscape, maximizing the location on a plateau surrounded by fields and trees with panoramic view of mountain ranges in the distance. It is a summer resort, slightly cooler than humid summers in Tokyo, and yet the sun rays are strong and the winters are cold. The roof was extended to block direct sunlight in the summer and side walls to keep the western sun out, resulting in a series of tubular forms.
- Project Duration
- The project was completed in Hokuto-City, Yamanashi, Japan in 2012
- Operation Flow
- Considering the cold winter, the building is built in a fan shape, open to the south, in order to maximize the sunlight while the sun moves. On the other hand, in summer, the roofs and walls of the trapezoid tubes block the strong sun rays, creating shadows inside, and windows at the north and south let the breeze through to cool the airy space. The layout, guided by the thermal environment, provides various interior scenes of varying depths as seen through the openings that connect the spaces.
- Team Members
- Kiyotoshi Mori
Natsuko Kawamura - Image Credits
- Photography: Toshiyuki Yano
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