The Belvedere Whare by Chikako Matsuo is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award Rino in Hoahoa Waihanga, Whare me te Hanganga Competition Category.
RinoWaihanga· 2024
The Belvedere Whare
Client: Ichiekensho Co.Ltd.
A' Design Award Rino Winner in Waihanga Category
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The Design
About The Belvedere Whare
Ko te Belvedere he whare kotahi papa i hangaia ki runga i tētahi puke i Okayama, Hapani. Kua whakaritea te whare kia rite ki tētahi whare taonga, kia taea ai te whakaatu me te whakangahau i tētahi kohinga toi ia rā. Ko ngā pakitara katoa he pereki, he oti ngāwari e whakakotahi ana ki te taiao huri noa. Ka takahuri te tomokanga ki te whare, ā, kei te poutū he tuanui papa rākau kanapa. Ko te kōhatu Towada nō Akita Prefecture e uhi ana i te wāhi tomokanga. He ara pāpātahi e ārahi ana ki tētahi wāhi whakaari e mau ana ngā mahi toi me ngā rama whakapaipai. E rua ngā kāri o roto me ngā rama runga e kawe ana i te māramatanga o te rā ki roto i te mahere roa.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award Rino
Ko The Belvedere Whare te toa o te A' Design Award Rino, he whakaaetanga whai mana e hoatu ana ki ngā hoahoa pai e whakatutuki ana i ngā hiahia ngaio me te ahumahi e tūmanakohia ana mai i ngā mahi kua hoahoatia pai. Ko ngā toa Rino e whakaatu ana i te pukenga nui, te tohungatanga teitei, te māramatanga mātanga me te kaha auaha o ō rātou kaihanga. E tūmanakohia ana ko The Belvedere Whare he mahi whakanuia, whakamīharotia, aroha nui, he whaihua, he auaha hoki. Ko tēnei hoahoa i toa i te Rino e whakakotahi ana i ngā tikanga pai rawa o te ahumahi, ā, he āhuatanga hangarau pūkenga tōna e hono ana ki te mōhio me te pūmanawa. E whakahonoretia ana a The Belvedere Whare mō tōna tōtika, ā, i hoahoatia hei whakapai ake i te kounga o te oranga me te āwhina i te ao kia pai ake.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- All the walls of this house are made of brick, which may seem monotonous, but it blends in perfectly with the surrounding nature and never becomes boring.The entranceway is designed to wrap around the house, and visitors are greeted by a porch with a brightly wood paneled ceiling. The entranceway is richly covered with Towada stone, which is mined only in Akita Prefecture, Japan.The flat corridor leads to a gallery space where visitors can enjoy artwork and beautiful lighting fixtures.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Surface area 961.40 square metre
Bed area 335.77 square metre
Structure Wood - Tags
- house, green, japan, Architecture, hill, nature
- Production Technology
- The wooden structure has a flat roof and has a considerable amount of insulation on it.
- Design Challenge
- The house is a long one-story building that requires adequate lighting. As per the client's request we avoided installing windows on the street side to maintain privacy. However we solved this problem by constructing two gardens in the middle of the building and incorporating top lights to ensure proper illumination.
- Research
- The house is a spacious single-story building situated on a hill with no other structures around it. As a result, we had extensive conversations on how to tackle the issue of summer heat. We resolved the problem by incorporating a substantial amount of insulation material on the roof and creating an air layer between the ceiling and the roof. Furthermore, we installed only a minimal amount of windows on the west side to enjoy the scenic view.
- Inspiration
- The client is very interested in art and artifacts and wanted a space where he could display his collection and enjoy it daily, so we proposed a house where he could enjoy his works as if it were a museum.
The proposed site for the house is on a hill, so we designed the house to be imposing, and the colors were chosen so as not to detract from the surrounding landscape. - Project Duration
- Hayashima-cho, Tsukubo-gun, Okayama, Japan
Project period 3 years Completion in 2022 - Operation Flow
- The owner of this house was very specific about the materials used, such as wood, natural stone, and tiles, to achieve high quality. To ensure that the exterior stayed visually appealing even after many years of residency, it was designed on a traditional Japanese roof with deep eaves, while also making sure that the windows and doors were not visible.
- Image Credits
- Photographer Senichiro Nogami
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