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Aperitio Whare by Tomohiro Araki

Aperitio Whare by Tomohiro Araki is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award Parahi in Hoahoa Waihanga, Whare me te Hanganga Competition Category.


ParahiWaihanga· 2025

Aperitio Whare

by Tomohiro Araki

Client: Replus Co,Ltd

A' Design Award Parahi Winner in Waihanga Category

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The Design

About Aperitio Whare

He whare rākau kotahi tāhuhu a Aperitio, i hangaia ki runga i tētahi wāhi e anga ana ki te Moana o Hapani, i te taha raki o te Kāwanatanga o Tottori. Kua whakaitihia ngā tarawa kia hono ai te whare ki te taiao huri noa. Ka whakauruhia mai te māramatanga, te hau, te tangi me te tirohanga ki roto i te whare. Ko te taha ki te raki e anga ana ki te moana kua āpitihia ki te pereti rino galvalume, arā te rite tonu o te maea o runga, kia māmā ake ai te tiaki. Ko ngā tuwhera nunui i te taha tonga e whakawātea ana i te māramatanga o te rā me te whakarewa hau, ā, ka hono hoki i ngā rūma ki tētahi wāhi noho o waho. Kua whakamāmātia te āhua o waho kia kaua e nui rawa te āhua tohu.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Parahi

Ko Aperitio Whare 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 Aperitio Whare 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 Aperitio Whare 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
It is a house built on a site facing the Sea of Japan (Quasi-National Park Geopark) in the northern part of Tottori Prefecture.

By making it a one-story wooden building, the eaves are kept low so that it can blend in with the surrounding environment.

This building emphasizes affinity with the external environment while staying indoors, and the surrounding environment of light, wind, sound, and scenery

The theme is to incorporate as much as possible.

By keeping the exterior simple, we tried to create a design that does not become too symbolic and does not get tired.

The windy north face facing the sea is made of galvalume steel sheet, which is the same as the roof, to achieve both maintenance and design.

The entrance door on the west side is set back from the exterior wall of the building to minimize the influence of the wind by considering the mounting direction.

By providing many openings on the south side, sufficient lighting and ventilation are ensured, and it can be used as an integral part of the outside living room.

The room has an excellent view of the south side.

As a result, it was possible to feel the change of the four seasons on a daily basis, both indoors and outdoors.

The roof gutter under the water on the south side is less to make the eaves look thinner.

On rainy days, by making a water curtain according to the regularity of the roofing material (warp goby),

The sound of rain weaves together to create a longing for rain.

The out-living room on the south side seems to be continuous with the entrance approach.

It is separated by glass, and it has both a sense of openness (a sense of escape) and crime prevention.

Although it is a theory of architecture, with high side lights on the north side and large openings and deep eaves on the south side,

The building is designed to blend in with the surrounding environment without being overdesigned.
Inspiration
People, objects, and space become one landscape.
A villa-like residence filled with a sense of freedom, where you can relax and unwind from the fatigue of everyday life.
The relationship between objects and space in Japan is centered on valuing harmony and building relationships that enhance the environment. Lateral thinking to appreciate the four seasons, the way materials are utilized and enclosed, these are messages that convey the difficulty and awe of coexisting with nature, and are a uniquely Japanese sense of nature.
Project Duration
2023/8~2023/12

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