Koura Waihanga · 2025
Grace Kāinga Noho
- A' Design Award Koura 2025 in Waihanga
- CLIENT: APOLLO Architects & Associates Co., Ltd.
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 9,022
- Verification code AA94874E3F · Verify this award
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About Grace Kāinga Noho
He whare rākau iti a Grace mō tētahi whānau tokotoru kei tētahi wāhi i te taha awa i ngā tapa o Tōkiō. I hoahoatia te whare mō te noho mahi mai i te kāinga. Kua hangaia ngā wāhi rokiroki, ngā taputapu kīhini me ētahi atu āhuatanga whaihua ki roto i ngā pakitara kia kaha ake ai te kotahitanga me te rere tonu i roto i te wāhi roa, whāiti. Kei te papa tuatahi ngā rūma tūmataiti, ā, ko te papa tuarua he rūma tuwhera kotahi i raro i te tuanui koeko me ōna heke e kitea ana me te whakamaramatanga autaki. Ko te mahau o mua he karaehe me ōna hekenga hōhonu he wāhi whakawhiti i waenga i te mahi me te whakatā.
About the A' Design Award Koura
Ko Grace Kāinga Noho te toa o te A' Design Award Koura, he whakaaetanga tino whai mana e hoatu ana ki ngā hoahoa kōeke tuatahi, whakamīharo me te hiranga. Ko ngā toa Koura he mahi tino auaha, he tirohanga mamao, he kanapa ahi, e whakaatu ana i te pūmanawa, te mātauranga me te tohungatanga o ā rātou kaihoahoa. E tūmanakohia ana ko Grace Kāinga Noho he hanganga tūnga e whakatū ana i ngā ia, he whakanuia rawa, e kawe mai ana i te uara kāore anō kia kitea. Ko tēnei hoahoa i toa i te Koura he kaupapa whakamīharo, whakahonoretia e whakawhānui ana i ngā rohe o te toi, te pūtaiao, te hoahoa me te hangarau. Ka whakaara a Grace Kāinga Noho i te hiahia nui, ka whakaoho i te kaingākau, ka whakatenatena i te auaha, ā, ka whakamīharo i a tātou.
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- Unique Properties
- A key design challenge was assimilating contradictory elements such as work/leisure, interior/exterior, and private/public in order to achieve that harmonious lifestyle within a limited space. In contrast to private areas such as the master bedroom and child’s bedroom on the first floor, the second floor consists of a single open room. The front balcony, a glassed-in intermediary space with deep eaves, plays an especially important role in transitioning between work and leisure. The furniture on the balcony has a similar aesthetic to that inside the house, which creates a sense of continuity, while the one-way glass blocks visibility from the road but lets in natural scenery, resulting in a uniquely comfortable atmosphere.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Principal Use : Private housing
Structure : Timber
Site Area: 133.70m2
Total Floor Area : 106.16m2（49.69m2 /1F, 56.47m2 /2F) - Tags
- GRACE, APOLLO Architects & Associates, House, Residence, Residencial,Architecture, Japan
- Production Technology
- Exterior Finish : Galvalume, Elastic Lysince Spray
Floor : Tile Flooring, Walnut Flooring
Wall : Wallpaper
Ceiling : Wallpaper, Spruce Pine Fir (SPF), Lauan Plywood, Walnut Lighting : LED - Research
- Enclosing all functional elements within wall storage units allowed us to eliminate the visual noise of excess objects and enhance concentration on work. Meanwhile, the exposed rafters of the gable roof with indirect lighting set into them make this second-floor space both unusual and relaxing. Perhaps this design approach, which takes smallness not as a minus but as a plus in terms of coziness and comfort, will be even more sought after in the post-Covid 19 era.
- Inspiration
- This small wood-framed residence for a family of three takes advantage of the riverside views from its lot on the outskirts of Tokyo. Designed to cater to a work-from-home lifestyle, the storage, kitchen appliances, and other functional features are built into the walls to enhance unity and continuity in the long, narrow space. The result is a home where daily life coexists comfortably with work.
- Project Duration
- Design Period : March 2019 - August 2019
Construction Period : December 2019 - March 2021 - Image Credits
- Photography : Masao Nishikawa
Videographer : Seiya Aoki
