Nestled in the Green Rumah by Tomomi Omachi

Nestled in the Green Rumah by Tomomi Omachi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Gangsa in Reka Bentuk Seni Bina, Bangunan dan Struktur Competition Category.

GangsaSeni Bina· 2021

Nestled in the Green Rumah

by Tomomi Omachi

Client: Kitokito

A' Design Award Gangsa Winner in Seni Bina Category

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The Design

About Nestled in the Green Rumah

Terletak di Tajiri, Hiroshima, Jepun, "Nestled in the Green" adalah sebuah rumah yang terbina di kawasan kejiranan tipikal Jepun, dengan bukit-bukau kecil di sebelah utara dan Laut Pedalaman Seto di sebelah selatan. Rumah ini dibina di atas tapak sebuah rumah percutian bergaya Eropah yang telah dirobohkan, sementara tamannya dikekalkan dan dijaga dengan baik. Kedudukan rumah serta saiz tetingkap dikaji dengan teliti agar taman dan bukit-bukau dapat dilihat dari pelbagai arah. Tetingkap yang terbuka membawa masuk bunyi daun dan bunyi burung. Kawasan tapak ini berukuran 713.24 meter persegi.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Gangsa

Nestled in the Green Rumah ialah pemenang A' Design Award Gangsa, pengiktirafan yang amat berprestij yang dianugerahkan kepada reka bentuk cemerlang yang dicirikan oleh kreativiti, kecerdikan dan ketajaman fikiran. Pemenang Gangsa ialah artifak yang amat mahir dan sangat kreatif yang membuktikan pengalaman luas, imaginasi dan akal budi pereka bentuknya. Nestled in the Green Rumah diharapkan menjadi objek yang sangat dihargai, dikagumi dan disayangi, sangat profesional dan inovatif. Reka bentuk pemenang A' Design Award Gangsa ini merangkumi amalan terbaik dalam seni, sains, reka bentuk dan teknologi, dan cemerlang dalam perhatiannya terhadap butiran. Nestled in the Green Rumah memenuhi keperluan dengan indah, menyentuh keinginan, memikat perasaan dan menarik rasa ingin tahu.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Wrapped by the surrounding nature, this house nestles closely within the environment in which it stands. Located in Tajiri-cho, Fukuyama, Japan, the neighboring buildings, apartments, and houses form this typical Japanese residential area. However, with small mountains stretching northward and the Seto Inland Sea to the south, one realizes this town is also surrounded by nature. Built on the plot of an former European-style vacation home, the house was demolished by the owner but the garden was tended to ever since. Like this town, the architecture creates a space wrapped delicately in nature.
Dimensions & Packaging: Site Area: 713.24 sqm
Building Area: 164.26 sqm
Tags: Nature, Architecture, Garden, Wood, Green
Design Challenge: He thought about how he understood the environment, bringing nature inside and connecting it to the outside.
Then, spent a lot of time to make the inside space merge, blending in naturally like the space in nature.
Research: Focusing on the concept of nestling the architecture within nature, He began thinking about the house and the garden from various perspectives and alongside the landscape architect, He developed the form of the house, the size and positioning of the windows over and over until reaching a singular, encompassing space and form.
Inspiration: To create a feeling of familiarity with nature, the position of the house was considered so that from inside, both the garden and mountains can be viewed from many directions. This meant that depending on the season, the shifting colours of the flowers and trees, the fluttering of birds could be enjoyed.

When they open the windows, the sound of swaying leaves and chirping birds flow inside. He hoped those things would become a normality, imagining a life experiencing nature with their five senses.
Project Duration: 2015 - 2020
Tajiri, Hiroshima
Team Members: Architect: Tomomi Omachi
Landscape Designer: Zenjiro Hashimoto
Image Credits: Photography by Tatsuya Tabii