House in Akashi Rumah by Yousaku Tsutsumi

House in Akashi Rumah by Yousaku Tsutsumi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Perak in Reka Bentuk Seni Bina, Bangunan dan Struktur Competition Category.

PerakSeni Bina· 2021

House in Akashi Rumah

by Yousaku Tsutsumi

Client: Arbol

A' Design Award Perak Winner in Seni Bina Category

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The Design

About House in Akashi Rumah

Rumah di Akashi ialah sebuah rumah setingkat yang direka untuk mendekatkan kehidupan seharian dengan alam semula jadi. Rumah ini dibahagikan kepada tiga zon, berdasarkan tujuan dan tahap privasi, dan setiap zon mempunyai taman serta konsepnya yang tersendiri. Ruang untuk kehidupan keluarga, penuaian hasil dan menikmati alam semula jadi disesuaikan dengan minat pelanggan. Ruang komunal dibiarkan luas manakala bilik peribadi dibuat kecil, yang menggalakkan suasana kemesraan sosial. Halaman dalaman yang tertutup membawa cahaya siang yang lembut ke dalam rumah dan mengaburkan sempadan antara dalaman dan luaran. Strukturnya dibina sepenuhnya daripada kayu, mengikut kaedah tradisional Jepun.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Perak

House in Akashi Rumah ialah pemenang A' Design Award Perak, pengiktirafan yang sangat berprestij yang dianugerahkan kepada reka bentuk bertaraf tinggi, indah dan mengagumkan. Pemenang Perak ialah karya yang amat cemerlang dan sangat kreatif yang menggambarkan kepakaran, bakat dan ketajaman fikiran yang luar biasa pereka bentuknya. House in Akashi Rumah diharapkan menjadi karya yang menakjubkan, contoh teladan, sangat profesional dan sangat inovatif. Reka bentuk pemenang A' Design Award Perak ini ialah ciptaan yang sangat ketara dan dikagumi yang memberi manfaat kepada dan memajukan batas seni, sains, reka bentuk dan teknologi. House in Akashi Rumah ialah ciptaan yang sangat dicemburui yang membangkitkan keinginan, membawa perasaan positif dan mencetuskan rasa hairan serta kagum.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: A minimalist house designed to immerse one with nature, promoting a unique lifestyle. The house is divided into three zones based on purpose and degree of privacy, each with a garden and unique concept. Areas for family, harvest and celebrating nature are carefully designed and tailored to the client’s interests, and the courtyards naturally and softly light the house. The prominence of nature within the design and sensory experiences serves to blur the boundaries between outside and inside.
Dimensions & Packaging: Site area: 172.81㎡ Floor Area: 81.07㎡
Building dimensions: 11,250mm x 9,100mm x 3,570mm
Tags: Architecture, Japanese, Nature, Wood Structure, Privacy, Residential, House
Production Technology: Arbol have a deep understanding of the merits of various types of timber for different purposes; this allowed the design to be constructed entirely from wood with no sacrifice to the performance. The project is therefore extremely sustainable in its construction, offering a design which is in harmony with the nature it celebrates.
Design Challenge: The key challenge was to incorporate all the essential spaces within a small site area, on a single storey while still hosting elements which are essential to the house's artistic vision, such as courtyards and the surrounding walls for privacy.
Inspiration: The project is inspired by ideas of how the user is immersed within nature. The project is motivated by the pursuit of an environment that maximises communal space and harmonises wind, nature, sunlight, lifestyle and privacy. These elements are all contained within a structure influenced by the conventional method -zai rai kou hou- of traditional Japanese wooden construction.
Project Duration: The design started in April 2017, and construction lasted from January - July 2018. The house is located in Akashi city in Hyogo prefecture, Japan.
Operation Flow: The house is designed specifically around the client’s lifestyle and desire for an environment promoting tranquillity and deep comfort. Communal space is as large as possible while private rooms are as small as possible, encouraging a social atmosphere. Enclosing the gardens within the house allows for the intended vision to be realised regardless of the immediate surroundings, thus capturing the endless expanse of the outer world within a city dwelling.
Image Credits: Image #1-4 : Photographer Yasunori Shimomura, House in Akashi, 2018.