The Belvedere Dar by Chikako Matsuo is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 Premju A' Design Award tal-Ħadid in Disinn tal-Arkitettura, Bini u Strutturi Competition Category.

ĦadidArkitettura· 2024

The Belvedere Dar

by Chikako Matsuo

Client: Ichiekensho Co.Ltd.

Premju A' Design Award tal-Ħadid Winner in Arkitettura Category

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The Design

About The Belvedere Dar

Il-Belvedere hija dar ta' sular wieħed mibnija fuq għolja f'Okayama, il-Ġappun. Id-dar hija arranġata bħal mużew, sabiex kolllezzjoni ta' arti tkun tista' tintwera u tintgħoġob kuljum. Il-ħitan kollha huma magħmula mill-briks, tlestija sempliċi li tintrabat mal-natura ta' madwar. Id-daħla tidwwar madwar id-dar, u l-veranda għandha soqfa bil-pannelli tal-injam kollha jiddu bid-dawl. Il-ġebel Towada mill-Prefettura ta' Akita jgħatti ż-żona tad-daħla. Kurituri ċatt iwassal għal spazju ta' galerija b'xogħlijiet tal-arti u dawl dekorattiv. Żewġ ġonna interni u dawl minn fuq iġibu d-dawl tal-jum ġewwa l-pjanta twila.

The Recognition

About the Premju A' Design Award tal-Ħadid

The Belvedere Dar huwa rebbieħ tal-Premju A' Design Award tal-Ħadid, rikonoxximent prestiġjuż mogħti lil disinji tajbin li jissodisfaw ir-rekwiżiti professjonali u industrijali mistennija minn ħolqien imfassal tajjeb. Ir-rebbieħa tal-Ħadid juru l-ħila kbira, l-ispeċjalizzazzjoni għolja, il-fehim espert u l-kapaċità kreattiva tal-ħallieqa tagħhom. Huwa mistenni li The Belvedere Dar ikun ħolqien imqabbar ħafna, mammirat u maħbub li huwa prattiku u innovattiv. Dan id-disinn rebbieħ tal-Ħadid jintegra l-aħjar prattiki tal-industrija u għandu karatteristiċi tekniċi kompetenti marbuta mal-għarfien u t-talent. The Belvedere Dar huwa rispettat għall-eżattezza tiegħu u mfassal biex itejjeb il-kwalità tal-ħajja u jgħin jagħmel id-dinja post aħjar.

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