House in Akashi Woning by Yousaku Tsutsumi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award in Zilver in Architectuur, Gebouwen en Constructieontwerp Competition Category.
ZilverArchitectuur· 2021
House in Akashi Woning
Client: Arbol
A' Design Award in Zilver Winner in Architectuur Category
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About House in Akashi Woning
Huis in Akashi is een gelijkvloerse woning die is ontworpen om het dagelijks leven dicht bij de natuur te brengen. De woning is opgedeeld in drie zones, gebaseerd op functie en mate van privacy, en elke zone heeft zijn eigen tuin en concept. De ruimtes voor het gezinsleven, de oogst en het genieten van de natuur zijn afgestemd op de interesses van de opdrachtgever. De gemeenschappelijke ruimte is groot gehouden en de privévertrekken klein, wat een sociale sfeer bevordert. De omsloten binnenplaatsen brengen zacht daglicht naar binnen en vervagen de grens tussen binnen en buiten. De constructie is volledig van hout gebouwd, volgens een traditionele Japanse methode.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award in Zilver
House in Akashi Woning is winnaar van de A' Design Award in Zilver, een buitengewoon prestigieuze erkenning die wordt toegekend aan topontwerpen die prachtig en indrukwekkend zijn. Winnaars in Zilver zijn enorm briljante en uiterst creatieve werken die de uitmuntende expertise, het talent en de scherpzinnigheid van hun ontwerpers illustreren. House in Akashi Woning wordt verwacht een prachtig paradepaardje te zijn dat opmerkelijk professioneel en diepgaand innovatief is. Dit ontwerp dat de A' Design Award in Zilver heeft gewonnen, is een hoogst opmerkelijke, bewonderde uitvinding die baat en de grenzen van kunst, wetenschap, ontwerp en technologie verlegt. House in Akashi Woning is een zeer benijde creatie die verlangens oproept, positieve gevoelens brengt en verbazing en verwondering doet ontvlammen.
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.
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