Grace Nyumba Yokhalamo by Satoshi Kurosaki is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 Mphoto ya Golide ya A' Design Award in Mapangidwe a Nyumba, Zomanga ndi Zomangidwa Competition Category.
GolideZomangamanga· 2025
Grace Nyumba Yokhalamo
Client: APOLLO Architects & Associates Co., Ltd.
Mphoto ya Golide ya A' Design Award Winner in Zomangamanga Category
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The Design
About Grace Nyumba Yokhalamo
Grace ndi nyumba yaing'ono yomangidwa ndi matabwa ya banja la anthu atatu pa malo a m'mphepete mwa mtsinje kunja kwa mzinda wa Tokyo. Nyumbayi inapangidwa kuti igwirizane ndi moyo wogwirira ntchito kunyumba. Malo osungirako zinthu, zipangizo za kukhitchini ndi zinthu zina zothandiza zinamangidwa m'makoma kuti ziwonjezere umodzi ndi kupitiriza kwa malo aatali ndi opapatiza. Zipinda zapadera zili pansi, pomwe pamwamba pali chipinda chimodzi chotseguka pansi pa denga la njiro ndi mitanda yooneka poyera komanso kuwala kosalunjika. Khonde lakutsogolo la magalasi lokhala ndi denga lotambasuka limapanga malo osinthira pakati pa ntchito ndi mpumulo.
The Recognition
About the Mphoto ya Golide ya A' Design Award
Grace Nyumba Yokhalamo ndi mmodzi mwa opambana a Mphoto ya Golide ya A' Design Award, kuzindikirika kolemekezeka kwambiri komwe kumaperekedwa kwa mapangidwe a pamwamba, odabwitsa ndi odziwika. Opambana a Golide ndi zolengedwa zatsopano kwambiri, zoona patali ndi zonyezimira zomwe zimaonetsa luntha, nzeru ndi luso la opanga awo. Grace Nyumba Yokhalamo akuyembekezeka kukhala chopangidwa chotamandidwa kwambiri, chokhazikitsa zochitika ndi chachikulu chomwe chimabweretsa phindu losawonekapo kale. Mapangidwe opambana Mphoto ya Golide ya A' Design Award awa ndi ntchito yodabwitsa, yolemekezeka yomwe imapindulitsa kwambiri ndi kukulitsa malire a luso, sayansi, kapangidwe ndi ukadaulo. Grace Nyumba Yokhalamo amabweretsa zilakolako zamphamvu, kudzutsa chidwi, kulimbikitsa luso lolenga ndi kutikopa.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- 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 - Team Members
- Satoshi Kurosaki
- Image Credits
- Photography : Masao Nishikawa
Videographer : Seiya Aoki
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