Nestled in the Green Ostal by Tomomi Omachi

Nestled in the Green Ostal by Tomomi Omachi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award de Bronze in Arquitectura Competition Category.

BronzeArquitectura· 2021

Nestled in the Green Ostal

by Tomomi Omachi

Client: Kitokito

A' Design Award de Bronze Winner in Arquitectura Category

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The Design

About Nestled in the Green Ostal

Nisat dins lo Verd es un ostal situat a Tajiri, Hiroshima, Japon. Lo site s'estend dins un airal residencial japonés tipic, amb de pichòtas montanhas al nòrd e la Mar Interiora de Seto al sud. L'ostal foguèt bastit sul terren d'un ancian ostal de vacanças d'estil europèu, que foguèt demolit mentre que lo jardin foguèt gardat e entretengut. La posicion de l'ostal e la talha de las fenèstras foguèron estudiadas per que lo jardin e las montanhas pòscan èsser vistas dins fòrça direccions. Las fenèstras dobèrtas menan lo son de las fuèlhas e dels aucèls. La superfícia del site es de 713,24 mètres carrats.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Bronze

Nestled in the Green Ostal a ganhat la distincion A' Design Award de Bronze, una reconeissença plan prestigiosa acordada a de designs excellents que se destrian per la creativitat, l'engenh e la finessa. Los ganhaires del Bronze son d'artefactes largament abils e sorprenentament creatius que provan la vasta experiéncia, l'imaginacion e l'engenhositat de lors designers. S'espèra que Nestled in the Green Ostal siá un objècte fòrça considerat, admirat e estimat, notablament professional e innovant. Aqueste design ganhaire de la distincion A' Design Award de Bronze integra las melhoras practicas de l'art, de la sciéncia, del design e de la tecnologia e es excellent per son atencion al detalh. Nestled in the Green Ostal satisfa esplendidament los besonhs, toca los desirs, encanta los sentiments e interèssa la curiositat.

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