House in Akashi Ostal by Yousaku Tsutsumi

House in Akashi Ostal by Yousaku Tsutsumi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award d'Argent in Arquitectura Competition Category.

ArgentArquitectura· 2021

House in Akashi Ostal

by Yousaku Tsutsumi

Client: Arbol

A' Design Award d'Argent Winner in Arquitectura Category

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The Design

About House in Akashi Ostal

Ostal en Akashi es un ostal d'un sol nivèu concebut per amenar la vida vidanta au pròche de la natura. L'ostal es devesit en tres zònas, segon lor finalitat e lor gra d'intimitat, e cada zòna a son pròpri jardin e concèpte. Los espacis per la vida familiala, la culhida e lo gaug de la natura son adaptats als interèsses del client. L'espaci comun es tengut grand e las cambras privadas pichonas, çò qu'encoratja una atmosfèra sociala. Los patis embarrats amenan una lutz del jorn doça a l'interior e brolhan la frontièra entre dintre e defòra. L'estructura es bastida entièrament en fusta, seguissent un metòde japonés tradicional.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award d'Argent

House in Akashi Ostal a ganhat la distincion A' Design Award d'Argent, una reconeissença extraordinàriament prestigiosa acordada a de designs d'ort de gamma, esplendids e impressionants. Los ganhaires de l'Argent son d'òbras terriblament brilhantas e extrèmament creativas que illustran l'experiéncia, lo talent e la finessa excepcionals de lors designers. S'espèra que House in Akashi Ostal siá una òbra meravilhosa e de referéncia, notablament professionala e prigondament innovanta. Aqueste design ganhaire de la distincion A' Design Award d'Argent es una invencion fòrça notabla e admirada, que fa un ben e fa avançar las frontièras de l'art, de la sciéncia, del design e de la tecnologia. House in Akashi Ostal es una creacion immensament envejada que desrevelha de desirs, aduch de sentiments positius e fa néisser l'estonament e l'esmaiment.

Behind the Design

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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.