Double Skin Ostal by Nobuhito Mori is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award d'Argent in Arquitectura Competition Category.

ArgentArquitectura· 2022

Double Skin Ostal

by Nobuhito Mori

Client: Nobuhito Mori

A' Design Award d'Argent Winner in Arquitectura Category

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The Design

About Double Skin Ostal

Aqueste edifici es una estructura de fusta de tres estatges dins una zòna densament urbanizada de Tòquio. Malgrat que lo terrèn siá pichon e que la distància amb lo terrèn vesin siá solament d'environ 1m, la lutz e l'intimitat èran necessàrias. Inspirat pel shoji japonés tradicional que suaviza la lutz, lo concebidor a creat un filtre de lutz modèrn que resista al vent e a la plòja e que pòt tanben èsser utilizat a l'exterior. Lo revestiment translucid de la façana suaviza la lutz que ven de l'exterior e esflòca la visibilitat tant pels passants coma pels abitants. De nuèit, la façana illuminada devèn una granda lutz per illuminar los carrièrs.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award d'Argent

Double Skin 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 Double Skin 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. Double Skin 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

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: It is a three-story wooden structure in a densely built up area of Tokyo.
Although the site is small and the distance from the neighboring land is only about 1m, light and privacy were required.
The translucent cladding on facade softens incoming light and blurs the visibility of both passerby's and inhabitants.
At night, the lighted facade become a large light to illuminate the streets.
Dimensions & Packaging: Site area:35m2
Building area:19m2
Total floor area 55m2
Main structure: timber frame
Number of stories:3
Tags: House, Minimal, Simple, Compact, Facade, Light, Double skin, Polycarbonate, Japan
Production Technology: The translucent cladding:
Polycarbonate is used as a weatherproof and semi-transparent material, and to enhance its strength, folded plates and flat sheets are attached with plastic bars.
Openings where it is necessary to block the view from the outside are covered with the translucent cladding, while emergency access and ventilation openings are exposed.
Inspiration: There is a traditional Japanese partition, the shoji, which is a way of ensuring light and privacy.
The shoji consists of a thin wooden frame covered with translucent paper, which softens the incoming light and blurs the interior.
Inspired by the shoji, the designer have created a modern light filter that is resistant to wind and rain and can also be used outside.
Project Duration: Location: Kikuicho, Tokyo, Japan
Completion year: 2011
Image Credits: Photo/Masayoshi Ishii