The Sliced Ostal by Yukihiro Nakagawa is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award de Fèrre in Arquitectura Competition Category.

FèrreArquitectura· 2024

The Sliced Ostal

by Yukihiro Nakagawa

Client: MASTER CRAFT Co.Ltd

A' Design Award de Fèrre Winner in Arquitectura Category

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The Design

About The Sliced Ostal

Lo Sliced es un ostal compacte bastit a Bizen City, dins la prefectura d'Okayama, en Japon. La concepcion suprimís los espacis pèrdes e aumenta l'espaci familial e d'emmagazinatge. Lo salon se tròba al centre del plan e es visible dempuèi la pòrta d'entrada, atal las cambras dels enfants son ganhadas a travèrs del salon. Un accès dirècte es tanben donat a la sala de manjar, a la cosina e a la sala de banh. Lo primièr estatge es talhat en angle dempuèi doas direccions, e un renfòrç de bòi manten la fòrça de l'estructura de fusta pendent los tremolaments de tèrra. Las fenèstras encadran de vistas sus la natura e fan intrar la lutz del jorn.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Fèrre

The Sliced Ostal a ganhat la distincion A' Design Award de Fèrre, una reconeissença prestigiosa acordada a de bons designs que respondon a las exigéncias professionalas e industrialas esperadas de creacions plan concebudas. Los ganhaires del Fèrre demòstran una granda abilitat, una nauta especializacion, una comprenedura d'expèrt e la capacitat creativa de lors creators. S'espèra que The Sliced Ostal siá una creacion fòrça considerada, admirada e estimada, practica e innovanta. Aqueste design ganhaire de la distincion A' Design Award de Fèrre integra las melhoras practicas del sector e a de caracteristicas tecnicas competentas ligadas a un saber-far e a un talent. Per son rigor, The Sliced Ostal merita lo respècte e es destinat a aportar de melhoraments a la qualitat de la vida que ajudan a far del mond un luòc melhor.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: The client's request was for a compact house, eliminating any wasted space while increasing the family and storage space. We designed the living room to be the central gathering area of the house, visible immediately after opening the front door. This means that the children cannot go to their rooms without passing through the living room. We also ensured that the living room provided instant access to the dining room kitchen and bathroom.
Dimensions & Packaging: Site area 198.61 square metre
Total floor area 100.74 square metre
Structure Wooden
Tags: house, cheese, japan, Architecture, nature
Production Technology: To ensure the building's strength wasn't compromised, special care was taken while cutting the first floor at an angle from two directions. Additionally, reinforcing wood was incorporated into the design to ensure the coexistence of both design and strength. This is particularly important in Japan, where earthquakes are frequent and buildings must be designed to withstand seismic activity.
Design Challenge: Due to budget constraints, siding was used in areas not visible to the public instead of finishing all exterior walls with mortar.

Designing structures to withstand frequent large earthquakes in Japan is a major challenge.
Research: Creating color schemes that blend well with natural surroundings and ensuring privacy from the surrounding areas.
Inspiration: The house is simple but unique, looking like a cut up block of cheese from a cartoon. It is as if you cut a piece of cheese piece and walk inside.The windows provide a view of nature which changes with the seasons. Other windows let in light and the building is designed ecologically requiring no electricity during the day.
Project Duration: It was constructed in June 2022 in Bizen City, located in Okayama Prefecture Japan.
Operation Flow: The housekeeping lines are designed in a compact and organized manner, which allows the residents to live functionally and efficiently.
Image Credits: Photographer Senichiro Nogami