Tokyo Apartment Complèx Residencial by Wataru Omameuda and Hiroko Hayashi

Tokyo Apartment Complèx Residencial by Wataru Omameuda and Hiroko Hayashi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award de Fèrre in Arquitectura Competition Category.

FèrreArquitectura· 2025

Tokyo Apartment Complèx Residencial

by Wataru Omameuda and Hiroko Hayashi

Client: Coplus Co,Ltd

A' Design Award de Fèrre Winner in Arquitectura Category

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The Design

About Tokyo Apartment Complèx Residencial

La vista de las rengas d'arbres de ginkgo dempuèi aqueste emplaçament es tan confortabla que las obertas de las fenèstras son estadas causidas per refletir aqueste confort. Es un pauc diferent de çò qu'es estat fait abans en fusionant l'esséncia del design d'hotèl amb la resolucion de problèmas socials tals coma la vida aprèp la pandemia de coronavirus, los esfòrces per prolongar la durada de vida dels bastiments e las estructuras durables, e las comunautats dins los complèxes d'apartaments. Fornís una experiéncia espaciala d'un mòde de vida extraordinari. La combinason de materials simples, solids e non convencionals li dona una aparéncia calma e tranquilla dins la ciutat.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Fèrre

Tokyo Apartment Complèx Residencial 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 Tokyo Apartment Complèx Residencial 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, Tokyo Apartment Complèx Residencial 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

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The view of the rows of ginkgo trees from this location was so pleasant that we intuitively decided on the position and orientation of the window openings to incorporate this into the living scene. We transformed the elements needed for homes in the current era into three concepts and designed them as an apartment community, a post-corona home, and a structural platform. In this way, we wanted to provide a space experience that is a bit different from what we have seen before, with an extraordinary feeling of living, like a hotel and a second home.
Dimensions & Packaging: Site area: 168.38Square meter Total floor area: 825.07Square meter Building coverage ratio: 64.65% Floor area ratio: 398.66% Structure: reinforced concrete structure Scale: 10 stories above ground Total number of units: 9 units
Tags: After-corona residence, Community, Structure design, hotel design, Openness
Production Technology: The shape of a tower apartment complex is determined by its structural design. Challenging structural stress transmission by eliminating the central reinforced concrete column and creating a void slab. In order to secure a view to the southwest, the south and west beams were turned into reverse beams. We designed these three structural ideas and the facade at the same time, and created a soft expression by using concrete formwork material with cedar planks for the pillars and beams.
Design Challenge: Many apartment complexes in Japan tend to focus too much on security and privacy, and not on the idea of community. As a result, face-to-face neighbor relations tend to occur, such as lack of building maintenance and aesthetics, and troubles between tenants. In this plan, we focused on the idea of a new community and the lounge as a place to create opportunities. By intentionally zoning this lounge into the entrance lobby, we have made it a symbol of the apartment complex.
Research: Under the theme of "Chemical reaction by adding a community", we have designed various accommodations and housing facilities according to the times, environment and circumstances. With the design of cooperative houses as the main axis, we have built up architecture and space creation with an eye on the target, based on our achievements that capture the ideas of real users.
Inspiration: After going through the coronavirus pandemic, I have been thinking about new communities. Inspired by the zoning of hotel lobby lounges, where people can casually drop by, we set this up as a place to start a community in an apartment complex. Under the soft shade of the symbol tree, we hope that it will be a space with a sense of openness and calm, and that it will function as a lounge where residents can communicate with each other as they pass by, and where guests can socialize.
Project Duration: Design period: September 2020 to June 2021 Construction period: February 2023 to July 2024
Operation Flow: With the theme of openness in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, the building has one unit per floor, with windows on three sides (excluding the elevators and stairs) to allow wind to pass through, and a spacious 2m-deep balcony to make this area bright and bright. We created a spacious verandah-like exterior space. The interior space has been designed as a flexible room that reflects the modern way of working, including a remote work room, online classes, and large storage space.
Patents: Copyright belongs to Coplus Co., Ltd.
Team Members: Hiroko Hayashi
Image Credits: Copyright belongs to Coplus Co., Ltd.