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Yatsugatake Villa ویلا by Kiyotoshi Mori and Natsuko Kawamura

Yatsugatake Villa ویلا by Kiyotoshi Mori and Natsuko Kawamura is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 د برونز A' Design Award جایزه in د معمارۍ، ودانۍ او جوړښت ډیزاین Competition Category.


برونزمعماري· 2022

Yatsugatake Villa ویلا

by Kiyotoshi Mori and Natsuko Kawamura

Client: MDS Co., Ltd.

د برونز A' Design Award جایزه Winner in معماري Category

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The Design

About Yatsugatake Villa ویلا

د یاتسوگاتاکې ویلا په جاپان کې د یاماناشي ولایت، هوکوتو ښار کې موقعیت لري چې د اوړي لپاره د استوګنې په توګه کارول کیږي. دا ودانۍ له درې لوظي (ترابیزوي) پایپونو څخه جوړه شوې ده چې د پکې شکل په بڼه ترتیب شوي او خوا یې جنوب ته پرانستل شوې ده. پراخه جنوبي پرانستنه په یخني ژمي کې د لمر رڼا ننه باسي، په داسې حال کې چې اوږد چت او څنګیزې دیوالونه د اوړي په سختو لمرینو وړاندې خنډ جوړوي. په شمالي او جنوبي خواوو کې کړکۍ اجازه ورکوي چې نسیم د ودانۍ له دننه تیریږي. دودیز جاپاني چوبي جوړښت کارول شوی، چې پکې د سرو، پلستر او شوجي پردو کارونه شامل دي. تړل شوي شوجي پردې نرمه رڼا ورکوي، خو خلاص پردې د شاوخوا غرنیو منظرو ته یو چوکاټ جوړوي.

The Recognition

About the د برونز A' Design Award جایزه

Yatsugatake Villa ویلا د برونز A' Design Award جایزې ګټونکی دی، یوه ډېره ویاړلې پېژندنه چې غوره ډیزاینونو ته ورکول کېږي چې په خلاقیت، هوښیارۍ او زیرکتیا ځانګړي دي. د برونز ګټونکي ډېر ماهر او په حیرانوونکي ډول خلاقي آثار دي چې د خپلو ډیزاینرانو پراخ تجربه، تخیل او چارواکتیا تاییدوي. له Yatsugatake Villa ویلا څخه تمه کېږي چې یو ډېر ارزښتناک، ستایل شوی او ګران شی وي چې په پام وړ ډول مسلکي او نوښتګر دی. دا د برونز A' Design Award جایزې ګټونکی ډیزاین په هنر، ساینس، ډیزاین او ټیکنالوژۍ کې غوره کړنلارې یو ځای کوي او د جزیاتو ته د پاملرنې له امله غوره دی. Yatsugatake Villa ویلا اړتیاوې په ښکلي ډول پوره کوي، هیلو ته رسېږي، احساسات ځانته ملګري کوي او لیوالتیا راپاروي.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties
The exterior is characterized by three modern trapezoid tubes, deforming the traditional Japanese space under deep eaves to frame the landscape in four directions. The form was derived from meticulous calculation of precipitation, the sun's movement in summer and winter, and the thermal environment. Shoji paper screens offer a space filled with soft light iconic of Japanese culture when closed, and switch to the majestic scenery framed by the walls when opened, providing two alternating scenes.
Dimensions & Packaging
Site Area 691.00m2
Total Floor Area 110.01 m2 (1F 71.65 m2, 2F 38.36 m2)
W17,400mm x D12,300mm x H6,139mm
Tags
Villa, Sun light, Wind, Fan-shape, Wooden, Mountain, Three adjacent shells, Sho-ji, Eaves, Farming
Production Technology
Contrary to the contemporary style guided by precipitation, sun rays and the surrounding environment, the construction of the house incorporates traditional Japanese wooden construction methods, with earthquake-resistant walls and large openings. Traditional Japanese techniques and components are used throughout, including plastering on the curved openings and fittings such as shoji and ranma (partition with ventilation and daylighting functions), creating a vernacular architecture.
Design Challenge
In Japan, especially in rural areas, the number of carpenters capable of building elaborate wooden houses is decreasing, and it was difficult to find a builder who could construct a building with a unique (challenging) design. In spite of the modern design, Japanese cedar and plastering materials are used, and shoji screens as well as other traditional materials handed down from generation to generation are fit in by the indigenous module method, enabling the definition of a Japanese space.
Research
Three trapezoid tubes with north-south openings sit wide open towards the south to maximize winter daylight. Glass surfaces are set back from the roof edge to avoid direct south sun rays in summer. Side walls are arranged to block the west sun. The footprint is set back from the roof edge, partly to reduce soil excavation (deep foundation below the frost line is required), creating a sitting area free from rain dripping from the roof. It is a modern version of traditional Japanese engawa space.
Inspiration
With exterior walls arranged to resemble a fan, the house provides framing for the landscape, maximizing the location on a plateau surrounded by fields and trees with panoramic view of mountain ranges in the distance. It is a summer resort, slightly cooler than humid summers in Tokyo, and yet the sun rays are strong and the winters are cold. The roof was extended to block direct sunlight in the summer and side walls to keep the western sun out, resulting in a series of tubular forms.
Project Duration
The project was completed in Hokuto-City, Yamanashi, Japan in 2012
Operation Flow
Considering the cold winter, the building is built in a fan shape, open to the south, in order to maximize the sunlight while the sun moves. On the other hand, in summer, the roofs and walls of the trapezoid tubes block the strong sun rays, creating shadows inside, and windows at the north and south let the breeze through to cool the airy space. The layout, guided by the thermal environment, provides various interior scenes of varying depths as seen through the openings that connect the spaces.
Team Members
Kiyotoshi Mori
Natsuko Kawamura
Image Credits
Photography: Toshiyuki Yano

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