Grace ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱱ ᱚᱲᱟᱜ by Satoshi Kurosaki is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award ᱥᱳᱱᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ in ᱟᱨᱠᱤᱴᱮᱠᱪᱟᱨ, ᱤᱢᱟᱨᱚᱛ ᱟᱨ ᱜᱟᱲᱚᱱ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ Competition Category.
ᱥᱳᱱᱟᱟᱨᱠᱤᱴᱮᱠᱪᱟᱨ· 2025
Grace ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱱ ᱚᱲᱟᱜ
Client: APOLLO Architects & Associates Co., Ltd.
A' Design Award ᱥᱳᱱᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ Winner in ᱟᱨᱠᱤᱴᱮᱠᱪᱟᱨ Category
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- Verified Award Winner
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The Design
About Grace ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱱ ᱚᱲᱟᱜ
ᱜᱨᱮᱥ (Grace) ᱫᱚ ᱴᱚᱠᱤᱭᱚ ᱥᱟᱦᱟᱨ ᱵᱟᱦᱨᱮ ᱦᱟᱛᱟᱨ ᱨᱮ ᱜᱟᱰᱟ ᱟᱲᱮ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱯᱮ ᱦᱚᱲᱟᱜ ᱜᱷᱟᱨᱚᱸᱡᱽ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱠᱟᱴ ᱴᱷᱟᱸᱪᱟ ᱛᱮ ᱵᱮᱱᱟᱣᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱦᱩᱰᱤᱧ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱱ ᱚᱲᱟᱜ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱚᱲᱟᱜ ᱫᱚ ᱚᱲᱟᱜ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱡᱤᱭᱚᱱ ᱦᱚᱨ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱡᱤᱱᱤᱥ ᱫᱚᱦᱚ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ, ᱤᱥᱤᱱ ᱚᱲᱟᱜ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱦᱟᱹᱛᱤᱭᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱨ ᱮᱴᱟᱜ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤᱭᱟᱱ ᱡᱤᱱᱤᱥ ᱠᱚ ᱠᱟᱸᱛᱷ ᱵᱷᱤᱛᱨᱤ ᱨᱮ ᱵᱮᱱᱟᱣ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱡᱮᱢᱚᱱ ᱡᱤᱞᱤᱧ ᱟᱨ ᱨᱮᱦᱮᱫ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱢᱤᱫᱴᱟᱹᱬ ᱟᱨ ᱞᱮᱛᱟᱲ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱱ ᱢᱟ᱾ ᱱᱤᱡᱚᱨᱟᱜ ᱠᱚᱴᱷᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱛᱟᱨ ᱛᱟᱞᱟ (ᱢᱟᱲᱟᱝ ᱛᱟᱞᱟ) ᱨᱮ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜᱼᱟ, ᱟᱨ ᱪᱮᱛᱟᱱ ᱛᱟᱞᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱜᱮᱵᱚᱞ ᱪᱷᱟᱛᱟᱨ ᱞᱟᱛᱟᱨ ᱨᱮ ᱧᱮᱞᱚᱜ ᱠᱟᱴ ᱦᱟᱸᱰᱤᱨ (ᱨᱟᱯᱷᱴᱟᱨ) ᱟᱨ ᱩᱞᱴᱟᱹ ᱢᱟᱨᱥᱟᱞ ᱥᱟᱶᱛᱮ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱠᱷᱩᱞᱟᱹ ᱠᱚᱴᱷᱟ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱡᱤᱞᱤᱧ ᱪᱷᱟᱛᱟᱨ ᱟᱲᱮ ᱥᱟᱶᱛᱮ ᱠᱟᱸᱪ ᱛᱮ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱥᱟᱢᱟᱝ ᱵᱟᱞᱠᱚᱱᱤ ᱫᱚ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱟᱨ ᱨᱟᱹᱥᱠᱟᱹ ᱛᱟᱞᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱯᱟᱨᱚᱢ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ ᱵᱮᱱᱟᱣᱮᱫᱟ᱾
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award ᱥᱳᱱᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ
Grace ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱱ ᱚᱲᱟᱜ ᱫᱚ A' Design Award ᱥᱳᱱᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱛᱮ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱟᱨ ᱥᱩᱱᱫᱚᱨ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱥᱚᱢᱟᱱ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱟᱵᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱠᱟᱢᱤ ᱡᱷᱟᱞᱠᱟᱣ ᱠᱚ᱾ Grace ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱱ ᱚᱲᱟᱜ ᱫᱚ ᱠᱚᱞᱟ, ᱣᱤᱜᱭᱟᱱ, ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱤᱢᱟ ᱵᱟᱲᱦᱟᱣ ᱟᱨ ᱫᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱜᱚᱲᱚ ᱮᱢ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- A key design challenge was assimilating contradictory elements such as work/leisure, interior/exterior, and private/public in order to achieve that harmonious lifestyle within a limited space. In contrast to private areas such as the master bedroom and child’s bedroom on the first floor, the second floor consists of a single open room. The front balcony, a glassed-in intermediary space with deep eaves, plays an especially important role in transitioning between work and leisure. The furniture on the balcony has a similar aesthetic to that inside the house, which creates a sense of continuity, while the one-way glass blocks visibility from the road but lets in natural scenery, resulting in a uniquely comfortable atmosphere.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Principal Use : Private housing
Structure : Timber
Site Area: 133.70m2
Total Floor Area : 106.16m2（49.69m2 /1F, 56.47m2 /2F) - Tags
- GRACE, APOLLO Architects & Associates, House, Residence, Residencial,Architecture, Japan
- Production Technology
- Exterior Finish : Galvalume, Elastic Lysince Spray
Floor : Tile Flooring, Walnut Flooring
Wall : Wallpaper
Ceiling : Wallpaper, Spruce Pine Fir (SPF), Lauan Plywood, Walnut Lighting : LED - Research
- Enclosing all functional elements within wall storage units allowed us to eliminate the visual noise of excess objects and enhance concentration on work. Meanwhile, the exposed rafters of the gable roof with indirect lighting set into them make this second-floor space both unusual and relaxing. Perhaps this design approach, which takes smallness not as a minus but as a plus in terms of coziness and comfort, will be even more sought after in the post-Covid 19 era.
- Inspiration
- This small wood-framed residence for a family of three takes advantage of the riverside views from its lot on the outskirts of Tokyo. Designed to cater to a work-from-home lifestyle, the storage, kitchen appliances, and other functional features are built into the walls to enhance unity and continuity in the long, narrow space. The result is a home where daily life coexists comfortably with work.
- Project Duration
- Design Period : March 2019 - August 2019
Construction Period : December 2019 - March 2021 - Team Members
- Satoshi Kurosaki
- Image Credits
- Photography : Masao Nishikawa
Videographer : Seiya Aoki
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