River Sea Villa by Junichiro Kawazoe is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Ario in Mamanu Fausaga Fale Competition Category.

ArioFausaga Fale· 2022

River Sea Villa

by Junichiro Kawazoe

Client: Kawazoe Junichiro

A' Design Award Ario Winner in Fausaga Fale Category

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The Design

About River Sea Villa

O le River Sea o se villa e tu i le Motu o Awaji i le Itumalo o Hyogo, Iapani. O loo tu le nofoaga e latalata i le gutu o le vaitafe, ma o le au o le fuafuaga e tafe mai le itu i matu i le itu i saute agai i le vai. Ua vaevaeina le fale i vaega e tolu: o se fale ulufale, o se fale mo malo ma o se fale autu. E lua lotoa e vaevaeina ai vaega e tolu, ma o se ala e fesootai ai i latou. I luga o le ala, ua vaivai ai le tuaoi i le va o totonu ma fafo. Ua ufiufi puipui i tile tuaoi na faia mai tile faaufi taualuga a le lotoifale o Awaji. O le fogafale e tasi e faatapulaaina ai le aafiaga i mea o siomia ai.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Ario

O le A' Design Award Ario na manumalo ai River Sea Villa, o se faamaoniga matuā mamalu e tuuina atu i mamanu sili ona lelei, matagofie ma mataʻutia. O ē manumalo i le Ario o galuega susulu tele ma fatufatuaʻi e faaalia ai le poto, le taleni ma le atamai o tagata mamanu. E faamoemoeina River Sea Villa e avea ma galuega matagofie, o se fesuiaiga mo isi, e iloga i le tomai faapolofesa ma mea fou loloto. O lenei mamanu na manumalo i le A' Design Award Ario o se mea e iloga, ua mataʻina e aogā ma tuleia atu tapulaʻa o le faatufugaga, saienisi, mamanu ma tekonolosi. River Sea Villa o se mea e fiafia i ai le toatele, e fafagu ai manaʻoga, aumaia ai lagona lelei ma tupu ai le ofo.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The site is located on Awaji Island in Hyogo Prefecture. The site is connected to the north and extends toward the river in the south. It is located near the mouth of the river. Since there are already buildings on the east and west neighbors, designers have set the axis(path) of the buildings north and south toward the river. The plan divides the building into three main uses. The entrance building, guest building, and main building. It is a one-story building so that the impact on the surrounding.
Dimensions & Packaging: The area of the site is 1356.76 m2 and the area of the building is 427.07 m2.
The maximum height is 3.77m.
Tags: residence,simple,minimal,court house,vernacular
Production Technology: We have done a lot of research on the site, clients, villas and resort hotels for this project.
In doing so, we came up with the concept of a fusion of vanacular and modern.
It is the only architecture that can only be found in this place.
Based on that concept, we examined the exterior, interior, space, materials, and so on.
Design Challenge: Building the concept was a first-stage challenge.
The question is whether to design a wonderful architecture below with few requests from clients.
Also, when selecting materials, the concept was to use things in or near this place, so we visited many workshops and made selections.
Research: In this project, many designers participated under our supervision.
Structural design, equipment design, lighting design, tile design, fabric design, furniture design, equipment design, etc.
We shared the concept with them and proceeded with the project.
Inspiration: I have been thinking about timeless and minimalist design, and the relationship between the space inside and outside.
In this project, the design is inspired by them and the situation of the site.
Project Duration: The design and construction period is September 2019-January 2021. The site is Hyogo prefecture (Japan).
Operation Flow: In this architecture, you can enjoy a space experience and relaxation that is unique to that place.
It is the material and space derived from that place.
Team Members: Kazue Kawazoe
Takuya Uemura
Image Credits: Photographer/Yoshiharu Matsumura