Double Skin Fale by Nobuhito Mori is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Ario in Mamanu Fausaga Fale Competition Category.

ArioFausaga Fale· 2022

Double Skin Fale

by Nobuhito Mori

Client: Nobuhito Mori

A' Design Award Ario Winner in Fausaga Fale Category

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The Design

About Double Skin Fale

O lenei fale o se fausaga laupapa fogafale tolu i totonu o se vaega tele o fale o Tokyo. E ui ina laʻititi le nofoaga ma o le mamao mai le fanua tuaoi e naʻo le 1m, e manaʻomia le malamalama ma le le faalauaiteleina. Fa'aosofia e le shoji fa'a Iapani masani lea e fa'amaluluina ai le malamalama, na faia ai e le tagata mamanu se faamama fa'aonaponei fa'aonaponei e fa'asa'o i le matagi ma timuga ma e mafai fo'i ona fa'aoga i fafo. O le fa'apipi'i feliuliua'i i luga o le facade e fa'amaluluina ai le malamalama mai fafo ma fa'anenefu ai le va'aia o tagata feoa'i ma tagata o lo'o nonofo ai. I le po, o le faʻamalama faʻamalama e avea ma se moli tele e faʻamalamalamaina ai auala.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Ario

O le A' Design Award Ario na manumalo ai Double Skin Fale, 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 Double Skin Fale 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. Double Skin Fale 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: It is a three-story wooden structure in a densely built up area of Tokyo.
Although the site is small and the distance from the neighboring land is only about 1m, light and privacy were required.
The translucent cladding on facade softens incoming light and blurs the visibility of both passerby's and inhabitants.
At night, the lighted facade become a large light to illuminate the streets.
Dimensions & Packaging: Site area:35m2
Building area:19m2
Total floor area 55m2
Main structure: timber frame
Number of stories:3
Tags: House, Minimal, Simple, Compact, Facade, Light, Double skin, Polycarbonate, Japan
Production Technology: The translucent cladding:
Polycarbonate is used as a weatherproof and semi-transparent material, and to enhance its strength, folded plates and flat sheets are attached with plastic bars.
Openings where it is necessary to block the view from the outside are covered with the translucent cladding, while emergency access and ventilation openings are exposed.
Inspiration: There is a traditional Japanese partition, the shoji, which is a way of ensuring light and privacy.
The shoji consists of a thin wooden frame covered with translucent paper, which softens the incoming light and blurs the interior.
Inspired by the shoji, the designer have created a modern light filter that is resistant to wind and rain and can also be used outside.
Project Duration: Location: Kikuicho, Tokyo, Japan
Completion year: 2011
Image Credits: Photo/Masayoshi Ishii