The House for Contemporary Art Fale Nofo by Ryumei Fujiki & Yukiko Sato

The House for Contemporary Art Fale Nofo by Ryumei Fujiki & Yukiko Sato is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2016 A' Design Award Auro in Mamanu Fausaga Fale Competition Category.

AuroFausaga Fale· 2016

The House for Contemporary Art Fale Nofo

by Ryumei Fujiki & Yukiko Sato

Client: F.a.d.s

A' Design Award Auro Winner in Fausaga Fale Category

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The Design

About The House for Contemporary Art Fale Nofo

O lenei fale na mamanuina mo se tagata faʻatauvaʻa ma se tusiata amateur na manaʻo i se "fale e pei o se falemataaga ata". Fuafuaina ma le iloiloina toto'a mo le fe'avea'i o le ea fa'apea fo'i le mataga ma le kiona o le tau i le talafatai o le Sami Iapani, o le fausaga o lo'o faia i atigipusa pa'epa'e eseese fua e fa'avaa ai avanoa e pei o ata. O se tasi o manatu autu o le 'Seamless Spatial Composition'. E mafai ona e fealua'i solo i avanoa i totonu o lenei fale e va'ai i le fa'aputuga a lē e ona le fa'ata'ita'iga e pei lava o lo'o e ui atu i totonu o fale mata'aga.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Auro

O le A' Design Award Auro na manumalo ai The House for Contemporary Art Fale Nofo, o se faamaoniga matuā mamalu e tuuina atu i mamanu o le tulaga muamua, matagofie ma maoaʻe. O ē manumalo i le Auro o galuega fou tele, matuā vaai i le lumanaʻi ma susulu e faaalia ai le atamai, le poto ma le tomai o tagata mamanu. E faamoemoeina The House for Contemporary Art Fale Nofo e avea ma mea fou e matuā vivii, e faatulaga ai uiga fou ma tetele, e tuuina mai ai se tau e leʻi iai muamua. O lenei mamanu na manumalo i le A' Design Award Auro o se galuega ofoofogia, ua faaaloalogia, e aogā tele ma tuleia atu tapulaʻa o le faatufugaga, saienisi, mamanu ma tekonolosi. The House for Contemporary Art Fale Nofo e fatuina ai lagona malosi o le manaʻo, faaosofia le tuinanau, faalauiloa le fatufatuaʻi ma faamalosia i tatou.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: SEAMLESS SPATIAL COMPOSITION
You can circulate through the spaces in this home looking at the owner’s collection of artwork just as if you were passing through galleries in a museum.

RESPONSE TO THE ENVIRONMENT
The first was dealing with the snow. In regions with heavy snow, the shape of the roof is very important. Many homes are built on the assumption that someone will shovel the snow off the roof, but that’s a lot of heavy work, and dangerous. We decided on a flat roof with no parapet that would stay relatively snow-free because of wind action.
Our second thing was to create good airflow.
Dimensions & Packaging: Site Area 246.48 sqm / Building Area 137.10 sqm / Total Floor Area 135.56 sqm
Tags: House like an Art Museum, Seamless Spatial Composition, Response to the Environment (Nature), Dealing with the Snow, Natural Ventilation
Production Technology: Reinforced Concrete 1 Story
Design Challenge: To encourage natural ventilation, we created a temperature differential by designing two gardens, one on the south side that would warm up easily, and one on the north side that would remain cool. This is a traditional design method used in Kyoto townhouses.
Research: It goes without saying that our top priority was fulfilling the client’s wishes. We began by measuring the many works of art that the client had created and collected over the years. Next, we held a number of planning meetings to discuss where to display each work of art, among other issues. For instance, we determined the height of the living room ceiling based on the wall size that could accommodate a painting measuring over 1.5 x 1 meter. In addition to the art collection, the client also has a large number of old records, mostly jazz. It was important for us to figure out a way to display them.
Inspiration: We designed this home for an art appreciator and amateur artist who wanted a house like an art museum. Planned with careful consideration for air circulation as well as for the harsh, snowy climate of the Japan Sea coast, the structure is composed of white boxes of varying scale that frame spaces like pictures.
Project Duration: Fukui Prefecture, JAPAN
Operation Flow: You can circulate through the spaces in this home looking at the owner’s collection of artwork just as if you were passing through galleries in a museum.
Team Members: Ryumei Fujiki
Yukiko Sato
Yasutaka Konishi (Structural Engineer)
Osamitsu Kagenaga (MEP/FP Engineer)
Kazuo Shuto (Electrical Engineer)
Matsuta Koumuten Co., Ltd. (Contractor)
Kazunari Yamada (Constr. Manager)
Eijiro Yamagata (Constr. Manager)
Hiroshi Ueda (Photographer)
Image Credits: Hiroshi Ueda, F.A.D.S