House for Parents Nofoaga: Fale Nofo by Masakatsu Matsuyama

House for Parents Nofoaga: Fale Nofo by Masakatsu Matsuyama is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Ario in Mamanu Fausaga Fale Competition Category.

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House for Parents Nofoaga: Fale Nofo

by Masakatsu Matsuyama

Client: Matsuyama Architect and Associates

A' Design Award Ario Winner in Fausaga Fale Category

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The Design

About House for Parents Nofoaga: Fale Nofo

Book Text: O le Fale mo Matua o se nofoaga i le Motu o Amami-Oshima, o se vaega e iai le tau vevela o le subtropical ma taufanua o afā soo. O se taualuga tele fa'atafafa e lagolagoina e se auivi u'amea ma le va e fa mita. O le taualuga e faia ai se pito i totonu e malulū ma paolo, e tutusa ma le avanoa i lalo o la'au tetele. O puipui sima e tutū tutoatasi mai le fausaga o le taualuga, o lea e sa'oloto ai le fuafuaga o le fola mai fa'alavelave e mafua ona o poutu. O puipui sima e sasa'a i fafo e faalautele atu ai vaega masani i fafo agai i le laufanua o le motu o loo siomia ai.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Ario

O le A' Design Award Ario na manumalo ai House for Parents Nofoaga: Fale Nofo, 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 House for Parents Nofoaga: Fale Nofo 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. House for Parents Nofoaga: Fale Nofo 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

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

Unique Properties: This house for parents located on Amami Island where is severe subtropical climate and often hit by typhoon. To tackle this climate, we install a large roof supported by 4 meter-span steel framework structure for a cool and shady environment as if it is a space under trees. Concrete walls are designed to stand independently to achieve a plan that is free from structure for the roof. The common areas are made to expend outwards with the projecting concrete walls as if it continues boundlessly.
Inspiration: As a traditional daily custom in this island, people gather and stay under the shadow of large trees. We aimed to create architecture that celebrate the culture of the region and lead to re-emerge the spirit of the traditional life in the island.
The space under the large roof which is supported by thin steel columns provide shady and cool comfortable interior that suite sever climate in the southern island.
Image Credits: Video Credits:Masaomi Sakaguchi
Image #1#2#3#4#5:Photographer:Toshihisa Ishii

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