The Sliced Imba by Yukihiro Nakagawa is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 Mubairo weSimbi we A' Design Award in Akitekicha, Zvivako neZvivakwa Competition Category.

SimbiAkitekicha· 2024

The Sliced Imba

by Yukihiro Nakagawa

Client: MASTER CRAFT Co.Ltd

Mubairo weSimbi we A' Design Award Winner in Akitekicha Category

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The Design

About The Sliced Imba

The Sliced imba diki yakavakwa muBizen City, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. Dhizaini iyi inobvisa nzvimbo dzisingashandiswi uye inowedzera nzvimbo yemhuri neyekuchengetedza zvinhu. Kamuri rekugara riri pakati pezvivakwa uye rinoonekwa kubva pamusuwo wemberi, saka makamuri evana anosvikwa nekufamba nemukamuri rekugara. Kupinda kwakananga kunopiwawo kune kamuri rekudyira, kicheni, uye kaviri kegeza. Uriri hwekutanga hwakachekwa nekona kubva kumativi maviri, uye matanda anosimbisa anochengetedza chivakwa chematanda chakasimba panguva yekudengenyeka kwenyika. Mahwindo anofambidzana nezvinoonekwa zvezvakasikwa uye anounza chiedza chezuva mukati.

The Recognition

About the Mubairo weSimbi we A' Design Award

Mubairo weSimbi we A' Design Award wakahwinwa ne The Sliced Imba, rukudzo runokudzwa runopiwa kumadhizaini akanaka anozadzisa zvinodiwa zvehunyanzvi neyeindasitiri zvinotarisirwa kuzvigadzirwa zvakagadzirwa zvakanaka. Vakunda veSimbi vanoratidza unyanzvi hukuru, hunyanzvi hwakakwirira, kunzwisisa kwevakachenjera uye kugona kwekugadzira kwevagadziri vavo. The Sliced Imba inotarisirwa kuva chigadzirwa chinokudzwa zvakanyanya, chinoremekedzwa uye chinodiwa, chinoshanda uye chine zvitsva. Dhizaini iyi yakahwina Mubairo weSimbi we A' Design Award inosanganisa maitiro akanakisa eindasitiri uye ine hunhu hwetekinoroji hwakakwana hwakabatana neruzivo nehunyanzvi. Nekushanda kwayo zvakanaka, The Sliced Imba inoremekedzwa uye yakagadzirirwa kupa kuvandudzwa kwehupenyu kunobatsira kuita kuti nyika ive nzvimbo iri nani.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The client's request was for a compact house, eliminating any wasted space while increasing the family and storage space. We designed the living room to be the central gathering area of the house, visible immediately after opening the front door. This means that the children cannot go to their rooms without passing through the living room. We also ensured that the living room provided instant access to the dining room kitchen and bathroom.
Dimensions & Packaging: Site area 198.61 square metre
Total floor area 100.74 square metre
Structure Wooden
Tags: house, cheese, japan, Architecture, nature
Production Technology: To ensure the building's strength wasn't compromised, special care was taken while cutting the first floor at an angle from two directions. Additionally, reinforcing wood was incorporated into the design to ensure the coexistence of both design and strength. This is particularly important in Japan, where earthquakes are frequent and buildings must be designed to withstand seismic activity.
Design Challenge: Due to budget constraints, siding was used in areas not visible to the public instead of finishing all exterior walls with mortar.

Designing structures to withstand frequent large earthquakes in Japan is a major challenge.
Research: Creating color schemes that blend well with natural surroundings and ensuring privacy from the surrounding areas.
Inspiration: The house is simple but unique, looking like a cut up block of cheese from a cartoon. It is as if you cut a piece of cheese piece and walk inside.The windows provide a view of nature which changes with the seasons. Other windows let in light and the building is designed ecologically requiring no electricity during the day.
Project Duration: It was constructed in June 2022 in Bizen City, located in Okayama Prefecture Japan.
Operation Flow: The housekeeping lines are designed in a compact and organized manner, which allows the residents to live functionally and efficiently.
Image Credits: Photographer Senichiro Nogami