The Belvedere Ntlo by Chikako Matsuo is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award in Moralo wa Meaho, Dikaho le Dibopego Competition Category.

TšepeMeaho· 2024

The Belvedere Ntlo

by Chikako Matsuo

Client: Ichiekensho Co.Ltd.

Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award Winner in Meaho Category

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The Design

About The Belvedere Ntlo

The Belvedere ke ntlo e nang le boemo bo le bong e hahilweng thabeng Okayama, Japane. Ntlo e hlophisitswe joalo ka musiamo, e le hore pokello ya bonono e ka bontshwa le ho natefelwa letsatsi le letsatsi. Marako ohle a entswe ka setene, e leng phetho e bonolo e kopanang le tlhaho e potolohileng. Monyako o pota-potile ntlo, mme porouse e na le siling e kganyang e apesitsweng ka lepolanka la lehong. Lejwe la Towada le tswang Profensing ya Akita le apesitse sebaka sa monyako. Tsela e otlolohileng e isa sebakeng sa galereyi se nang le mesebetsi ya bonono le mabone a kgabisang. Dirapa tse pedi tsa ka hare le mabone a hodimo di kenya lesedi la letsatsi ka hare ho moralo o molelele.

The Recognition

About the Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award

The Belvedere Ntlo ke mohapi oa Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award, kananelo e hlomphehang e fuoang meralo e metle e finyellang litlhoko tsa porofeshenale le tsa indasteri tse lebelletsoeng ho lintho tse hlahisitsoeng tse entsoeng hantle. Bahapi ba Tšepe ba bontša bokhoni bo boholo, bokhethehi bo phahameng, kutloisiso ea litsebi le bokhoni ba boqapi ba baqapi ba bona. The Belvedere Ntlo e lebelletsoe ho ba ntho e hlahisitsoeng e hlomphuoang haholo, e ratoang le e ratehang, e sebetsang le e nang le mehopolo e mecha. Moralo ona o hapileng Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award o kenyelletsa mekhoa e metle ka ho fetesisa ea indasteri mme o na le litšobotsi tsa theknoloji tse nang le bokhoni tse amanang le tsebo le talenta. Ka lebaka la botlalo ba eona, The Belvedere Ntlo e tšoanelehela tlhompho mme e entsoe ho fana ka ntlafatso ea bophelo e thusang ho etsa hore lefatše le be sebaka se molemo.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: All the walls of this house are made of brick, which may seem monotonous, but it blends in perfectly with the surrounding nature and never becomes boring.The entranceway is designed to wrap around the house, and visitors are greeted by a porch with a brightly wood paneled ceiling. The entranceway is richly covered with Towada stone, which is mined only in Akita Prefecture, Japan.The flat corridor leads to a gallery space where visitors can enjoy artwork and beautiful lighting fixtures.
Dimensions & Packaging: Surface area 961.40 square metre
Bed area 335.77 square metre
Structure Wood
Tags: house, green, japan, Architecture, hill, nature
Production Technology: The wooden structure has a flat roof and has a considerable amount of insulation on it.
Design Challenge: The house is a long one-story building that requires adequate lighting. As per the client's request we avoided installing windows on the street side to maintain privacy. However we solved this problem by constructing two gardens in the middle of the building and incorporating top lights to ensure proper illumination.
Research: The house is a spacious single-story building situated on a hill with no other structures around it. As a result, we had extensive conversations on how to tackle the issue of summer heat. We resolved the problem by incorporating a substantial amount of insulation material on the roof and creating an air layer between the ceiling and the roof. Furthermore, we installed only a minimal amount of windows on the west side to enjoy the scenic view.
Inspiration: The client is very interested in art and artifacts and wanted a space where he could display his collection and enjoy it daily, so we proposed a house where he could enjoy his works as if it were a museum.
The proposed site for the house is on a hill, so we designed the house to be imposing, and the colors were chosen so as not to detract from the surrounding landscape.
Project Duration: Hayashima-cho, Tsukubo-gun, Okayama, Japan
Project period 3 years Completion in 2022
Operation Flow: The owner of this house was very specific about the materials used, such as wood, natural stone, and tiles, to achieve high quality. To ensure that the exterior stayed visually appealing even after many years of residency, it was designed on a traditional Japanese roof with deep eaves, while also making sure that the windows and doors were not visible.
Image Credits: Photographer Senichiro Nogami