Nestled in the Green Imah by Tomomi Omachi

Nestled in the Green Imah by Tomomi Omachi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Perunggu in Arsitéktur Competition Category.

PerungguArsitéktur· 2021

Nestled in the Green Imah

by Tomomi Omachi

Client: Kitokito

A' Design Award Perunggu Winner in Arsitéktur Category

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The Design

About Nestled in the Green Imah

Nestled in the Green nyaéta hiji imah anu perenahna di Tajiri, Hiroshima, Jepang. Lokasina aya di wewengkon perumahan has Jepang, kalayan gunung-gunung leutik di beulah kalér sarta Laut Jero Seto di beulah kidul. Imah ieu diwangun dina lahan bekas imah peristirahatan gaya Éropa, anu geus dibongkar sedengkeun kebonna tetep dipertahankeun sarta dirawat. Posisi imah sareng ukuran jandélana dirarancang sacara taliti sangkan kebon jeung gunung-gunung tiasa katempo tina rupa-rupa arah. Jandéla anu muka mawa sora dangdaunan sareng manuk asup ka jero imah. Wewengkon situs ieu ngawengku 713,24 méter pasagi.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Perunggu

Nestled in the Green Imah mangrupa juara A' Design Award Perunggu, pangakuan anu pohara bergengsi anu dipasihkeun ka desain unggul anu dicirikeun ku kréativitas, kacerdikan jeung kawaspadaan. Para juara Perunggu téh artéfak anu lobaan kaahlian jeung kréatif pisan anu ngabuktikeun pangalaman anu lega, imajinasi jeung kacerdasan para désainerna. Nestled in the Green Imah diharepkeun jadi objék anu dihargaan, dikagumi jeung dipikanyaah anu profésional jeung inovatif. Desain juara A' Design Award Perunggu ieu ngalebetkeun prakték pangalusna dina seni, élmu, desain jeung téknologi, sarta unggul dina perhatian kana détail. Nestled in the Green Imah minuhan kabutuhan kalayan éndah, nyentuh kahayang, nyenangkeun rasa, jeung narik rasa panasaran.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Wrapped by the surrounding nature, this house nestles closely within the environment in which it stands. Located in Tajiri-cho, Fukuyama, Japan, the neighboring buildings, apartments, and houses form this typical Japanese residential area. However, with small mountains stretching northward and the Seto Inland Sea to the south, one realizes this town is also surrounded by nature. Built on the plot of an former European-style vacation home, the house was demolished by the owner but the garden was tended to ever since. Like this town, the architecture creates a space wrapped delicately in nature.
Dimensions & Packaging: Site Area: 713.24 sqm
Building Area: 164.26 sqm
Tags: Nature, Architecture, Garden, Wood, Green
Design Challenge: He thought about how he understood the environment, bringing nature inside and connecting it to the outside.
Then, spent a lot of time to make the inside space merge, blending in naturally like the space in nature.
Research: Focusing on the concept of nestling the architecture within nature, He began thinking about the house and the garden from various perspectives and alongside the landscape architect, He developed the form of the house, the size and positioning of the windows over and over until reaching a singular, encompassing space and form.
Inspiration: To create a feeling of familiarity with nature, the position of the house was considered so that from inside, both the garden and mountains can be viewed from many directions. This meant that depending on the season, the shifting colours of the flowers and trees, the fluttering of birds could be enjoyed.

When they open the windows, the sound of swaying leaves and chirping birds flow inside. He hoped those things would become a normality, imagining a life experiencing nature with their five senses.
Project Duration: 2015 - 2020
Tajiri, Hiroshima
Team Members: Architect: Tomomi Omachi
Landscape Designer: Zenjiro Hashimoto
Image Credits: Photography by Tatsuya Tabii