The Belvedere Imah by Chikako Matsuo is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award Beusi in Arsitéktur Competition Category.

BeusiArsitéktur· 2024

The Belvedere Imah

by Chikako Matsuo

Client: Ichiekensho Co.Ltd.

A' Design Award Beusi Winner in Arsitéktur Category

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The Design

About The Belvedere Imah

Buku Téks: Belvedere mangrupa imah samartabat anu diwangun di luhur pasir di Okayama, Jepang. Imahna diatur sapertos musieum, sangkan koléksi seni bisa dipintonkeun sarta dipikaresep saban dinten. Sadaya témbokna dijieun tina bata, hiji finishing basajan anu ngahiji jeung alam sakurilingna. Lawang asupna ngariung ngurilingan imah, sarta beranda mibanda hateup panel kayu anu caang. Batu Towada ti Préféktur Akita nutupan wewengkon lawang asup. Hiji lorong datar nungtun ka rohangan galeri anu miboga karya seni jeung lampu hiasan. Dua taman jero jeung lampu luhur mawa cahaya beurang kana rarancang anu panjang.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Beusi

The Belvedere Imah mangrupa juara A' Design Award Beusi, pangakuan anu bergengsi anu dipasihkeun ka desain alus anu minuhan sarat profésional jeung industri anu diharepkeun tina kréasi anu dirarancang alus. Para juara Beusi nunjukkeun kaahlian anu hébat, spésialisasi anu luhur, pamahaman ahli jeung kamampuh kréatif para kréatorna. The Belvedere Imah diharepkeun jadi kréasi anu dihargaan, dikagumi jeung dipikanyaah anu praktis jeung inovatif. Desain juara A' Design Award Beusi ieu ngalebetkeun prakték pangalusna industri sarta ngabogaan ciri téknis anu mampuh pakait jeung pangweruh praktis jeung bakat. The Belvedere Imah dihormat pikeun katelitianana sarta dirarancang pikeun méré paningkatan kualitas hirup anu mantuan ngajadikeun dunya tempat nu leuwih hadé.

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