Hikari Tsuzuraori Bostadshus by Hironari Itoi

Hikari Tsuzuraori Bostadshus by Hironari Itoi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award i Brons in Arkitektur-, Byggnads- och Konstruktionsdesign Competition Category.

BronsArkitektur· 2022

Hikari Tsuzuraori Bostadshus

by Hironari Itoi

Client: Sside Architects

A' Design Award i Brons Winner in Arkitektur Category

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The Design

About Hikari Tsuzuraori Bostadshus

Hikari Tsuzuraori är ett tvåvåningshus för semesterboende beläget i Kamakura, Japan, nära Hasedera-templet. Tomten är en flaggformad tomt omgiven av tätt liggande grannhus, vilket gjorde att det naturliga ljuset var begränsat. Den bärande kärnan är uppdelad i fyra delar, placerade ojämnt för att skapa små trädgårdar och leda in dagsljus i huset. De förskjutna kärnorna och det växelvis vikta taket bildar en öppning högst upp, som släpper in solljus dagtid och erbjuder utsikt över stjärnorna nattetid. Nedervåningen är ett stillsamt japanskt rum avsett för meditation, medan övervåningen är öppen och ljus, anpassad för familjeliv.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award i Brons

Hikari Tsuzuraori Bostadshus är vinnare av A' Design Award i Brons, ett högst prestigefyllt erkännande som tilldelas enastående designverk som utmärker sig genom kreativitet, uppfinningsrikedom och klokhet. Bronsvinnare är mycket skickliga och slående kreativa föremål som styrker formgivarnas stora erfarenhet, fantasi och påhittighet. Hikari Tsuzuraori Bostadshus förväntas vara ett högt skattat, beundrat och älskat föremål som är anmärkningsvärt professionellt och innovativt. Detta vinnande verk i A' Design Award i Brons införlivar bästa praxis inom konst, vetenskap, design och teknik och är utmärkt genom sin omsorg om detaljer. Hikari Tsuzuraori Bostadshus tillfredsställer fantastiskt behov, rör vid längtan, charmar känslor och väcker nyfikenhet.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: It is very close to the Great Buddha and Hase Temple in Kamakura. There is a constant influx of people during the daytime and on weekends, and after the evening, it is enveloped in silence, with not a soul in sight. On the lower floor, where almost no light reaches, we created a Japanese space that makes the most of the gloom, a meditative space where one can escape from the hustle and bustle of the city. The upper floor is designed to be a space of "movement", a place for a happy family and that allows you to feel the ever-changing nature of time.
Dimensions & Packaging: Total floor area is 139.33sqm. Building area is 78.97sqm. Plot area is 154.91sqm. Building scale: 2 storey.
Tags: Hironari Itoi, Japanese architecture, Japanese house, residential, Single family house, Skylight
Production Technology: Flag lots are flanked by neighboring homes in close proximity, which makes it difficult for them to receive natural light. In this case, the structure's core has been split into four parts. These four parts are placed unevenly to create a miniature garden and allow natural light to come through.
The four cores are staggered and the roof slope is alternately folded to create an aperture at the top of the building that allows active sunlight to flow through during the day, and a silent starry view at night.
Design Challenge: A variety of opposing themes, including "light" and "dark," "western" and "Japanese," were incorporated into the design to allow those inside to further experience this unique and unusual space as an escape from the hustle and bustle of the city.
Considering its function as a holiday home, privacy was a key concern. The structure is closed off from its surroundings but features an open design in the interior and ceilings.
Inspiration: Near Hasedera Temple, in the ancient city of Kamakura, is where the plans for "Hikari Tsuzuraori" ("Meandering Light") were laid.
This is the client's vacation home, built with an emphasis on creating an out-of-the-ordinary atmosphere.
Project Duration: Design period started in May 2017 and finished in March 2018
. Construction period started in May 2018 and finished in January 2019. Location is Kamakura-city Kanagawa, Japan.
Operation Flow: The client, who lives in Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, valued spending time with his family and his hobby of surfing on his few days off. He often visited Kamakura for surfing and inevitably came to want a vacation home.
Team Members: Hiroki Iizumi
Image Credits: Image #1: Photographer Hironari Itoi
Image #2: Photographer Yoshihiko Ono
Image #3: Photographer Yoshihiko Ono
Image #4: Photographer Yoshihiko Ono
Image #5: Photographer Hironari Itoi