U Shaped Bostadshus by Yusuke Tanaka is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award i Järn in Arkitektur-, Byggnads- och Konstruktionsdesign Competition Category.

JärnArkitektur· 2023

U Shaped Bostadshus

by Yusuke Tanaka

Client: Be RIS1NG Architects

A' Design Award i Järn Winner in Arkitektur Category

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The Design

About U Shaped Bostadshus

U-format är ett bostadshus byggt i Tottori, Japan, år 2020. De delar som vetter mot vägen är slutna som väggar, och fönstren där är placerade högt upp för att blockera insyn utifrån. Vardagsrummet ligger centralt i planlösningen, med ett öppet tak och en stor glasvägg som öppnar sig mot en innergård. Köket, matrummet, sovrummet och barnrummet är arrangerade runt vardagsrummet, så att familjemedlemmarna kan känna varandras närvaro. Exteriören kombinerar trä, kakel och putsade ytor. Trästommen följer en passiv design med förbättrad isolering.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award i Järn

U Shaped Bostadshus är vinnare av A' Design Award i Järn, ett prestigefyllt erkännande som tilldelas bra designverk som uppfyller de professionella och industriella krav som förväntas av välgjorda skapelser. Järnvinnare visar stor skicklighet, hög specialisering, expertförståelse och skaparnas kreativa förmåga. U Shaped Bostadshus förväntas vara en högt skattad, beundrad och älskad skapelse som är praktisk och innovativ. Detta vinnande verk i A' Design Award i Järn integrerar branschens bästa praxis och har kompetenta tekniska egenskaper kopplade till kunnande och talang. U Shaped Bostadshus respekteras för sin grundlighet och är utformat för att åstadkomma förbättringar av livskvaliteten som hjälper till att göra världen till en bättre plats.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: By making all the parts facing the road into walls and shutting the line of sight from the
outside, a large glass wall was able to be installed in open ceiling living room, making it
widely an open space.
The living room is located in the center of the house, ensuring stable lighting throughout the
interior, and the courtyard is designed to be connects the living room to integrate two
deferent spaces.
The exterior walls are designed with a good balance of different materials such as wood,
tiles, and plastered wall and which creates the facade calm atmosphere.
Dimensions & Packaging: land area 368 square meters

building area 237 square meters
Tags: House, architecture, Architects, Building, Ushaped
Production Technology: Wooden House
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Design Challenge: The planned site was adjacent to a public facility across the road, and was a place where a
large number of unspecified people came and went, so it was a challenge to ensure both
privacy and a sense of openness.
In this design, the problem was solved by using the part facing the road as a wall and
placing the windows in a high position. In addition, in order to maintain a sense of
openness, it was necessary to devise a structure to realize the maximum space within the
standards of Japanese wooden construction regulations.
Research: The important points in the design of this house are the privacy and the layout that the
family can always see each other. The solution was led both by visiting the planned site
many times, studying the flow of people in the surrounding area and how the light entered,
and by having numerous conversations with the client. Even in Japan, the airtightness and
heat insulation performance have been improved because the temperature varies
depending on the season. It is an ecological passive design.
Inspiration: The client's request was to create a house where family members can feel each other's
existence wherever they are in the house.
The living room is placed in the center of the house, and the kitchen, dining room,
bedroom, and children's room are placed around the living room, so that family members
can face each other at living room which creates more communication in family.
Project Duration: Built in Tottori, Japan in 2020
Operation Flow: We repeatedly verified how high and deep the walls should be placed from the road to
maintain privacy in the living room and courtyard.
The carification allows clients to live comfortably with their families while maintaining their
privacy.