Ike Nyumba by Hatsuo Morimoto is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Tuzo ya Shaba ya A' Design Award in Usanifu wa Majengo, Ujenzi na Miundo Competition Category.

ShabaUsanifu wa Majengo· 2021

Ike Nyumba

by Hatsuo Morimoto

Client: moKA architectural design office

Tuzo ya Shaba ya A' Design Award Winner in Usanifu wa Majengo Category

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The Design

About Ike Nyumba

Ike ni nyumba ya ghorofa tatu yenye orofa ya juu (penthouse), iliyojengwa katika eneo lenye msongamano mkubwa wa mijini la Nagoya, Japani. Jengo hili la zege iliyoimarishwa lina eneo la ardhi la mita za mraba 365 na eneo la sakafu la mita za mraba 602. Kuta za nje zimekamilishwa kwa zege lenye mchoro wa nafaka za mbao, uliotengenezwa kwa kuweka mbao za mierezi ndani ya fremu kabla ya zege kumiminwa. Milango ya gereji ya mbao, kioo cha ukuta wa pazia (curtain wall) na vitalu vya uzio wa mawe vinakamilisha muonekano wa nje. Bustani tatu ndogo za mfukoni (pocket gardens) huleta mwanga usio wa moja kwa moja, hewa na kijani kibichi ndani ya vyumba. Sakafu za juu zimewekwa kwa mkao uliohamishwa kidogo (offset) ili mwanga wa jua uendelee kufika kwenye nyumba za jirani.

The Recognition

About the Tuzo ya Shaba ya A' Design Award

Ike Nyumba ni mshindi wa Tuzo ya Shaba ya A' Design Award, utambuzi wenye heshima kubwa unaotolewa kwa miundo bora inayotofautishwa kwa ubunifu, ustadi na busara. Washindi wa Shaba ni kazi za ufundi mwingi na bunifu ya kushangaza zinazothibitisha uzoefu mpana, mawazo na ustadi wa wabunifu wao. Ike Nyumba inatarajiwa kuwa kitu kinachothaminiwa sana, kupendwa na kuenziwa, ambacho ni cha kitaalamu na bunifu kwa kiasi kikubwa. Muundo huu ulioshinda Tuzo ya Shaba ya A' Design Award unajumuisha mbinu bora katika sanaa, sayansi, usanifu na teknolojia, na ni bora kwa umakini wake kwa undani. Ike Nyumba hutosheleza mahitaji kwa uzuri, hugusa hamu, huvutia hisia na kuvutia udadisi.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: The concrete of the outer wall skin of the building is grained.
This kind of skin is expressed by pasting a cedar board inside the formwork and pouring concrete into it.
By providing this concrete wall three-dimensionally, it gives a sense of dynamism to the architecture.
By changing the composition of the surface, it becomes a sculptural accent of the overall form.
These "deviations" provide space for light and wind to enter and exit, and also provide benefits to the interior space.
Dimensions & Packaging: Site area 365㎡, floor area 602㎡, 3 stories + penthouse, reinforced concrete construction
Tags: Architecture, House, Concrete, Curtain wall, Garden, Japanese
Production Technology: As a designer, I am also aware of the cityscape in this residential area.
The exterior material should have been fashion-independent.
I used universal wood grained concrete exposed finishes, garage door wood, curtain wall glass, and stone fence blocks.
These have a solid design that directly conveys the texture of the material.
In a densely populated urban area, it contributes to the formation of a good cityscape without being eccentric.
Design Challenge: Neighboring houses need to be considerate of each other because they stand urgently in this environment of the city.
The shape of this house is offset toward the upper floors so that the neighboring house does not limit all sunlight.
Furthermore, it is designed to acquire the necessary living space while suppressing the height, which is a legal constraint.
Research: Since the Meiji era, 150 years ago, feudal regulations have been removed, and it has become possible to own land and build houses according to financial resources.
The site in the city area is becoming more fragmented, the distance to the neighboring house is becoming closer, and privacy is becoming more conscious.
The property awareness of land and buildings is increasing, and people tend to be nervous about actions at the border.
But housing should not be too closed.
The task this time is a perfect balance of the transparency of the various skins that architecture wears.
Inspiration: The urban areas of Japan are often densely populated with houses.
It is necessary to think about the architectural space in the limited site, even though it is imminent with the neighboring house.
How to arbitrate with the surrounding environment is an important design issue.
Residents want to hide their private life, but it's stuffy to be closed.
Therefore, we focused on materials that have various transmission functions on the exodermis.
Project Duration: This project started in Nagoya in October 2016, started construction in May 2017, and was completed in January 2019.
Operation Flow: This house occupies about 70% of the land.
I try to encourage indirect light and ventilation into the room by setting up gardens as pockets in three places.
As a result, the residents can see the greenery arranged there from the interior space of the house.