Nest Within Kazi Kuu: Nafasi ya Makazi by Yudi Design

Nest Within Kazi Kuu: Nafasi ya Makazi by Yudi Design is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 Tuzo ya Shaba ya A' Design Award in Usanifu wa Nafasi za Ndani na Maonyesho Competition Category.

ShabaMambo ya Ndani· 2026

Nest Within Kazi Kuu: Nafasi ya Makazi

by Yudi Design

Client: Yudi Design

Tuzo ya Shaba ya A' Design Award Winner in Mambo ya Ndani Category

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The Design

About Nest Within Kazi Kuu: Nafasi ya Makazi

Maandishi ya Kitabu: Nest Within inaifikiria upya nyumba kwa kupanua maeneo ya pamoja huku ikipunguza ukubwa wa vyumba binafsi. Ikiwa imebuniwa kuzunguka maisha ya familia, makazi haya yanatumia vigawanyo laini vya kioo vinavyoruhusu muunganiko wa kimwonekano huku vikitoa hisia ndogo tu ya kutenganisha. Matumizi ya vifaa vya asili, kama vile Shirasu Kabe, yanaboresha faraja ya ndani na uendelevu. Hatimaye, usanifu huu ni zaidi ya nyumba tu; ni patakatifu maalum palipotengenezwa kwa ajili ya kuungana kila siku, matambiko ya pamoja, na mwitikio wa kina wa kihisia.

The Recognition

About the Tuzo ya Shaba ya A' Design Award

Nest Within Kazi Kuu: Nafasi ya Makazi 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. Nest Within Kazi Kuu: Nafasi ya Makazi 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. Nest Within Kazi Kuu: Nafasi ya Makazi hutosheleza mahitaji kwa uzuri, hugusa hamu, huvutia hisia na kuvutia udadisi.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Nest Within transforms the home by expanding shared spaces and reducing private rooms. Designed around family life, glass partitions allow connection with subtle separation. Natural materials like Shirasu kabe boost comfort and sustainability. It’s more than a house, it’s a space for daily bonding and shared rituals.
Dimensions & Packaging: The project is 132 square meter.
Tags: Residential, Interior Design, Space, Home, Family Interaction
Production Technology: The design is based on the homeowners’ daily habits to enhance family interaction in shared spaces. Thoughtful circulation planning encourages natural connection. Natural materials regulate humidity, promoting sustainability and energy efficiency.
Design Challenge: The key challenge was redesigning private rooms into open, shared spaces. Balancing family interaction and privacy, using natural materials like Shirasu kabe, and optimizing space and ventilation required innovation.
Research: This project employs natural, eco-friendly materials sourced from Japan, prominently featuring Shirasu kabe plaster, a natural volcanic ash material known for its superior humidity regulation. By absorbing and releasing moisture, it maintains balanced indoor humidity levels while purifying the air by neutralizing odors and harmful substances. Paired with an optimized natural ventilation system, the design effectively stabilizes indoor temperatures, enhancing occupant comfort and aligning with sustainable, energy-efficient design principles.
Inspiration: Traditional homes often emphasize private spaces, creating separation rather than connection. Nest Within reverses this by opening private zones to foster a fluid, interactive family environment. The design focuses on shared living, softening boundaries to encourage togetherness through openness and visibility.
Project Duration: The project finished in June 2024 in New Taipei City, Taiwan.
Operation Flow: Nest Within reshapes traditional residential flow by prioritizing shared spaces that encourage natural family interactions throughout daily routines. The layout minimizes isolated private rooms, instead promoting openness via glass partitions. Circulation paths are designed to facilitate ease of movement and spontaneous encounters, fostering a warm and interactive home environment where family members remain connected even during individual activities.
Team Members: Designer: LO TZU CHUN
Image Credits: Image #Main, #1-4: Photographer LEE YU, Nest Within, 2024.