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Yokohama Tsuzuki ናይ ውልቀ ገዛ by Shin Takamatsu and Kei Tamai

Yokohama Tsuzuki ናይ ውልቀ ገዛ by Shin Takamatsu and Kei Tamai is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 ናይ ነሓስ ሽልማት A' Design Award in ንድፊ ኣርክቴክቸር፣ ህንጻን ቅርጽን Competition Category.


ነሓስኣርክቴክቸር· 2025

Yokohama Tsuzuki ናይ ውልቀ ገዛ

by Shin Takamatsu and Kei Tamai

Client: Skymission

ናይ ነሓስ ሽልማት A' Design Award Winner in ኣርክቴክቸር Category

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The Design

About Yokohama Tsuzuki ናይ ውልቀ ገዛ

ዮኮሃማ ጹዙኪ ኣብ ብዙሓት ህዝቢ ዝነብረሉ ከተማዊ ቦታ ጃፓን ዝተሃንጸ ናይ ውልቀ ገዛ እዩ። እቲ ውጥን ኣብ ዙርያ ማእከላይ ኣጸድ ተወዲቡ ዘሎ ኮይኑ፡ ከምቲ ናይ ከባቢ ሕግታት ዝፈቕዶ መጠን ገፊሕ ኮይኑ ተሰሪሑ ኣሎ። ኩሎም ክፍልታት ናብቲ ኣጸድ ገጾም ዝጥምቱ ብምዃኖም፡ ውሽጣዊ ክፍሊ ከም ሓደ ዝተኣሳሰረ ቦታ ኮይኑ ይረአ። ካብ ነፍሲ ወከፍ ክፍሊ ሰማይ ብንጹር ስለ ዝረአ፡ ለውጢ ወቅትታት ኣብ ውሽጢ ገዛ ይንጸባረቕ። እቲ ኣቀማምጣ ተቀያያሪ ኮይኑ፡ ምስ ለውጢ ድሌታት ስድራቤት ክዓሪ ይኽእል። ስፍሓት ቦታ ህንጻ 213.98 ትርብዒት ሜትሮ ኮይኑ፡ ጠቕላላ ስፍሓት ደርቢ ድማ 160.02 ትርብዒት ሜትሮ እዩ። እዚ ንድፊ ብርሃንን ኣየርን ናብ ናይ ዕለታዊ ህይወት ዘምጽኡ ባህላዊ ኣባይቲ ጃፓን ዝስዕብ እዩ።

The Recognition

About the ናይ ነሓስ ሽልማት A' Design Award

Yokohama Tsuzuki ናይ ውልቀ ገዛ ናይ ነሓስ ሽልማት A' Design Award ዝዓወተ እዩ፣ ብፈጠራ፣ ርእሰ ሓይልን ስቕታን ዝፍለዩ ብልጫ ዘለዎም ዲዛይናት ዝወሃብ ኣዚዩ ክቡር ኣፍልጦ። ዘዓወቱ ነሓስ ሰፊሕ ተሞክሮ፣ ምሕሳብን ርእሰ ምምዕባልን ዲዛይነራቶም ዘረጋግጹ ኣዚዮም ክኢላታትን ብዘደንቕ መገዲ ፈጠራውያንን ኣርቴፋክትታት እዮም። Yokohama Tsuzuki ናይ ውልቀ ገዛ ብዙሕ ዝተመነየ፣ ዝደነቐን ዝፈተዎን ብኣገዳሲ መገዲ ሞያውን ሓድሽን ኣቕሓ ክኾን ይጽበ። እዚ ዝዓወተ ዲዛይን ናይ ነሓስ ሽልማት A' Design Award ኣብ ጥበብ፣ ሳይንስ፣ ዲዛይንን ቴክኖሎጂን ዝበለጹ ልምድታት ዘጣምር፣ ንዝርዝር ብዝህቦ ኣቓልቦ ድማ ዝበለጸ እዩ። Yokohama Tsuzuki ናይ ውልቀ ገዛ ድልየታት ብጽባቐ የማልእ፣ ንድሌታት ይትንክፍ፣ ንስምዒታት የማርኽን ሕቶ ድማ የሰሕብን።

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties
This project, designed by renowned architect, seeks to create a home where one can live in harmony with nature, even in densely populated cities. Inspired by traditional Japanese homes, architect redefines modern living through a deep connection to the sky. At the heart of the design is a large central courtyard, connecting every room and creating a unified space. No matter where one is, the sky is ever-present, offering a sense of being embraced by the open air.
Dimensions & Packaging
Site area 213.98 square meter Building area 85.29 square meter Total floor area 160.02 square meter
Tags
housing,japan,modern,architecture,Tokyo
Production Technology
The house is centered around a courtyard, as large as legally allowed, with all rooms surrounding it, forming a one-room space. The sky fills every corner, creating a living space always connected to it. From every room, the sky reflects seasonal changes, enriching the sense of time indoors. The courtyard enhances spaciousness and flow, adding vitality and relaxation to life. This flexible layout adapts to the residents' needs, embracing changes in family life as they grow.
Design Challenge
In the suburbs of major cities, small-scale developments for mass markets dominate, leading to declining living environments. Our company resists this trend by maintaining developments at their current scale to preserve quality. For properties priced over 100 million yen, delivering value is crucial, and working with renowned architects is one approach. While spec homes make achieving ideal designs easier, strict budget constraints create constant challenges between cost and design.
Research
Traditional Japanese homes, like Kyoto's machiya, were designed to bring natural elements such as light and air into daily life, even in densely built cities. These homes had a garden at their center, creating comfort, respect for nature, and a unique aesthetic. Modern homes, however, prioritize performance and have become isolated from nature, heavily relying on energy. Now is the time to revive the traditional Japanese lifestyle, reducing energy use and reconnecting with nature.
Inspiration
Living close to neighboring houses is inevitable around major cities. Modern homes focus mainly on insulation, airtightness, and energy efficiency. People close their curtains to avoid the view from roads and nearby houses. In contrast, traditional Japanese homes embraced nature and the local climate, harmonizing with their surroundings and reflecting the lifestyle of the residents. It’s essential to restore these important values, which are gradually being lost in today’s modern living.
Project Duration
The collaboration between architect and principal home began in 2014. The first few years were devoted to discussions on project direction. In 2016, a clear vision was established, and design work began. In 2017, they completed "around the sky," which received the good design award. Following that, they built "with the sky" and "along the sky." This year, the construction of two buildings named "in the sky" was completed.
Operation Flow
The sky fills every corner of the house, creating a living space that is always connected to it. From the rooms, the sky reflects the seasonal changes, bringing a rich sense of time into the home. The courtyard creates a sense of openness and flow, greater than its physical size, fostering a life filled with relaxation and energy. This generous layout is flexible, able to accommodate the evolving nature of the family, growing and changing along with them over time.
Team Members
architect:Shin Takamatsu
designer:Shin Takamatsu

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