Grace መንበሪ ገዛ by Satoshi Kurosaki is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 ናይ ወርቂ ሽልማት A' Design Award in ንድፊ ኣርክቴክቸር፣ ህንጻን ቅርጽን Competition Category.

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Grace መንበሪ ገዛ

by Satoshi Kurosaki

Client: APOLLO Architects & Associates Co., Ltd.

ናይ ወርቂ ሽልማት A' Design Award Winner in ኣርክቴክቸር Category

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The Design

About Grace መንበሪ ገዛ

ግሬስ (Grace) ኣብ ወሰን ከተማ ቶኪዮ ኣብ ገምገም ፈለግ ዝርከብ ቦታ ንሰለስተ ኣባላት ስድራቤት ዝተሃንጸ ንእሽቶ ብዕንጨይቲ ዝተሰርሐ መንበሪ ገዛ እዩ። እቲ ገዛ ካብ ገዛ ኮይንካ ንምስራሕ ዝሰማማዕ ኣገባብ ህይወት ተባሂሉ ዝተነድፈ እዩ። መኽዘኒ፣ ናይ ክሽነ መሳርሒታትን ካልኦት ተግባራዊ ባህርያትን ኣብቲ ነዊሕን ጸቢብን ቦታ ሓድነትን ቀጻልነትን ንምዕባይ ኣብ ውሽጢ መንደቕ ተሃኒጾም ኣለዉ። ውልቃዊ ክፍልታት ኣብ ቀዳማይ ደርቢ ይርከቡ፣ እቲ ካልኣይ ደርቢ ድማ ኣብ ትሕቲ ጋብል ናሕሲ ምስ ግሉጻት ኣጋድምቲ ዕንጨይትን ዘይቀጥታዊ ብርሃንን ዝርከብ ሓደ ክፉት ክፍሊ እዩ። ብመስትያት ዝተሸፈነ ናይ ቅድሚት ባልኮኒ ምስ ዓሚቕ ጫፍ ናሕሲ ኣብ መንጎ ስራሕን ዕረፍትን መሰጋገሪ ይፈጥር።

The Recognition

About the ናይ ወርቂ ሽልማት A' Design Award

Grace መንበሪ ገዛ ናይ ወርቂ ሽልማት A' Design Award ዝዓወተ እዩ፣ ንቀዳምነት ደረጃ ዘለዎም፣ ዘገርሙን ዝተፈልዩን ዲዛይናት ዝወሃብ ኣዚዩ ክቡር ኣፍልጦ። ዘዓወቱ ወርቂ ጥበብን ፍልጠትን ክእለትን ዲዛይነራቶም ዘንጸባርቑ ኣዚዮም ሓደሽቲ፣ ርእይቶ ዘለዎምን ዘንጸባርቑን ፍጥረታት እዮም። Grace መንበሪ ገዛ ዘይተራእየ ዋጋ ዘምጽእ ኣዚዩ ዝተሞገሰ፣ ዝንባሌ ዘቐምጥን ሓውሲ ዝመስልን ፈጠራ ክኾን ይጽበ። እዚ ዝዓወተ ዲዛይን ናይ ወርቂ ሽልማት A' Design Award ደረት ጥበብ፣ ሳይንስ፣ ዲዛይንን ቴክኖሎጂን ብብዙሕ ጥቕሚ ዘስፍሕ ዘደንቕ ዝኽበር ፕሮጀክት እዩ። Grace መንበሪ ገዛ ሓያል ድሌት ዘሕድር፣ ተሃዋሕዋሕ ዘበራብር፣ ፈጠራ ዘተባብዕን ንዓና ዘማርኽን እዩ።

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: A key design challenge was assimilating contradictory elements such as work/leisure, interior/exterior, and private/public in order to achieve that harmonious lifestyle within a limited space. In contrast to private areas such as the master bedroom and child’s bedroom on the first floor, the second floor consists of a single open room. The front balcony, a glassed-in intermediary space with deep eaves, plays an especially important role in transitioning between work and leisure. The furniture on the balcony has a similar aesthetic to that inside the house, which creates a sense of continuity, while the one-way glass blocks visibility from the road but lets in natural scenery, resulting in a uniquely comfortable atmosphere.
Dimensions & Packaging: Principal Use : Private housing
Structure : Timber
Site Area: 133.70m2
Total Floor Area : 106.16m2（49.69m2 /1F, 56.47m2 /2F)
Tags: GRACE, APOLLO Architects & Associates, House, Residence, Residencial,Architecture, Japan
Production Technology: Exterior Finish : Galvalume, Elastic Lysince Spray
Floor : Tile Flooring, Walnut Flooring
Wall : Wallpaper
Ceiling : Wallpaper, Spruce Pine Fir (SPF), Lauan Plywood, Walnut Lighting : LED
Research: Enclosing all functional elements within wall storage units allowed us to eliminate the visual noise of excess objects and enhance concentration on work. Meanwhile, the exposed rafters of the gable roof with indirect lighting set into them make this second-floor space both unusual and relaxing. Perhaps this design approach, which takes smallness not as a minus but as a plus in terms of coziness and comfort, will be even more sought after in the post-Covid 19 era.
Inspiration: This small wood-framed residence for a family of three takes advantage of the riverside views from its lot on the outskirts of Tokyo. Designed to cater to a work-from-home lifestyle, the storage, kitchen appliances, and other functional features are built into the walls to enhance unity and continuity in the long, narrow space. The result is a home where daily life coexists comfortably with work.
Project Duration: Design Period : March 2019 - August 2019
Construction Period : December 2019 - March 2021
Team Members: Satoshi Kurosaki
Image Credits: Photography : Masao Nishikawa
Videographer : Seiya Aoki