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The House for Contemporary Art Indawo Yokuhlala by Ryumei Fujiki & Yukiko Sato

The House for Contemporary Art Indawo Yokuhlala by Ryumei Fujiki & Yukiko Sato is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2016 Ibhaso Legolide le-A' Design Award in Uyilo lweZakhiwo, Isakhiwo kunye neMilo Competition Category.


IgolideUyilo lweZakhiwo· 2016

The House for Contemporary Art Indawo Yokuhlala

by Ryumei Fujiki & Yukiko Sato

Client: F.a.d.s

Ibhaso Legolide le-A' Design Award Winner in Uyilo lweZakhiwo Category

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The Design

About The House for Contemporary Art Indawo Yokuhlala

Eli khaya lenzelwe umntu oxabisa ubugcisa kunye negcisa elingasafundanga elalifuna "indlu efana nemyuziyam yobugcisa". Sicetywe ngononophelo lokuhamba komoya kunye nemozulu eqhaqhazelis’ amazinyo, enekhephu kunxweme loLwandle lwaseJapan, esi sakhiwo sineebhokisi ezimhlophe ezinomlinganiselo owahlukahlukeneyo ezibeka izithuba ezifana nemifanekiso. Enye yeengqikelelo eziphambili 'Ulwakhiwo lweNdawo olungenamthungo'. Ungajikeleza kwiindawo ezikweli khaya ujonge ingqokelela yomnini wemizobo ngokungathi udlula kwiigalari zemyuziyam.

The Recognition

About the Ibhaso Legolide le-A' Design Award

The House for Contemporary Art Indawo Yokuhlala ngumphumeleli weIbhaso Legolide le-A' Design Award, ukuqatshelwa okuhlonitshwayo kakhulu okunikwa imiyilo yeklasi yokuqala, ephawulekayo nentle. Abaphumeleleyo beGolide ziimveliso ezintsha kakhulu, ezinombono ongaphaya nezikhazimlayo ezibonisa ubuchule, ubulumko nobuchule babayili bazo. The House for Contemporary Art Indawo Yokuhlala iyathenjwa ukuba ibe yimveliso edunyiswe kakhulu, ebeka umkhwa nekumgangatho wesikhumbuzo enikela ixabiso elingazange libonwe. Lo myilo uphumeleleyo weIbhaso Legolide le-A' Design Award yiprojekthi emangalisayo nehlonelwayo eluncedo kakhulu kwaye inyusa imida yobugcisa, inzululwazi, uyilo kunye nobuchwephesha. The House for Contemporary Art Indawo Yokuhlala idala iimvakalelo ezinzulu zonqweno, ivusa umdla, ikhuthaza ukuyila kwaye iyasikhwebela.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
SEAMLESS SPATIAL COMPOSITION
You can circulate through the spaces in this home looking at the owner’s collection of artwork just as if you were passing through galleries in a museum.

RESPONSE TO THE ENVIRONMENT
The first was dealing with the snow. In regions with heavy snow, the shape of the roof is very important. Many homes are built on the assumption that someone will shovel the snow off the roof, but that’s a lot of heavy work, and dangerous. We decided on a flat roof with no parapet that would stay relatively snow-free because of wind action.
Our second thing was to create good airflow.
Dimensions & Packaging
Site Area 246.48 sqm / Building Area 137.10 sqm / Total Floor Area 135.56 sqm
Tags
House like an Art Museum, Seamless Spatial Composition, Response to the Environment (Nature), Dealing with the Snow, Natural Ventilation
Production Technology
Reinforced Concrete 1 Story
Design Challenge
To encourage natural ventilation, we created a temperature differential by designing two gardens, one on the south side that would warm up easily, and one on the north side that would remain cool. This is a traditional design method used in Kyoto townhouses.
Research
It goes without saying that our top priority was fulfilling the client’s wishes. We began by measuring the many works of art that the client had created and collected over the years. Next, we held a number of planning meetings to discuss where to display each work of art, among other issues. For instance, we determined the height of the living room ceiling based on the wall size that could accommodate a painting measuring over 1.5 x 1 meter. In addition to the art collection, the client also has a large number of old records, mostly jazz. It was important for us to figure out a way to display them.
Inspiration
We designed this home for an art appreciator and amateur artist who wanted a house like an art museum. Planned with careful consideration for air circulation as well as for the harsh, snowy climate of the Japan Sea coast, the structure is composed of white boxes of varying scale that frame spaces like pictures.
Project Duration
Fukui Prefecture, JAPAN
Operation Flow
You can circulate through the spaces in this home looking at the owner’s collection of artwork just as if you were passing through galleries in a museum.
Team Members
Ryumei Fujiki
Yukiko Sato
Yasutaka Konishi (Structural Engineer)
Osamitsu Kagenaga (MEP/FP Engineer)
Kazuo Shuto (Electrical Engineer)
Matsuta Koumuten Co., Ltd. (Contractor)
Kazunari Yamada (Constr. Manager)
Eijiro Yamagata (Constr. Manager)
Hiroshi Ueda (Photographer)
Image Credits
Hiroshi Ueda, F.A.D.S

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