House in Akashi Indlu by Yousaku Tsutsumi

House in Akashi Indlu by Yousaku Tsutsumi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Umklomelo Wesiliva we-A' Design Award in Ukudizayina Ezokwakha, Izakhiwo Nezinhlaka Competition Category.

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House in Akashi Indlu

by Yousaku Tsutsumi

Client: Arbol

Umklomelo Wesiliva we-A' Design Award Winner in Ezokwakha Category

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The Design

About House in Akashi Indlu

I-House e-Akashi yindlu enesitezi esisodwa eyakhelwe ukuletha impilo yansuku zonke eduze nemvelo. Le ndlu ihlukaniswe izigaba ezintathu, ngokususela enhlosweni nezinga lobumfihlo, futhi isigaba ngasinye sinengadi yaso nombono waso. Izindawo zempilo yomndeni, ukuvuna kanye nokujabulela imvelo zenzelwe ngokwezidingo zomthengi. Isikhala esisetshenziswa ngabaningi sigcinwa sikhulu kanti amagumbi angasese amancane, okukhuthaza umoya wobudlelwano bomphakathi. Amagceke avaliwe aletha ukukhanya kwelanga okuthambile ngaphakathi futhi enze ungabonakali umkhawulo phakathi kwangaphakathi nangaphandle. Isakhiwo sakhiwe ngokuphelele ngokhuni, kulandelwa indlela yendabuko yaseJapane.

The Recognition

About the Umklomelo Wesiliva we-A' Design Award

House in Akashi Indlu iwinile uMklomelo Wesiliva we-A' Design Award, ukwaziswa okuhloniphekile ngokungajwayelekile okunikezwa imiklamo esezingeni eliphezulu, ebukekayo nethinta kakhulu. Abawinile beSiliva yimisebenzi egqamile kakhulu nedala kakhulu ebonisa ubungcweti obuphawulekayo, italente nobuhlakani babaklami babo. House in Akashi Indlu ilindeleke ukuba ibe ngumsebenzi omuhle wesibonelo, onobungcweti obuphawulekayo nezinto ezintsha ezijulile. Lo mklamo owinile uMklomelo Wesiliva we-A' Design Award uyinto entsha ebonakala kakhulu nethakazelisayo esiza futhi isunduza imingcele yobuciko, isayensi, ukuklama nobuchwepheshe. House in Akashi Indlu iyinto enomhawu omkhulu kuyo evusa izifiso, ilethe imizwa emihle futhi ivuse ukumangala nokuxakeka.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: A minimalist house designed to immerse one with nature, promoting a unique lifestyle. The house is divided into three zones based on purpose and degree of privacy, each with a garden and unique concept. Areas for family, harvest and celebrating nature are carefully designed and tailored to the client’s interests, and the courtyards naturally and softly light the house. The prominence of nature within the design and sensory experiences serves to blur the boundaries between outside and inside.
Dimensions & Packaging: Site area: 172.81㎡ Floor Area: 81.07㎡
Building dimensions: 11,250mm x 9,100mm x 3,570mm
Tags: Architecture, Japanese, Nature, Wood Structure, Privacy, Residential, House
Production Technology: Arbol have a deep understanding of the merits of various types of timber for different purposes; this allowed the design to be constructed entirely from wood with no sacrifice to the performance. The project is therefore extremely sustainable in its construction, offering a design which is in harmony with the nature it celebrates.
Design Challenge: The key challenge was to incorporate all the essential spaces within a small site area, on a single storey while still hosting elements which are essential to the house's artistic vision, such as courtyards and the surrounding walls for privacy.
Inspiration: The project is inspired by ideas of how the user is immersed within nature. The project is motivated by the pursuit of an environment that maximises communal space and harmonises wind, nature, sunlight, lifestyle and privacy. These elements are all contained within a structure influenced by the conventional method -zai rai kou hou- of traditional Japanese wooden construction.
Project Duration: The design started in April 2017, and construction lasted from January - July 2018. The house is located in Akashi city in Hyogo prefecture, Japan.
Operation Flow: The house is designed specifically around the client’s lifestyle and desire for an environment promoting tranquillity and deep comfort. Communal space is as large as possible while private rooms are as small as possible, encouraging a social atmosphere. Enclosing the gardens within the house allows for the intended vision to be realised regardless of the immediate surroundings, thus capturing the endless expanse of the outer world within a city dwelling.
Image Credits: Image #1-4 : Photographer Yasunori Shimomura, House in Akashi, 2018.