Tokyo Apartment Iqoqo Lezindlu Zokuhlala by Wataru Omameuda and Hiroko Hayashi

Tokyo Apartment Iqoqo Lezindlu Zokuhlala by Wataru Omameuda and Hiroko Hayashi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 Umklomelo Wensimbi we-A' Design Award in Ukudizayina Ezokwakha, Izakhiwo Nezinhlaka Competition Category.

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Tokyo Apartment Iqoqo Lezindlu Zokuhlala

by Wataru Omameuda and Hiroko Hayashi

Client: Coplus Co,Ltd

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

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The Design

About Tokyo Apartment Iqoqo Lezindlu Zokuhlala

Ukubuka imizila yemithi ye-ginkgo kulesi simo kuyatokozisa kangangokuthi imingede yamafasitela ikhethwe ukuze ibonise lokhu kuzola. Kuhluke kancane kulokho okwake kwenziwa ngaphambili ngokuhlanganisa ingqikithi yomklamo wehhotela kanye nokuxazulula izinkinga zomphakathi ezifana nokuhlala ngemuva yesifo se-coronavirus, imizamo yokwandisa impilo yezakhiwo kanye nezakhiwo eziqhubekayo, kanye nemiphakathi ezindaweni zokuhlala ezinkulu. Kunikeza isipiliyoni sesikhala sendlela yokuphila engavamile. Inhlanganisela yezinto ezilula, eziqinile nezingajwayelekile iyinikeza ukubonakala okuzolile nokunokuthula edolobheni.

The Recognition

About the Umklomelo Wensimbi we-A' Design Award

Tokyo Apartment Iqoqo Lezindlu Zokuhlala iwinile uMklomelo Wensimbi we-A' Design Award, ukwaziswa okuhloniphekile okunikezwa imiklamo emihle ehlangabezana nezidingo zobungcweti nezemboni ezilindelekile ezimpahleni ezihlelwe kahle. Abawinile beNsimbi babonisa ikhono elikhulu, ubungcweti obuphezulu, ukuqonda kochwepheshe namandla okudala abadali babo. Tokyo Apartment Iqoqo Lezindlu Zokuhlala ilindeleke ukuba ibe yinto exatshwa kakhulu, edunyiswayo nethandwayo esebenzayo nenezinto ezintsha. Lo mklamo owinile uMklomelo Wensimbi we-A' Design Award uhlanganisa izindlela ezinhle kakhulu zemboni futhi unezimfanelo zobuchwepheshe ezifanelekile ezihlanganiswe nolwazi nethalente. Tokyo Apartment Iqoqo Lezindlu Zokuhlala iyahlonishwa ngenxa yokucophelela kwayo futhi ihlelelwe ukulethela izinguquko zomgangatho wempilo ezisiza ukwenza umhlaba ube yindawo engcono.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The view of the rows of ginkgo trees from this location was so pleasant that we intuitively decided on the position and orientation of the window openings to incorporate this into the living scene. We transformed the elements needed for homes in the current era into three concepts and designed them as an apartment community, a post-corona home, and a structural platform. In this way, we wanted to provide a space experience that is a bit different from what we have seen before, with an extraordinary feeling of living, like a hotel and a second home.
Dimensions & Packaging: Site area: 168.38Square meter Total floor area: 825.07Square meter Building coverage ratio: 64.65% Floor area ratio: 398.66% Structure: reinforced concrete structure Scale: 10 stories above ground Total number of units: 9 units
Tags: After-corona residence, Community, Structure design, hotel design, Openness
Production Technology: The shape of a tower apartment complex is determined by its structural design. Challenging structural stress transmission by eliminating the central reinforced concrete column and creating a void slab. In order to secure a view to the southwest, the south and west beams were turned into reverse beams. We designed these three structural ideas and the facade at the same time, and created a soft expression by using concrete formwork material with cedar planks for the pillars and beams.
Design Challenge: Many apartment complexes in Japan tend to focus too much on security and privacy, and not on the idea of community. As a result, face-to-face neighbor relations tend to occur, such as lack of building maintenance and aesthetics, and troubles between tenants. In this plan, we focused on the idea of a new community and the lounge as a place to create opportunities. By intentionally zoning this lounge into the entrance lobby, we have made it a symbol of the apartment complex.
Research: Under the theme of "Chemical reaction by adding a community", we have designed various accommodations and housing facilities according to the times, environment and circumstances. With the design of cooperative houses as the main axis, we have built up architecture and space creation with an eye on the target, based on our achievements that capture the ideas of real users.
Inspiration: After going through the coronavirus pandemic, I have been thinking about new communities. Inspired by the zoning of hotel lobby lounges, where people can casually drop by, we set this up as a place to start a community in an apartment complex. Under the soft shade of the symbol tree, we hope that it will be a space with a sense of openness and calm, and that it will function as a lounge where residents can communicate with each other as they pass by, and where guests can socialize.
Project Duration: Design period: September 2020 to June 2021 Construction period: February 2023 to July 2024
Operation Flow: With the theme of openness in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, the building has one unit per floor, with windows on three sides (excluding the elevators and stairs) to allow wind to pass through, and a spacious 2m-deep balcony to make this area bright and bright. We created a spacious verandah-like exterior space. The interior space has been designed as a flexible room that reflects the modern way of working, including a remote work room, online classes, and large storage space.
Patents: Copyright belongs to Coplus Co., Ltd.
Team Members: Hiroko Hayashi
Image Credits: Copyright belongs to Coplus Co., Ltd.