Fuwaku 住宅 by Shigetaka Mochizuki is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award 銅獎 in 建築、樓宇及結構設計 Competition Category.

銅建築· 2024

Fuwaku 住宅

by Shigetaka Mochizuki

Client: Mochizuki Corporation

A' Design Award 銅獎 Winner in 建築 Category

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The Design

About Fuwaku 住宅

呢座建築物係傳統技術同工藝嘅現代演繹。斜屋頂深遠嘅簷口同木格柵嘅線條感,配合塗裝牆面,營造出寧靜嘅外觀氛圍。室內設有由橫豎線條構成嘅六層藻井天花,傳統塗裝牆面之美同獨特嘅結構美感,充分展現出日式美學同卓越嘅設計水平。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 銅獎

Fuwaku 住宅是 A' Design Award 銅獎得主，這是授予以創造力、獨創性和敏銳見長的傑出設計的極具聲望的認可。銅獎得主是技藝嫻熟、創意驚人的作品，印證了其設計師豐富的經驗、想像力與機智。預計Fuwaku 住宅將成為一件備受推崇、令人欽佩且被珍愛的物品，兼具顯著的專業性與創新性。這件贏得 A' Design Award 銅獎的設計融入藝術、科學、設計和技術領域的最佳實踐，並因注重細節而出類拔萃。Fuwaku 住宅出色地滿足需求，觸動渴望，迷住情感，並吸引好奇心。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The new building is a new living space that creates an appropriate distance between the new house and the main house, which are separate living styles, through deep eaves, in harmony with the main house, garden, and access road, designated as a Tangible Cultural Property by the national government.
The building is a modern interpretation of traditional technology and techniques, from the evolution of tradition to the pursuit of attractive structural beauty and beauty of use.
Dimensions & Packaging: Main applications private residence
Site area 0.178672ha
Building area 0.008329ha
Total floor area 0.006552ha
Maximum height 18.9499ft
Eaves Height 11.3975ft
Tags: Mochizuki Corporation, Mochizuki Architects, Architectural Design Office, Shrine carpenter, artisan,traditional techniques, architect, Architect Builder
Production Technology: The architecture is a modern interpretation of traditional palace carpentry techniques. The linearity and rhythm of the deep eaves and the wooden lattice covering the exterior walls, combined with the painted walls, provide a sense of calm and security. Inside, the six layers of latticework form a three-dimensional structure that, in combination with the painted walls, expresses the Japanese aesthetic of beauty of use and the charm of the structural beauty of woodwork.
Design Challenge: Tradition evolves and becomes tradition through innovation.
The fusion of traditional craftsmanship, which has been passed down for hundreds of years, with new modern craftsmanship and design is a difficult path to a new architectural tradition, but this building will be an architectural link in the succession of technology.
Research: Only natural local lumber and materials, not processed by manufactures, are used for construction. The building is designed for residents to have a soothing, peaceful mind and comfortable environment with various specifications of traditional skills and craftsmanship, that you can enjoy with five senses. This project contributes to revitalize community and industries using local products.
Inspiration: This construction, an evolution of tradition, that changes the stereotype of an anachronistic image of residence, and results in conversion of traditional structural skills and craftsmanship including traditional method. While enjoying the aging process of exterior and interior materials as time goes by, main residence, garden and roads in the surroundings creates a harmony in landscape and adds charms of architecture.
Project Duration: The project started in April 2020 in Toyokawa City, Aichi, Japan and finished in August 2021
Location 63-1 63-3 Ohori, Shinozukacho, Toyokawa City, Aichi,
Operation Flow: Tradition evolves through innovations and is reborn as a new tradition.
Centuries-old traditional skills and craftsmanship combined with new modern practices and designs, will be bridging to a new traditional residential architecture, that carries on succession of skills.
Image Credits: Photographer, Yasuo Hagiwara