Grace 住宅 by Satoshi Kurosaki is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award 金獎 in 建築、樓宇及結構設計 Competition Category.

金建築· 2025

Grace 住宅

by Satoshi Kurosaki

Client: APOLLO Architects & Associates Co., Ltd.

A' Design Award 金獎 Winner in 建築 Category

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The Design

About Grace 住宅

Grace係一座細型木結構住宅，為一家三口而設，位於東京市郊一塊河畔地段。呢間屋嘅設計配合在家工作嘅生活方式。儲物空間、廚房電器同其他功能設施都嵌入牆身，令狹長嘅空間更加統一連貫。私人房間設喺一樓，而二樓就係一個開放式嘅單一空間，位於人字形屋頂之下，外露椽木配合間接照明。前方設有玻璃圍封嘅露台，配以深挑檐，成為工作同休閒之間嘅過渡空間。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 金獎

Grace 住宅是 A' Design Award 金獎得主，這是授予一流、絕妙而傑出設計的極為崇高的認可。金獎得主是極具創新、極富遠見且璀璨奪目的創作，反映出其設計師的天才、智慧與才幹。預計Grace 住宅將成為一項備受讚譽、引領潮流、氣勢恢宏的發明，帶來前所未有的價值。這件贏得 A' Design Award 金獎的設計是一個壯觀而受人敬重的項目，極大地造福並拓展藝術、科學、設計和技術的界限。Grace 住宅激起強烈的渴望，喚起激情，鼓勵創造力，令我們著迷。

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