Interview about Fuwaku Residential, winner of the A' Architecture, Building and Structure Design Award 2024
The building is a modern interpretation of traditional techniques and craftsmanship. The deep eaves of the sloping roof and the linear impression of the wooden latticework, combined with the painted walls, create a peaceful exterior atmosphere. The interior features a six-layered coffered ceiling composed of horizontal and vertical lines, and the beauty of the traditional painted walls and unique structural beauty expresses a Japanese sense of aesthetics and outstanding design.
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View Design DetailsIn order to change the anachronistic image of traditional technology handed down from the past as an evolutionary form of tradition, we create architecture that gives people spiritual comfort by allowing them to feel the harmony of materials and wood with all five senses through “the beauty of attractive structure” and “the beauty of use” based on traditional techniques and skills.
We wanted to change the anachronistic image of traditional techniques that have been handed down from generation to generation. We designed this product to convey the delicacy of traditional techniques to a wider audience in the modern age, with the hope that it will lead to the inheritance of traditional techniques that have been in decline for centuries.
By expressing traditional techniques that had been seen as horizontal surfaces in three-dimensional form, a visual element from an angle was added, giving the viewer a three-dimensional thinking and creating a myriad of possibilities.
The original mixture of natural materials that have remained unchanged for decades, based on the traditional techniques and knowledge of plastering with sand, sandy soil, bamboo grass, and straw, enables countless architectural expressions with a few different materials.
The building is small in scale, taking into consideration the limited space that does not interfere with the large garden.Without compromising the style of the main buildingThe new house and the main house are designed in the evolution of tradition, while creating an appropriate distance between the two households, who will spend their new lives on the same site, and yet allowing the buildings to follow each other's lives and create a spatial relationship that connects their lives and bonds.
The energy consumption of transporting lumber is also reduced, emitting only about 1% of CO2 compared to the amount of carbon stored in the lumber, and the construction of the building has the potential to contribute to the revitalization of the local forestry industry through local production for local consumption and to local traditions, culture, and industry.
This building, where the harmony of materials and wood can be felt with all five senses, was designed to be a detached house that provides spiritual comfort and accompanies the time spent in the main house, and like the main house, responds to its environmental impact and responsibility for long-term maintenance.
The situation surrounding the local mountains remains challenging, as traditional crafts are no longer professionalized due to the decline of traditional techniques and the difficulty of maintaining them.This architecture contributes to the succession of skills and the revitalization of local industry by evolving traditional techniques and design, and by being publicly recognized both nationally and internationally with architectural and design awards.
We convey the evolution of tradition, from the inheritance of skills to a new form using unique traditional techniques. - Deep eaves made with a HANEBARI, one of the skills of the miya carpenter. - The “hipped eaves” are constructed without using any metal hardware for the shaft assembly.-Combination of six-story coffered ceiling and vertical members- Plastering: A unique plastering method is used to plaster the walls.
In recent years, the use of standardized, mass-produced construction methods and construction methods that rely on new building materials and laminated wood have increased, and traditional techniques have been declining. The building has become a place where people can learn about the traditional techniques, and it has also become a building that is connected to tradition, culture, industry, and the environment by continuing to educate people about the durability, strength, and delicacy of wood, as well as local production for local consumption.
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