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T Weekend Residence Residential House by Noriaki Takeda,Ikuma Yoshizawa |
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FS: What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?
NI: It is a slope site with a height difference of 13 meters long, and we examined the way of the plan that can be done only at this site inspired by this site characteristic.
FS: What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?
NI: 3 slabs were prepared along the site slope at the slope site, and a long and thin volume was planned as a gravity ventilation device to connect them. We wanted to achieve comfort in the indoor environment and to act as a buffer zone to switch feelings in different scenes in each of the three slabs.
FS: What are your future plans for this award winning design?
NI: First of all, I would like to share the joy of receiving the award with my client.Also hoping it leads us to achieve more to next plans and buildings in the future.
FS: How long did it take you to design this particular concept?
NI: At first sight of the site, i was inspired and made an immediate decision to this concept.
FS: Why did you design this particular concept? Was this design commissioned or did you decide to pursuit an inspiration?
NI: The concept was derived from the location conditions.
FS: Is your design being produced or used by another company, or do you plan to sell or lease the production rights or do you intent to produce your work yourself?
NI: We have rights to this architectural design.
FS: Where there any other designs and/or designers that helped the influence the design of your work?
NI: not particularly
FS: Who is the target customer for his design?
NI: As it is a weekend residence, it is a space only for the client.
FS: What sets this design apart from other similar or resembling concepts?
NI: We designed to provide for a functional lifestyle unlike a vacation house or just a lodging facility to make a stay comfortable.
FS: How did you come up with the name for this design? What does it mean?
NI: The name meaning
FS: Which design tools did you use when you were working on this project?
NI: sketches, vector works, illustrator.
FS: What is the most unique aspect of your design?
NI: Because of the slope site, the architecture looks like a small single-story architecture from the approach floor, and the program is built in three dimensions inside.
FS: Who did you collaborate with for this design? Did you work with people with technical / specialized skills?
NI: Panner:U-plan Constructor:Inter Tech Photographer: YFT,Yamada Foto Technix,Keishiro Yamada
FS: Is your design influenced by data or analytical research in any way? What kind of research did you conduct for making this design?
NI: Based on research in line with Japanese culture in the environment inside and outside the country.
FS: What are some of the challenges you faced during the design/realization of your concept?
NI: In order to realize the space to pursue, it is essential to use a special construction method called the gate-type frame construction method in order to fly a large span in the wooden part, in which a mixed structure of RC construction and wooden construction is essential.
FS: What did you learn or how did you improve yourself during the designing of this work?
NI: I learned how to improve the indoor thermal environment as well as how to connect each space when including programs in three dimensions.
FS: Thank you for providing us with this opportunity to interview you.
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