The design target is generating a new lifestyle in the midst of natural landscape by recomposing relationship between nature, building, objects and human beings.
5 platforms with all different sizes, heights and materials transform those function beyond the floor to table, bench, bed, shelf, view reflector and canopy. These platforms create different openness, thermal condition and perspectives with layering structure according to ground undulation and forest landscape. The layering platforms rearranging the hierarchy of landscape/site/building/furniture/object together with generating new living space in the nature.
Open grid structure encouraging, emerging architectural potential to enhance the life with nature concern to the daylight transition, 4 seasons and resident’s lifestyle. Platforms reconstruct “Horizontal Building Elements” into one feature of Nojiri-ko Forest to generate diversity of places, activities and innovation in the nature for people. This project represent opening to the scenery style, together with delightful, esthetic of the nature and transition of the time.
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ArchitectSUGAWARADAISUKE Architects Inc. (Daisuke Sugawara, Noriyuki Ueakasaka, Hiroyuki Nakazawa)
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Structural DesignTECTONICA INC. (Yoshinori Suzuki、Hinako Igarashi)
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Lighting DesignToh design(Aki Hayakawa)
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Photoérémie Souteyrat
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ConstructorMizuken Inc.(Kanji Ohsaka)
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LocationNagano, JAPAN
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Design PeriodJun. 2016 – May. 2017
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Construction PeriodJun. 2017 – Dec. 2017
2021FRAC / FRANCE
2020WHEN FORM SPEAKS 2020(ADAN) / FRANCE
2019DETAIL / GERMANY
2019SUMAI NET-SHINSHU vol.33(SDC) / JAPAN
2019First Prize of 45th Tokyo Architecture Award(Tokyo Association of Architectural Firm) / JAPAN
2019iF DESIGN AWARD 2019 / GERMANY
2018“50th Chubu region architectural Award” (Tokai Kenchiku Center) / JAPAN
2018Design for Asia Awards 2018 Merit Award (Hong Kong Design Center) / HONG KONG
2018JUTAKUTOKUSHU 2018 08 (SHINKENCHIKU)/ JAPAN
2018ARQA (web magazine)/ ARGENTINA
2018Arquine (web magazine)/ MAXICO
2018BauNetz (web magazine)/ GERMANY
2018AECCafe (web magazine)/ USA
2018Dwell (web magazine)/ USA
2018HiConsumption (web magazine)/ USA
2018dis-up! (web magazine)/ CHILE
2018dezeen (web magazine)/ UK
2018Archdaily (web magazine)/ CHILE
2018ImHOMESTORY (web magazine)/ KOREA
2018gooood (web magazine)/ CHINA
2018Building (web magazine)/ INDONESIA
2018designboom (web magazine)/ USA