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Silver A' Design Award in Architecture, Building and Structure Design Goes to Vertical Horizontal Green House House by Yoshiaki Tanaka

Yoshiaki Tanaka recognized for architecture, building and structure design by the international grand jury of the 2018 - 2019 A' Design Award & Competition

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COMO, Italy, April 25, 2019 /DesignNewswire/ Vertical Horizontal Green House House by Yoshiaki Tanaka, designed for TSC Architects, has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Architecture, Building and Structure Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The result belongs to the 2018 - 2019 A' Design Award & Competition and was decided through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.

What the Silver A' Design Award Means

The Silver A' Design Award celebrates top-tier designs that embody excellence and innovation. This award acknowledges creations that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also highly functional, reflecting the designer's deep understanding and skill. Silver A' Design Award recipients are recognized for their contribution to raising industry standards and advancing the practice of design. Their work often incorporates original innovations and elicits a strong emotional response, making a notable impact on the improvement of everyday life.

More About Vertical Horizontal Green House House

The house is extend green in both planar and stereoscopic, that create a good environment for both residents and the city. In the sunny Asian region, Breeze Soleil using this green is a very effective way of thinking. Not only the function of the sunshade in the summer but also protection of privacy, avoidance from the street noise and cooling effect by automatic irrigation can be obtained.

About Yoshiaki Tanaka

TSCアーキテクツは、住宅や病院の設計に従事する多くのデザインオフィスです。TSCアーキテクトの信念は、設計された建物が街並みを作り出す要因として外観を担当し、建物を使用する人々のための快適な空間を作り出すということです。その信念を永続させるために、TSCアーキテクトは、建物との光の関係、建物と緑の関係、建物の文脈に合った材料の選択の3つを大切にしています。つまり、TSCアーキテクトは、建築の境界と人々の活動との関係を考慮したアーキテクチャを作成します。TSCアーキテクツは、「意味のあるデザイン」の集積を伴う「ワン&オンリー」の建物を作る建築設計事務所です。

Award Record

This recognition makes Yoshiaki Tanaka a winner of 1 A' Design Award.

About the A' Architecture, Building and Structure Design Award

The A' Architecture Design Award is an international architectural design competition recognizing good architectural designs by best architects worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to architectural design studios, building contractors, structural engineering firms and architecture and design consultants from all countries. Entries typically include skyscrapers, museums, residential buildings, commercial complexes, educational institutions and religious structures. Awarded architectural projects are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/architecture

About A' Design Award & Competition

A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade organized annually since 2008. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The A' Design Award has a philanthropic mission to advance society through good design by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Entries are peer reviewed and anonymously evaluated by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. The A' Design Prize granted to eligible laureates includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, the upload of a work and the preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. Further information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com

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Fact Sheet

The Work

Project
Vertical Horizontal Green House House
Function
House
Category
Architecture, Building and Structure Design
Discipline
Spatial Design
Industry
Architecture
Colors
Dark Slate Gray, Light Steel Blue, Silver, Black and Dim Gray
Images
5
Client
TSC Architects

The Recognition

Laureate
Yoshiaki Tanaka
Country
Japan
Recognition
Silver A' Design Award
Edition
2018 - 2019
Design ID
#75112

Credits

Image Credits
Photographer Masato Kawano

Design Details

Unique Properties
Aiming for fusion of architecture and green, I planned a house that feels green both planar and stereoscopically. The living room is integrated with the south roof garden and the north garden, and it is a cozy place to feel green. On the balcony on the second floor, a greening planter hanging randomly on the sleeve wall was installed. They are a mechanism for residents to feel nature and protect their privacy. This idea can also create green landscapes even in homogenized city facades.
Inspiration
An apartment built on the south side of this site. First of all, I avoided arranging to face the apartment, I turned the building in the direction that the vision is open, and furthermore using green Breeze Soleil realized both enjoyment of green and securing of privacy.
Research
An apartment building was built on the south side of this house, and the owner wanted to secure privacy. Firstly I folded the building in the direction of opening the field of view so that I avoided my direct line of sight. In addition, considering a method to become moderate blindfold in an open way, hanging 18 steel planters in the top and bottom, right and left on the sleeve walls, you can see how to live while feeling the coloring of the green as well as the role of blindfold and awnings .
Challenge
The large and small 18 steel planters placed on the 2nd floor balcony are thinking to block the midsummer solar radiation and protect the privacy. All planters are equipped with an automatic irrigation system, which reduces the burden on the owner, and in the summer, it carries a cool wind to each room due to the water discharge effect.
Realization and Technology
Details of support structure: Above ground: steel frame, underground: reinforced concrete construction. Attached Facilities: 18 steel plaster planters Brise-Soleil. They have automatic irrigation facilities. Parking lot: The underground parking lot was planned using the difference of the height of the site, and its rooftop was made a roof garden. Outer structure: greening paving material
Operation and Interaction
We devised Brise-Soleil using green planters in front of the balcony on the second floor . Green planters are also designed for the weather in the summer's strong sunshine. Plants not only shade the window to create a better climate in the room, but still offer a wonderful view. Thanks to the planting zone with a vertical connection, residents can feel comfortable wherever they are in the house, forming a favorable environment for residential areas.
Project Duration and Location
Project duration did from March 2015 to January 2016. Location is Yatomigaoka,Mizuho,Nagoya,Aichi,Japan.
Specifications
Areas: Site dimension 400 sqm / Plot ratio 29% / built area 119 sqm / Total floor space: 280 sqm
Keywords
Architecture, House, Design, Green, Life, Asia, planter, environment

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