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Mio Path of Water Kuća za odmor – dizajner Ke Chen, Mengxi Xu and Jiahua Xu

Dizajn Mio Path of Water Kuća za odmor čiji je autor Ke Chen, Mengxi Xu and Jiahua Xu iznimno je cijenjeni dobitnik prestižne nagrade 2026 Brončana nagrada A' Design Award u natjecateljskoj kategoriji Dizajn Arhitekture, Zgrada i Konstrukcija.


BroncaArhitektura· 2026

Mio Path of Water Kuća za odmor

autor/ica Ke Chen, Mengxi Xu and Jiahua Xu

Klijent: Not A Hotel

Dobitnik nagrade Brončana nagrada A' Design Award u kategoriji Arhitektura

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O dizajnu Mio Path of Water Kuća za odmor

Mio Put vode kuća je za odmor dizajnirana za kišnu obalnu klimu otoka Yakushime u Japanu. Gosti dolaze pod natkriveni ulaz i prolaze kroz suhi kišni trijem u središnji prostor dnevnog boravka i blagovaonice okrenut prema oceanu. Tri spavaće suite odvajaju se kao tihe sobe, svaka s privatnom kupaonicom, tako da grupe mogu dijeliti kuću bez gubitka privatnosti. Spa prati jednostavan krug od saune, hladnog bazena, kupke i terase za rashlađivanje. Konstrukcija kombinira čelik s izloženim masivnim drvenim krovom, a fasadu štiti obloga od paljene cedrovine.

Priznanje

O nagradi Brončana nagrada A' Design Award

Mio Path of Water Kuća za odmor je pobjednik Brončane nagrade A' Design Award, visoko prestižnog priznanja koje se dodjeljuje izvanrednim dizajnima što se odlikuju kreativnošću, domišljatošću i oštroumnošću. Brončani pobjednici izdašno su vješti i upečatljivo kreativni artefakti koji potvrđuju golemo iskustvo, maštu i snalažljivost svojih dizajnera. Očekuje se da Mio Path of Water Kuća za odmor bude visoko cijenjen, voljen i njegovan predmet koji je izuzetno profesionalan i inovativan. Ovaj dizajn koji je osvojio Brončanu nagradu A' Design Award uključuje najbolje prakse u umjetnosti, znanosti, dizajnu i tehnologiji i izvrstan je zbog pažnje posvećene detaljima. Mio Path of Water Kuća za odmor sjajno zadovoljava potrebe, dotiče želje, očarava osjećaje i privlači znatiželju.

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Jedinstvena svojstva
The project is on Yakushima’s maritime edge, where mist, downpour, and slow runoff are daily facts, the house is organized from the rooms outward. Each suite is a calibrated “channel” of water-as-experience: the shared areas stay quiet and supportive. Only after these three acts are set does the living space frame its context: sea at distance, pool nearby—two waters held on one calm line. The primary structure material of the house is steel—precise, slender, and resilient—so the rooms read cleanly. Only the living space departs from that language: here an exposed heavy-timber roof lifts the volume and warms it. The result is a house that makes weather into ambience, routine, and memory.
Dimenzije i pakiranje
Height 9000 mm; Total floor area 298 sqm; construction area (incl. terraces) 586 sqm. Program: L/D, kitchen; 3 bedrooms each with 2× semi-double beds 1,200×1,950 mm + ensuite WC & shower. Spa: changing, sauna, cold plunge, bath, shower + adjacent cooling terrace. Pool depth 1,200 mm. Covered parking 2 bays. Outdoor equipment storage shed 70 sqm.
Oznake
Yakushima, hospitality villa, wet-climate design, rain porch, sauna loop, indoor-outdoor living, charred cedar façade, ocean-view courtyard, modular arcade, minimalist timber architecture
Proizvodna tehnologija
Designed through iterative massing + view studies in Rhino/Grasshopper, then coordinated for constructability and lifecycle cost. Adaptive-reuse strategy uses hybrid structure system of steel and heavy timber to maximize constructability. Facade system: Shou Sugi Ban (Yakisugi) cedar cladding rainscreen + low-iron glazed wall with concealed frames; modular standing seam metal roof for tolerance control. CG/diagrams produced via real-time rendering + AI/PS post-compositing.
Dizajnerski izazov
The hardest challenge was reconciling Yakushima’s extreme rain, salt wind, and humidity with an open, resort-like lifestyle without turning the house into a sealed “box.” Internally, the concept had to respect local craft traditions while still feeling contemporary. Externally, strict competition limits (height, area, parking, pool/spa program) forced tight stacking and efficient circulation. Limited site-specific data pushed us to validate decisions through climate mapping, precedent benchmarking, and repeated plan/section tests until performance and experience aligned.
Istraživanje
Applied site-response study. Objective: Yakushima villa for rain/humidity, privacy, ocean views. Method: fast plan/section iterations + guest-flow loop tests. Data/tools: climate/topo maps, precedents; Rhino/Grasshopper, AI implemented representation, render checks. Participants: designer + peer critiques. Result: rain-porch entry, bedroom pods, sauna-plunge-bath loop. Insight/impact: fewer conflicts, higher comfort; reusable wet-climate layout template.
Inspiracija
"Mio" is a shallow water channel in Japanese: not a scene, a guide. The project adopts that ethic—draw clear paths and let climate do the rest. What Mio proposes is to let private rooms carry climate as character—morning mist, sudden shower, still flow—while a single timbered hall reads the site without theatrics. The result is a house that makes weather into ambience, routine, and memory.
Trajanje projekta
The project was a design package for initiated in September 2025 and completed in February 2026 as a hospitality villa proposal for Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, and subsequently prepared for submission to the A’ Design Award.
Tijek rada
Guests arrive under the covered "porte-cochère" and enter a dry “rain porch” that transitions into the living/dining core facing the ocean. Bedrooms branch off like quiet nests, each with a private bath, so groups can share without stepping on each other’s rhythm. The spa is a simple loop: change - sauna - cold plunge - hot bath/shower - cool-down terrace, repeating as needed. Indoor and outdoor spaces slide into one another, letting the house work in sun, wind, and rain with minimal effort.
Patenti
Copyrights belong to Ke Chen, Mengxi Xu, Jiahua Xu, 2026.
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Članovi tima
Ke Chen
Mengxi Xu
Jiahua Xu
Zasluge za fotografije
Image #1: Creator (Design Team Lead) Jiahua Xu, Yakushima Villa Concept (NOT A HOTEL 2026), 2026.
Image #2: Creator (Design Team Lead) Jiahua Xu, Yakushima Villa Concept (NOT A HOTEL 2026), 2026.
Image #3: Creator (Design Team) Ke Chen, Yakushima Villa Concept (NOT A HOTEL 2026), 2026.
Image #4: Creator (Design Team) Mengxi Xu, Yakushima Villa Concept (NOT A HOTEL 2026), 2026.
Image #5: Creator (Design Team) Mengxi Xu, Yakushima Villa Concept (NOT A HOTEL 2026), 2026.

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