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Eitaro Satake and Miki Okuno - teamSTAR Is Honored with the Silver A' Design Award for Villa A Weekend House in Architecture, Building and Structure Design
Eitaro Satake and Miki Okuno - teamSTAR of teamSTAR®︎ acknowledged for architecture, building and structure design by the international grand jury of the 2023 - 2024 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 19, 2024 /DesignNewswire/ Villa A Weekend House by Eitaro Satake and Miki Okuno - teamSTAR of teamSTAR®︎ 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 2023 - 2024 A' Design Award & Competition and was determined 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.
About the Silver A' Design Award
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 Villa A Weekend House
The villa overlooks a great view of the Pacific Ocean, not far from the town of Hayama, the birthplace of Japan's yachting culture. The villa's design is a sculptural form that is appropriate for this spectacular natural setting, with a vaulted roof and a series of arches that symbolize the image of the white, rippling sea. The curved arches of the CLT (cross-laminated timber) roof give a sense of spaciousness to the interior. The result is a villa that perfectly suits a laid-back lifestyle and provides a deep connection to the blue waters at its doorstep.
About Eitaro Satake and Miki Okuno - teamSTAR
Eitaro Satake / STAR Architect, Creative Director (Team Leader of teamSTAR®︎) In 1996, Satake began working in the field of architectural design, approaching his work through the lens of fine art. He founded the design firm STAR in 2002, and in 2021, he established teamSTAR®︎, a platform of experts in diverse design-related fields that takes a comprehensive approach to clients’ needs, from branding to architectural and spatial design. Guided by the concept of “beautifying the world through the power of design,” the team specializes in hospitality design and has applied their expertise to projects throughout Japan including resort hotels, villas, and offices.
About teamSTAR®︎
teamSTAR®︎ is a platform of experts in diverse design-related fields that takes a comprehensive approach to clients’ needs, from branding to architectural and spatial design.
Award Record
With this recognition, Eitaro Satake and Miki Okuno - teamSTAR of teamSTAR®︎ is 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. It 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. Typical entries include skyscrapers, museums, residential buildings, commercial complexes, educational institutions and religious structures. The awarded architectural projects are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/architecture
About A' Design Award & Competition
Organized annually since 2008, A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The philanthropic mission of the A' Design Award is 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. Nominations are peer reviewed and evaluated anonymously 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. Eligible laureates receive the A' Design Prize, which 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, uploading a work and receiving a 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. More information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://dezigners.org/156625
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/156625
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!156625
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/351124
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://starchitects.info/projects/villa-a/
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Villa A Weekend House
- Function
- Weekend House
- Category
- Architecture, Building and Structure Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture
- Colors
- Dark Olive Green, Dark Slate Gray, Light Slate Gray, Black and Cadet Blue
- Images
- 5
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Eitaro Satake and Miki Okuno - teamSTAR
- Country
- Japan
- Brand
- teamSTAR®︎
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2023 - 2024
- Design ID
- #156625
Credits
- Team
- Eitaro Satake (STAR), Miki Okuno (Moo-Flat design), Kohki Yanase (STAR), Shinichiro Yamada (Yamada Studio), Koichi Eguchi (adLb), soaps, EM design and Plus y
- Image Credits
- Kenya Chiba
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The motif of the sea led us to search for a wooden structure that shared similarities with yachts and bridges. The curved lines of the vaulted roof give a sense of expansiveness to the interior space. The structure of the building is mainly reinforced concrete, but the roof is a wooden structure made of 7m x 900mm CLT assembled in a continuous arch shape. A characteristic large sash window in one corner of the living room gives the interior space an outdoor atmosphere when open.
- Inspiration
- The villa overlooks a breathtaking view of the Pacific Ocean, not far from the town of Hayama, the birthplace of Japan's yachting culture. The design pursues a sculptural form befitting this stunning natural environment, symbolized by the large, vaulted roof and arches that evoke the image of the white, rippling sea. With the sea as a motif, we looked for a wooden structure that shared similarities with yachts and bridges, and the curves of the atrium roof made of CLT (cross laminated timber) give the interior space a sense of expansiveness.
- Research
- Survey Technique due to Sloping Site and Complex Shape The roof is sloped according to the slope of the site, and at the same time, the slope of the water gradient. In addition, due to the arch shape, the height of the roof differs in different parts of the roof. In this case, detailed 3D surveying was required to accurately set the relative height of the roof to the slope.
- Challenge
- Given the motif of the sea, we looked for a wooden structure that shared similarities with yachts and bridges. Concrete was too heavy a material for the arched roof. Therefore, wood, a lightweight material, was chosen. However, wood by itself is weak as a structural material, so CLT was selected as a material that can realize a strong flat structure without beams. The CLT is exposed in the rooms, contributing to a sense of openness that makes the occupants forget that they are indoors.
- Realization and Technology
- The curved lines of the vaulted roof create the illusion of expansiveness in the interior space. While the building structure is mainly reinforced concrete, the roof is a wooden structure consisting of a series of continuous arches built with 7m×900mm cross-laminated timber panels—a design that required extremely precise planning and construction techniques to implement.
- Operation and Interaction
- The result is an oceanfront villa with the amenities of a resort. A villa that perfectly suits a laid-back lifestyle and provides a deep connection to the blue waters at its doorstep.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in December 2021 and finished in September 2023 in Yokosuka-city, Kanagawa prefecture.
- Specifications
- Site area : 770 sqm Building area : 294 sqm Total floor area : 385 sqm
- Keywords
- teamSTAR, STAR, starchitects, weekendhouse, residentialdesign, villa, clt, japan, eitarosatake, architecture
