Mio Path of Water Bahay Bakasyunan ni Ke Chen, Mengxi Xu and Jiahua Xu

Ang disenyo na Mio Path of Water Bahay Bakasyunan ni Ke Chen, Mengxi Xu and Jiahua Xu ay isang lubhang iginagalang na nagwagi ng napaka-prestihiyosong 2026 A' Design Award na Bronse sa Kategoryang Paligsahan na Disenyo ng Arkitektura, Gusali at Estruktura.

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Mio Path of Water Bahay Bakasyunan

ni Ke Chen, Mengxi Xu and Jiahua Xu

Kliyente: Not A Hotel

Nagwagi ng A' Design Award na Bronse sa Kategoryang Arkitektura

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Ang Disenyo

Tungkol sa Mio Path of Water Bahay Bakasyunan

Ang Mio Path of Water ay isang bahay bakasyunan na idinisenyo para sa maulang klima sa baybayin ng Yakushima, Japan. Ang mga bisita ay dumarating sa ilalim ng isang nakatakip na pasukan at dumaraan sa isang tuyong rain porch patungo sa pangunahing bahagi ng sala at kainan na nakaharap sa karagatan. Tatlong bedroom suite ang nakahiwalay bilang mga tahimik na silid, bawat isa ay may pribadong banyo, upang ang mga grupo ay makapagsalu-salo sa bahay nang hindi nawawala ang pagkapribado. Ang spa ay sumusunod sa isang simpleng ikot ng sauna, cold plunge, paliguan at cooling terrace. Pinagsasama ng estruktura ang bakal at nakalantad na heavy timber na bubong, at ang charred cedar cladding ang nagpoprotekta sa facade.

Ang Pagkilala

Tungkol sa A' Design Award na Bronse

Ang Mio Path of Water Bahay Bakasyunan ay nagwagi ng A' Design Award na Bronse, isang lubhang prestihiyosong pagkilalang iginagawad sa mga natatanging disenyong nakikilala sa pagkamalikhain, katalinuhan at talas ng isip. Ang mga nagwagi ng Bronse ay mga likhang lubhang mahusay at kapansin-pansing malikhain na nagpapatunay sa malawak na karanasan, imahinasyon at pagkamaparaan ng kanilang mga tagapagdisenyo. Inaasahang ang Mio Path of Water Bahay Bakasyunan ay isang lubos na pinahahalagahan, hinahangaan at minamahal na bagay na kapansin-pansing propesyonal at makabago. Ang disenyong ito na nagwagi ng A' Design Award na Bronse ay nagsasama ng pinakamahuhusay na kasanayan sa sining, agham, disenyo at teknolohiya, at mahusay dahil sa pansin nito sa detalye. Ang Mio Path of Water Bahay Bakasyunan ay kahanga-hangang tumutugon sa mga pangangailangan, humahaplos sa mga hangarin, bumibighani sa damdamin at umaakit sa pag-uusisa.

Sa Likod ng Disenyo

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Mga kredito, miyembro ng koponan at teknikal na detalye na ibinigay ng taga-disenyo.

Mga Natatanging Katangian: 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.
Mga Sukat at Packaging: 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.
Mga Tag: Yakushima, hospitality villa, wet-climate design, rain porch, sauna loop, indoor-outdoor living, charred cedar façade, ocean-view courtyard, modular arcade, minimalist timber architecture
Teknolohiya sa Produksyon: 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.
Hamon sa Disenyo: 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.
Pananaliksik: 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.
Inspirasyon: "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.
Tagal ng Proyekto: 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.
Daloy ng Operasyon: 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.
Mga Patent: Copyrights belong to Ke Chen, Mengxi Xu, Jiahua Xu, 2026.
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Mga Miyembro ng Koponan: Ke Chen
Mengxi Xu
Jiahua Xu
Mga Credit ng Larawan: 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.