Staff
Ayami Takada, Atushi Mizutori
Present & Past Collaborator
Yuri Yamauchi, Shogo Yamauchi, Ryusuke Takaishi, Ikura Kaori, Ming Ying, Fai Sasimanas, Mari Suzuki, Yuri Suzuki, Soobin Lee, Meiri Hara, Risa Matsunaga, Ryota Nagasaka, Yukiko Omiya, Elisabetta Tosoni, Joel Stipano, Naoki Nakamata, Mattieu Provoost, Taro Fujisawa
Engineering / Design Partners
Arita Masaki, Yasuhiro Kaneda, Yoshiyuki Hiraiwa, RESSOURCES.LLC
Floating Landscape
It is an architecture that floats on the terrain like the branches and leaves of a tree, which draws a new landscape while coexisting with ancient trees.The buildings floats from the ground without scraping the ground. This land-specific architecture makes effective use of untree-planted areas, adapts to the terrain and ecosystems, and expresses the environment more attractively. A powerful structure like an ancient tree supports a transparent building floating in the air on a beautiful landscape.
Huizhou, Guangdong, CHAINA
2021.3
Hotel, Villa, Residence
34,000m2
Competition
Team: Ayami Takada, Shogo Yamauchi（Yamauchi Architects Atelier）, Elisabetta Tosoni
The buildings allow you to get closer to the various heights of trees with different expressions, so you can appreciate their history, cultural value, and appeal as beautiful plants that can only be found there from more angles. All the rooms face different directions, like the branches and leaves of an ancient tree, to ensure privacy.
A unique villa where you can enjoy going around three-dimensional townhouse that makes it possible to utilize a large space by stacking separate buildings on the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd floors instead of arranging them side by side.and where the volumes of various heights overlap.
Wellness
It will function as a device to improve the environment. Roofs and facades will be designed with permeable and translucent textures to allow for rainwater harvesting, solar radiation shielding, natural ventilation, and ventilation. There are a number of mechanisms to ensure comfort in a hot and humid climate with high temperatures and frequent rainfall. Semi-outdoor spaces such as terraces and penthouses are created by louvered roofs and walls that serve as eaves and sun screens. Water shields with transparent roofs and walls allow people to enjoy natural light and fresh air even during rainy periods. You can enjoy the shimmering water that flows through the building and the lake.
