Murakoshi
House for S Design Farm
An urban house integrating floodwaters into its design. This house with a monolithic facade and a drive-through garage with a high foundation is situated on a pentagonal corner lot that is expected to be crowded with pedestrians. The design features a planar and cross-sectional openness to allow light and wind to flow into the interior while also taking into account the convenience of people and cars while deflecting water. This work explores a simple and sensible approach to future urban housing with a focus on natural disasters.
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We ensure Murakoshi is globally understood with translations available in these languages: Huis AF, Shtëpi SQ, ቤት AM, منزل AR, Տուն HY, Ev AZ, Etxea EU, Дом BE, বাড়ি BN, Kuća BS, Къща BG, Casa CA, Balay CEB, 房屋 ZH, Casa CO, Kuća HR, Dům CS, Hus DA, Huis NL, Domo EO, Maja ET, Talo FI, Maison FR, Casa GL, Haus DE, Σπίτι EL, ઘર GU, Kay HT, Gida HA, Hale HAW, בית HE, घर HI, Tsev HMN, Ház HU, Hús IS, Ụlọ IG, Rumah ID, Teach GA, Casa IT, Omah JV, ಮನೆ KN, Үй KK, ផ្ទះ KM, 집은 KO, Xanî KU, Үй KY, Domus LA, Māja LV, Namas LT, Haus LB, Куќа MK, Rumah MS, വീട് ML, Dar MT, Whare MI, घर MR, Байшин MN, घर NE, Hus NO, ଘର OR, کور PS, خانه FA, Dom PL, Casa PT, ਘਰ PA, Casa RO, Дом RU, Fale SM, Кућа SR, Imba SN, گھر SD, නිවස SI, Dom SK, Hiša SL, Guri SO, Ntlo ST, Casa ES, Imah SU, Nyumba SW, Hus SV, Bahay TL, Хона TG, வீடு TA, Йорт TT, ఇల్లు TE, บ้าน TH, Ev TR, Jaý TK, Будинок UK, گھر UR, ئۆي UG, Uy UZ, Nhà VI, Tŷ CY, Hûs FY, Indlu XH, הויז YI, Ile YO, Indlu ZU, အိမ် MY, Nyumba NY, 房子 ZY, Taigh GD, სახლი KA, 家は JA, Inzu RW, ເຮືອນ LO, Trano MG, House EN.
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Unique Properties
An urban house integrating flood waters into its design. The house, with its drive-through garage using a high foundation and monolithic facade that takes into account sight lines and sound, was designed to achieve safety and comfort for the client while creating a duality of open public and introverted private living spaces that maintain an appropriate sense of distance from the surrounding environment. This work explores a simple, yet make sense, future urban housing with an eye toward natural disasters.
Tags
House, Urban, Flood waters, High foundation, Openness, Safety
Production Technology
In order to maximize the building-to-land ratio, a pentagonal plan configuration was chosen to match the site shape, and the cross-sectional configuration of the second floor and loft was selected in consideration of height restrictions, fire prevention regulations, and structural planning. To minimize the impact on the building in the event of flooding, the first floor was planned with a high foundation. The space was designed to make the most of the site conditions.
Design Challenge
The Murakoshi House faced the challenge of how to create a safe and comfortable place to live, given its low elevation, the risk of flooding due to its location in a valley, and the dense surrounding area. Considering the effects of recent climate change and rising electricity costs, the key point was how to create comfort, and architectural innovations and facilities were planned to withstand these factors.
Project Duration
The design period for the Murakoshi House is six months, from November 2020 to April 2021. The construction period is seven months, from May 2021 to December 2021. The planned site is located in Ota Ward, Tokyo, Japan. It is located on the bottom of a mortar-shaped valley that stretches to the south of Senzoku Ike Pond.
Operation Flow
Murakoshi House faced the challenge of how to create a safe and comfortable place to live, given its low elevation, the risk of flooding in the valley, and the densely populated surrounding area. In addition, taking into consideration the effects of recent climate change and rising electricity costs, the key point was how to create comfort, and architectural innovations and facilities were planned to withstand these factors.
Research
In order to reduce running costs and the burden on the global environment, the insulation performance was set to a high level (insulation grade 6), and a level of almost no heating was implemented even in winter by minimizing the number of windows, using a Ua value of 0.37, using heat exchange ductless ventilation, and thorough air sealing measures.
Inspiration
Safety and Comfort from Openness. The site is a pentagonal shaped site facing a three-way street with a lot of pedestrian and vehicular traffic, and adjacent to a waterway that was predicted to flood, making it a complex intersection of various elements. Therefore, we created a three-dimensional openness to the elements of light, wind, people, cars, and water that surround the site, allowing light and wind to flow into the interior and creating an architecture that dodges water while considering convenience for people and cars.
Image Credits
Image #1: Photographer Yasutaka Kojima, Variations, 2022. Image #2: Photographer Koichi Torimura, Variations, 2022. Image #3: Photographer Yasutaka Kojima, Variations, 2022. Image #4: Photographer Yasutaka Kojima, Variations, 2022. Image #5: Photographer Koichi Torimura, Variations, 2022.
Project Overview
Murakoshi House has been a Silver winner in the Architecture, Building and Structure Design award category in the year 2022 organized by the prestigious A' Design Award & Competition. 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.
Silver Recognition
Hiroki Watanabe was recognized with the coveted Silver A' Design Award in 2023, a testament to excellence of their work Murakoshi House.
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Murakoshi: A Unique Urban House Design Integrating Flood Waters
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