A timber household renovation by Kochi Architect’s Studio will take best prize at the 2022 AR House awards | News
Christine Blau
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2022 AR Residence Winner: Yuka to Tenjo (Flooring to Ceiling Home) in Japan by Kochi Architect’s Studio. Image: Kochi Architect’s Studio


A renovated timber-frame dwelling in Tokyo from Kochi Architect’s Studio has been awarded the winner of the 2022 AR Home awards by the Architectural Evaluate.
The jury compiled picked the Studio’s Yuka to Tenjo (Floor to Ceiling Household) structure out of a 15-entry shortlist introduced earlier in November. The undertaking entailed a seismic retrofit and introduction of new adaptable areas into a 90-sq.-meter (969-square-foot), two-tale framework initially concluded all through Japan’s publish-War residential growth in the 1950s.
Jurist Alice Casey of TAKA Architects spoke glowingly of the renovation’s spatial approach, stating that by shifting the floor plates, you can make all these small tailored areas […] often this sort of projects can come to feel contorted, but this a person doesn’t, which is a difficult issue to achieve.”
Casey and Atelier Bow-Wow co-founder Momoyo Taijima additional, “The construction, which is usually hidden, will become portion of the space in a nice way, also maximizing the height of the room.”



Extremely Counseled: Puppy/Human Household by Ekar Architects. Photograph: Rungkit Charoenwat
Two Remarkably Counseled assignments by Ekar Architects‘ Pet dog/Human House in Thailand and Atelier tho.A’s Vietnamese House 101 style joins Kochi Architect’s Studio for the duration of this year’s AR Residence Awards recognition.
According to Casey when commenting on Ekar Architect’s challenge, she described it as “a straightforward concept is deftly completed there is a beauty in how it’s been created. The ease of detailing is a indicator that it was tough to do.”

Juror Martino Tattara commented on Atelier tho.A’s task and said it was “an interesting acquire on a neighborhood typology and a great way of bringing a courtyard and open up spaces into the task.”

The 2022 AR Residence awards shortlist was declared on Bustler in November 2022. Photographers (from remaining to proper, leading to base): Fionn McCann, Trevor Mein, Ståle Eriksen, Bill Abranowicz, Salva López, Rungkit Charoenwat, Tomoyuki Kusunose, Rafael Gamo, Kochi Architect’s Studio, Sogo Aud, Anh Chuo
3 more initiatives had been also identified and recommended by the jury.
Additional facts about this year’s awards can be identified below.







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