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House with a Large Roof

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Toshiyuki Yano
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JURY VOTES
House
7.85
8.15
7.70
8.35
8.01
Christina Wissing Oppermann
Christina Wissing Oppermann Commercial Director at Brandt Collective
8.36
5.79
7.6
9.5
7.81
Claudio Pironi
Claudio Pironi CEO at Claudio Pironi & Partners
For better evaluation, the video sh...
7.8
5
8
6
6.7
Andre Flinterhoff
Andre Flinterhoff Cofounder at Archicon Architectural Intelligence
8.5
5
7
8
7.13
Talar Bardakjian
Talar Bardakjian Creative Director at ODG
I love the idea of making use of th...
8
7
7
7.5
7.38
Tanya Khanna
Tanya Khanna Founder at Epistle
5.52
5.65
5.57
5.94
5.67
Stephanie Ledoux
Stephanie Ledoux Partner at AW²
6.06
5.84
6.69
7.15
6.44
Peter Culley
Peter Culley Founder and Creative Director at Spatial Affairs Bureau
This project embodies the alternati...
8.81
9.24
8.59
8.74
8.85
Anda Zota
Anda Zota Editor in Chief at Igloo
6.6
7.02
7.17
7.24
7.01
Horace Pan
Horace Pan Founder at Panorama Design Group
another good example of adaptive re...
7
6.5
7
7
6.88
Filip Janssen
Filip Janssen Founder at Zware Jongens
7.75
6
8
7.75
7.38
Christian Buratti
Christian Buratti Art Director at Quadrastudio
7.5
6
7
6.5
6.75
Arne Schultchen
Arne Schultchen Founder and Creative Director at design for human nature
Stunning social sculpture. And a su...
8
7.5
8
8.5
8
Bart Veen
Bart Veen Experience Designer at Bart.Agency
7
6.5
7.3
7.5
7.08
Salone
Salone Founder at Salone del Salon
6.74
6.45
7.88
7.38
7.11
Client
Private
Floor area
122 ㎡
Completion
2023
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The Shadow Created by a Large Roof

The undeniable comfort of a shaded area is an experience everyone has had. People naturally seek shade because the body craves a place where soft shadows and the breeze come together. The idea of recreating the comfort provided by nature through architecture was explored in this project.

The site opens on three sides, benefiting from good ventilation and ample sunlight, while also facing the challenge of heat load from solar radiation. In response to this, the approach was to create a large shadow.

By using a double roof structure, the large roof envelops the building, creating a spacious air volume. During the summer, the layer of air between the roof and the building underneath allows warm air to pass through to the attic via gravity-driven ventilation. In winter, the intermediate layer acts as a heat collector, helping to avoid the convection of cold air and contributing to stabilizing the indoor thermal environment.

The design sought to integrate industrial insulation materials and age-old techniques used to create intermediate layers, blending them in a modern residential form. This approach aims to softly respond to contemporary climate change challenges.

The measure of comfort, a subjective and often ambiguous feeling, is found in familiar experiences. To coexist with the climate and local conditions, the limited elements were carefully combined, and the Japanese wisdom, evolved out of necessity, was reconstructed. This process aims to soften harsh thermal environments and restore the sensation of comfortable temperatures.