Architecture, Building and Structure Design K Villa by Katsufumi Kubota K is a villa located in Nasu, Tochigi, Japan. The floors, walls and roofs are treated as thin separate planes rather than joined volumes. Slender columns of 90 millimetres in diameter support the reinforced concrete slabs, so the structure appears light. The underside of each tapered slab is finished with a stainless steel mirror, which reflects the surrounding landscape. Internal partitions are reduced to a minimum, so the rooms flow into one another. The design aims to connect daily life with the nature around the house.
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K Villa by Katsufumi Kubota is a winner of the A' Architecture, Building and Structure Design Award. K Villa earned the Bronze A' Design Award in 2022 and is showcased on Architectural Design Award Winners among other exceptional designs. Explore the details of the project, discover other works by Katsufumi Kubota and see why K Villa design rises above its competition.
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Architecture, Building and Structure Design K Villa by Katsufumi Kubota K is a villa located in Nasu, Tochigi, Japan. The floors, walls and roofs are treated as thin separate planes rather than joined volumes. Slender columns of 90 millimetres in diameter support the reinforced concrete slabs, so the structure appears light. The underside of each tapered slab is finished with a stainless steel mirror, which reflects the surrounding landscape. Internal partitions are reduced to a minimum, so the rooms flow into one another. The design aims to connect daily life with the nature around the house. K earned the Bronze A' Design Award, a respected level of recognition in the A' Design Award & Competition. Bronze A' Design Award works combine new concepts with skillful designs, and are selected by a grand jury, as noteworthy entries in their respective categories, after fair, just, meritocratic and impartial academic review, where entries are voted through blind peer-review process on pre-established, publicly-available evaluation criteria.
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