GFC Awajishima Grandesia – de Class Wood Villa
Japan 2024

GFC Awajishima Grandesia – de Class Wood Villa

2024.4
Hyogo
Hospitality
Completed
360
2F

On a hill overlooking the Seto Inland Sea, we designed an experimental wooden hotel. The form was derived by manipulating the form of a stack of wooden boxes.

First, the wooden trailer houses JYUBAKO we designed were placed on the site, and by multiplying its basic units, we created a situation in which small boxes were scattered throughout the landscape.

Gaps and crevices between the boxes were given semi-outdoor functions such as “holes” and “terraces,” creating diverse intermediate areas between the boxes and nature. These gaps and crevices also generated various corners and niches in the plan, contributing to the diversity and fluidity of the spatial experience.

In keeping with the building’s formal theme, furniture and fixtures were also designed out of stacking boxes creating a cohesive aesthetic across scales.

Team Satoshi Adachi, Keiko Onohara, Shoichi Murai*, Kyoko Mase (Landscape), Weiyi Que, Kimio Suzuki (CG), Yoo Shiho (Graphic), Miu Ishikawa (Graphic) Construction Taniguchi Komuten Cooperation Ejiri Structural Engineers Facility Kankyo Engineering Photography ©︎ Masaki Hamada / Kkpo