Murakoshi House
Hiroki Watanabe
Architecture, Building and Structure Design Murakoshi House by Hiroki Watanabe 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.
Silver A' Design Award Winner
Murakoshi House by Hiroki Watanabe is an esteemed winner of the A' Architecture, Building and Structure Design Award. Murakoshi House earned the Silver A' Design Award in 2023 and is showcased on Award Winner among other remarkable designs. Explore the project details, discover other works by Hiroki Watanabe and see why Murakoshi House design stands out from its competition.
About Murakoshi
Architecture, Building and Structure Design Murakoshi House by Hiroki Watanabe 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. Murakoshi earned the Silver A' Design Award, a distinguished level of recognition in the A' Design Award & Competition. Silver A' Design Award designs combine inventive thinking with advanced design, and are selected by a grand jury, as superior 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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