Shade House
Satoshi Fujinaka
Architecture, Building and Structure Design Shade House by Satoshi Fujinaka Shade is a house built in a dense residential area in Iwakuni, Japan. A tall wall and a lower wall were placed along the neighbouring boundary to block direct views, and each wall was folded over to form a roof that shelters the living space. The dining room sits one metre below the entrance, with a low ceiling and soft light. The living room is one metre higher, with a high ceiling and a large opening. The change in scale guides attention to the sky between the two roofs. The buried lower part is concrete, while the upper structure is wood.
Bronze A' Design Award Winner
Shade House by Satoshi Fujinaka is a winner of the A' Architecture, Building and Structure Design Award. Shade House earned the Bronze A' Design Award in 2024 and is showcased on Award Winner among other exceptional designs. Explore the details of the project, discover other works by Satoshi Fujinaka and see why Shade House design rises above its competition.
About Shade
Architecture, Building and Structure Design Shade House by Satoshi Fujinaka Shade is a house built in a dense residential area in Iwakuni, Japan. A tall wall and a lower wall were placed along the neighbouring boundary to block direct views, and each wall was folded over to form a roof that shelters the living space. The dining room sits one metre below the entrance, with a low ceiling and soft light. The living room is one metre higher, with a high ceiling and a large opening. The change in scale guides attention to the sky between the two roofs. The buried lower part is concrete, while the upper structure is wood. Shade earned the Bronze A' Design Award, a respected level of recognition in the A' Design Award & Competition. Bronze A' Design Award works combine new ideas with skillful designs, and are selected by a grand jury, as noteworthy entries in their respective categories, after fair, ethical, meritocratic and impartial academic review, where nominated works are voted via blind peer-review process on pre-established, publicly-available evaluation criteria.
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