Terasaki House
The house sits on top of a valley on the outskirts of Tokyo. Surrounded by numerous farms and a large public park, the area is teeming with ample greenery. Within such an environment, we found this site to be particularly appealing. Located on the edges of a valley, it is close to a large park, with unobstructed views and spatial openness.
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To take advantage of the site’s unique and favorable conditions, including its light, great views, and richly green surroundings, we developed a plan for a single-story house with a courtyard. We placed a large roof over the rooms and the courtyard, and created an open space where the indoors extend to the courtyard and beyond. The roof is shaped in an elongated strip along the narrow site that stretches to the north and south.
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However, instead of placing a single large roof, we designed it so that it curves and bends into a shape that is different from a single gabled or sloping roof, and gently envelops the indoors with a warm atmosphere. Also, the design integrates both shadow and light in the indoor spaces, by capturing light through the openings of the roof.
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Our goal is to create a comfortable living space protected by its framework, with a sense of transparency that continues into the surrounding environment’s fertile.
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About RYUE NISHIZAWA
Ryue Nishizawa was born in Tokyo and studied architecture at the Yokohama National University. He joined Kazuyo Sejima & Associates in 1990. In 1995, with Kazuyo Sejima, he founded the Tokyo-based firm SANAA. Nishizawa established his independent practice, Office of Ryue Nishizawa, in 1997. Nishizawa and Sejima were jointly awarded the Pritzker Prize in 2010. Amongst other awards, Nishizawa was declared Officier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in France and received the Prize of Architectural Institute of Japan for the Teshima Art Museum. He is currently a professor at Yokohama Graduate School of Architecture (Y-GSA).
Biography
1966: Born in Tokyo, Japan
1990: M.Arch. Yokohama National University
1990: Joined Kazuyo Sejima & Associates
1995: Established SANAA with Kazuyo Sejima
1997: Established Office of Ryue Nishizawa
2001 – 2010: Associate Professor at Yokohama National University
2005 – 2006: Visiting Professor at Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Switzerland
2005 – 2008: Visiting Professor at Princeton University, USA
2007: Visiting Professor at Harvard Graduate School of Design, USA
2010 – : Professor at Yokohama Graduate School of Architecture (Y-GSA), Yokohama National University
Main Awards
1998: The Prize of Architectural Institute of Japan (for Multi-media Workshop), Tokyo, Japan*
2000: First Prize in Residential Architecture (for Weekend House), Tokyo Society of Architects & Building Engineers
2004: Golden Lion for Most Significant Work of the Metamorph Exhibition, 9th International Architecture Biennale de Venezia, Italy*
2006: The Prize of Architectural Insititute of Japan (for 21st Century Museum), Tokyo, Japan*
2007: The Kunstpreis Berlin (Berlin Art Prize), Berlin, Germany*
2010: Pritzker Architecture Prize 2010*
2011: Officier de L’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, France
2012: The Prize of Architectural Institute of Japan (for Teshima Art Museum), Tokyo, Japan. 25th Murano Togo Prize, Japan
2013: Prix de l’Équerre d’Argent (for Louvre-Lens Museum), Paris, France*
2016: Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize, Chicago, USA* American Institute of Architecture Honor Award, Washington, D.C., USA*
2017: Mainichi Design Prize, Japan
2019: The 5th Yoshizaka Takamasa Award, Japan
2019: The Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal in Architecture, Virginia, USA* * =collaboration with Kazuyo Sejima / SANAA
OFFICE OF RYUE NISHIZAWA
Major Works
1998: Weekendhouse, Gunma, Japan
2000: TAKEO Head Office, Tokyo, Japan
2001: House in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan
2003: Space design for “Love Planet” exhibition, Kagawa, Japan
2004: Funabashi Apartment, Chiba, Japan.
2004: Benesse art site Naoshima office, Kagawa, Japan
2005: Moriyama House, Tokyo, Japan
2006: House A, Japan
2007: TKG Daikanyama (interior), Tokyo, Japan
2008: Towada Art Center, Aomori, Japan
2008: Nagai Garou, Tokyo, Japan
2010: Teshima Art Museum, Kagawa, Japan
2010: Kumamoto Station East Exit Square, Kumamoto, Japan
2011 Garden & House, Tokyo, Japan
2011: Hiroshi Senju Museum Karuizawa, Nagano, Japan
2011: Pavilion of the 12th Istanbul Art Biennale, Istanbul, Turkey
2012: Shinkenchikusha Kasumigaseki Office (interior), Tokyo, Japan
2013: Fukita Pavilion, Shodoshima, Kagawa, Japan
2013: Roof and Mushroom Pavilion, Kyoto, Japan
2014: Terasaki House, Kanagawa, Japan
2014: Ikuta Church, Kanagawa, Japan
2014: Cawaii Bread & Coffee (interior), Tokyo, Japan
2016 Tokuda House, Kyoto, Japan
2016: Okamura Design Space R wooden partition (interior), Tokyo, Japan
2016: Shodoshima-Fukutake House (interior), Shodoshima, Kagawa, Japan
2017: Atelier, Tokyo, Japan
2018: O House, Tokyo, Japan
2018: Inujima Stay 1, Okayama, Japan
2019: Jining Fine Art Museum, Jining, China
2019: Morimoto House, Aichi, Japan
2019: Inujima Stay 2, Okayama, Japan
2019: House in Los Vilos, Los Vilos, Chile
2019: Six Office (interior), Tokyo, Japan
2020: I House, Japan
KAZUYO SEJIMA + RYUE NISHIZAWA / SANAA
Major Works
1996: Multimedia Workshop, Gifu, Japan
1996: S-House, Okayama, Japan
1997: N-Museum, Wakayama, Japan
1997: M-House, Tokyo, Japan
1997: K-Building, Ibaraki, Japan
1998: Koga Park Café, Ibaraki, Japan
1999: O-Museum, Nagano, Japan
2000: Day Care Center, Kanagawa, Japan
2000: La Biennale di Venezia, 7th International Architecture Exhibition «City of girls» Japanese Pavilion, Venice, Italy
2001: PRADA Beauty LEEGARDEN Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
2001: Garden Cafe at the 7th International Istanbul Biennale, Istanbul, Turkey
2003: Christian Dior Building Omotesando, Tokyo, Japan
2004: 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art Kanazawa, Kanazawa Japan
2006: Zollverein School of management and design, Essen, Germany
2006: The Toledo Museum of Art Glass Pavilion, Toledo, Ohio, USA
2006: Novartis Campus WSJ-158 Office Building, Basel, Switzerland
2006: Naoshima Ferry Terminal, Kagawa, Japan
2007: Stadstheater Almere ‘De Kunstlinie’, Almere, the Netherlands
2007: New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York, USA
2009: Serpentine Pavilion, London, England
2009: Rolex Learning Center, EPFL (Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne), Switzerland
2010: Derek Lam NY, shop interior (Madison Avenue), USA
2011: Shakujii Apartment (Tokyo)
2012: Louvre Lens, Lens, France
2012: Home-for-All Higashimatsushima City Miyato Island, Miyagi, Japan
2013: Vitra Factory Building, Weil am Rhein, Germany
2013: Okayama University Junko Fukutake Hall, Okayama, Japan
2014: Okayama University Pergola, Okayama, Japan
2014: Home-for-All Miyato Island Tsukihama, Miyagi, Japan
2015: Grace Farms, Connecticut, USA
2016: Naoshima Port, Okayama, Japan
2017: Shogin TACT Tsuruoka, Yamagata, Japan
2018: Apartments on Ave. Maréchal Fayolle, Paris, France
2019: Hitachi City Hall, Ibaraki, Japan