“House for Marebito” Wins the Good Design Gold Award (Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award) at the 2020 Good Design Award


It is a lodging facility for which everything from sourcing the timber to fabrication and construction was completed within a 10 km radius.
木材調達から加工・建設までを半径10km圏内で完結させた宿泊施設である。
Digital fabrication was introduced into the forest, establishing a production system to process timber into furniture and buildings within the region. A structure in which nuki (tie beams) are inserted into the gassho rafters, together with small, light members that even children can carry, allowed construction without heavy machinery or scaffolding. More than 1,000 members and joints were made with local carpenters.
森にデジタルファブリケーションを導入し、地域内で木材を家具や建築に加工できる生産体制を構築した。合掌梁に貫を差し込んで固定する構造形式と、子どもでも運べる小さく軽い部材により、重機や足場を使わずに施工した。1,000以上の部材と仕口を、地域の大工と共に製作した。
Following the traditional gassho-zukuri style, the building is aligned with the north-south mountain ridges, with openings on the east side for ventilation.
伝統構法「合掌造り」を踏襲し、南北の山並みと平行に建物を配置して、東側に通風のための開口部を設けた。
The form of the joints where the gassho rafters and nuki meet was studied through a series of sketches.
合掌梁と貫が交わる仕口の形を、スケッチを重ねて検討した。
It’s okay if you haven’t decided what to create yet.
Across design, fabrication, and construction,
we design the very path to realization itself.
Please feel free to get in touch.
It’s okay if you haven’t decided what to create yet. Across design, fabrication, and construction, we design the very path to realization itself. Please feel free to get in touch.
何をつくるか、まだ決まっていなくても構いません。設計、製造、施工を横断し、「実現の道筋」 そのものを設計します。ぜひ、お気軽にお問い合わせください。