Mio Path of Water Poilsio namas – autorius Ke Chen, Mengxi Xu and Jiahua Xu

Darbas Mio Path of Water Poilsio namas, kurio autorius Ke Chen, Mengxi Xu and Jiahua Xu, yra itin vertinamas prestižinio 2026 Bronzinis apdovanojimas A' Design Award laimėtojas konkurso kategorijoje Architektūros, pastatų ir konstrukcijų dizainas.

BronzinisArchitektūra· 2026

Mio Path of Water Poilsio namas

Dizaineris: Ke Chen, Mengxi Xu and Jiahua Xu

Klientas: Not A Hotel

Kategorijos Architektūra laimėtojas – Bronzinis apdovanojimas A' Design Award

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Apie Mio Path of Water Poilsio namas

Mio Path of Water – tai poilsio namas, suprojektuotas lietingam Jakušimos (Japonija) pakrantės klimatui. Svečiai atvyksta po dengtu įėjimu ir per sausą lietaus verandą patenka į svetainės ir valgomojo branduolį, atsiveriantį į vandenyną. Trys miegamųjų apartamentai atsišakoja kaip ramios erdvės, kiekviena su privačiu vonios kambariu, todėl grupės gali dalytis namu neprarasdamos privatumo. SPA zona sudaryta iš paprastos sekos: sauna, šalto vandens baseinėlis, vonia ir vėsinimosi terasa. Konstrukcijoje derinamas plienas su atvira masyvios medienos stogo konstrukcija, o fasadą saugo apdegintos kedro medienos apkala.

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Apie Bronzinis apdovanojimas A' Design Award

Mio Path of Water Poilsio namas laimėjo Bronzinį apdovanojimą A' Design Award, labai prestižinį pripažinimą, skiriamą išskirtiniams dizainams, kuriuos žymi kūrybiškumas, išradingumas ir sumanumas. Bronzos laureatai yra pakankamai įgudę ir stulbinamai kūrybingi dirbiniai, patvirtinantys jų kūrėjų didelę patirtį, vaizduotę ir išteklių gausą. Tikimasi, kad Mio Path of Water Poilsio namas bus aukštai vertinamas, žavimas ir brangus daiktas, žymiai profesionalus ir novatoriškas. Šis Bronziniu apdovanojimu įvertintas dizainas įtraukia geriausias praktikas mene, moksle, dizaine ir technologijose ir yra puikus dėl dėmesio detalėms. Mio Path of Water Poilsio namas puikiai tenkina poreikius, paliečia troškimus, žavi jausmus ir traukia smalsumą.

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Unikalios savybės: The project is on Yakushima’s maritime edge, where mist, downpour, and slow runoff are daily facts, the house is organized from the rooms outward. Each suite is a calibrated “channel” of water-as-experience: the shared areas stay quiet and supportive. Only after these three acts are set does the living space frame its context: sea at distance, pool nearby—two waters held on one calm line. The primary structure material of the house is steel—precise, slender, and resilient—so the rooms read cleanly. Only the living space departs from that language: here an exposed heavy-timber roof lifts the volume and warms it. The result is a house that makes weather into ambience, routine, and memory.
Matmenys ir pakuotė: Height 9000 mm; Total floor area 298 sqm; construction area (incl. terraces) 586 sqm. Program: L/D, kitchen; 3 bedrooms each with 2× semi-double beds 1,200×1,950 mm + ensuite WC & shower. Spa: changing, sauna, cold plunge, bath, shower + adjacent cooling terrace. Pool depth 1,200 mm. Covered parking 2 bays. Outdoor equipment storage shed 70 sqm.
Žymos: Yakushima, hospitality villa, wet-climate design, rain porch, sauna loop, indoor-outdoor living, charred cedar façade, ocean-view courtyard, modular arcade, minimalist timber architecture
Gamybos technologija: Designed through iterative massing + view studies in Rhino/Grasshopper, then coordinated for constructability and lifecycle cost. Adaptive-reuse strategy uses hybrid structure system of steel and heavy timber to maximize constructability. Facade system: Shou Sugi Ban (Yakisugi) cedar cladding rainscreen + low-iron glazed wall with concealed frames; modular standing seam metal roof for tolerance control. CG/diagrams produced via real-time rendering + AI/PS post-compositing.
Dizaino iššūkis: The hardest challenge was reconciling Yakushima’s extreme rain, salt wind, and humidity with an open, resort-like lifestyle without turning the house into a sealed “box.” Internally, the concept had to respect local craft traditions while still feeling contemporary. Externally, strict competition limits (height, area, parking, pool/spa program) forced tight stacking and efficient circulation. Limited site-specific data pushed us to validate decisions through climate mapping, precedent benchmarking, and repeated plan/section tests until performance and experience aligned.
Tyrimas: Applied site-response study. Objective: Yakushima villa for rain/humidity, privacy, ocean views. Method: fast plan/section iterations + guest-flow loop tests. Data/tools: climate/topo maps, precedents; Rhino/Grasshopper, AI implemented representation, render checks. Participants: designer + peer critiques. Result: rain-porch entry, bedroom pods, sauna-plunge-bath loop. Insight/impact: fewer conflicts, higher comfort; reusable wet-climate layout template.
Įkvėpimas: "Mio" is a shallow water channel in Japanese: not a scene, a guide. The project adopts that ethic—draw clear paths and let climate do the rest. What Mio proposes is to let private rooms carry climate as character—morning mist, sudden shower, still flow—while a single timbered hall reads the site without theatrics. The result is a house that makes weather into ambience, routine, and memory.
Projekto trukmė: The project was a design package for initiated in September 2025 and completed in February 2026 as a hospitality villa proposal for Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, and subsequently prepared for submission to the A’ Design Award.
Veikimo eiga: Guests arrive under the covered "porte-cochère" and enter a dry “rain porch” that transitions into the living/dining core facing the ocean. Bedrooms branch off like quiet nests, each with a private bath, so groups can share without stepping on each other’s rhythm. The spa is a simple loop: change - sauna - cold plunge - hot bath/shower - cool-down terrace, repeating as needed. Indoor and outdoor spaces slide into one another, letting the house work in sun, wind, and rain with minimal effort.
Patentai: Copyrights belong to Ke Chen, Mengxi Xu, Jiahua Xu, 2026.
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Komandos nariai: Ke Chen
Mengxi Xu
Jiahua Xu
Nuotraukų autoriai: Image #1: Creator (Design Team Lead) Jiahua Xu, Yakushima Villa Concept (NOT A HOTEL 2026), 2026.
Image #2: Creator (Design Team Lead) Jiahua Xu, Yakushima Villa Concept (NOT A HOTEL 2026), 2026.
Image #3: Creator (Design Team) Ke Chen, Yakushima Villa Concept (NOT A HOTEL 2026), 2026.
Image #4: Creator (Design Team) Mengxi Xu, Yakushima Villa Concept (NOT A HOTEL 2026), 2026.
Image #5: Creator (Design Team) Mengxi Xu, Yakushima Villa Concept (NOT A HOTEL 2026), 2026.