Amami House
Amami House Residence by Kazunori Sakai is a winner of the 2026 Silver A' Design Award in Architecture, Building and Structure Design.
Amami House is a Silver A' Design Award winner, an extraordinarily prestigious recognition granted to top-of-the-line, gorgeous, and impressive designs.
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Located on Amami Oshima, a hot, humid, and relatively sunless region in Japan, this self-sufficient house explores how a family of four can live comfortably without relying on the power grid or air conditioning. Rooted in the island's climate and culture, it reinterprets vernacular forms through passive strategies, natural ventilation, daylighting and insulation reducing dependence on mechanical systems. The project proposes a sustainable model of living in harmony with nature, offering a quiet reflection on how architecture can nurture resilience and redefine dwelling in today's world.
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Amami House by Kazunori Sakai
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Architecture, Building and Structure Design Award Winner in 2026.
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Amami House Residence
Amami House is a Silver A' Design Award winner, an extraordinarily prestigious recognition granted to top-of-the-line, gorgeous, and impressive designs. Silver winners are tremendously brilliant and exceedingly creative works that illustrate the outstanding expertise, talent, and acuity of their designers. Amami House is expected to be a wonderful, showpiece work that is remarkably professional and profoundly innovative. This Silver A' Design Award-winning design is a highly notable, admired invention that benefits and advances the boundaries of art, science, design, and technology. Amami House is a vastly envied creation that evokes desires, introduces positive feelings, and sparkles amazement and wonderment.
Winner Client
Sakai Architects
Based in Amami Ōshima, a southern island of Japan, our practice engages in architectural design across Japan, covering diverse scales and functions.
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