SEI-AN Stargazing Tea Rooms Tea Ceremony House by Moriyuki Ochiai |
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| DESIGN NAME: SEI-AN Stargazing Tea Rooms PRIMARY FUNCTION: Tea Ceremony House INSPIRATION: - Constellation of Stargazing Tea Rooms - We designed a cluster of tea rooms offering a view of the surrounding scenery and the starlit sky as an tea house connecting people to the stars and nature" located in the town of Bisei, Okayama Prefecture, known as a sanctuary for stargazing. The site is surrounded by rolling hills and distant mountains and offers a view on a spectacular landscape. Deliverable included a place able to accommodate a variety of events held throughout the year by the Astronomy Club and the Tea Ceremony Club as well as a performance stage for concerts and plays. Named after two rivers running though it, the town of Bisei (beautiful stars in English) is found in Okayama Prefecture which is also known for being the birthplace of Eisai, a Japanese Buddhist priest, credited with introducing green tea to Japan. In alignment with its heritage, the constellation of tea rooms is also in harmony with the surrounding undulating terrain, thus creating a landscape in which the indoor and outdoor expand seamlessly like the flow of a river under the Milky Way. UNIQUE PROPERTIES / PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The open arrangement of the structures forms a stage conductive to various events and activities by creating a space where multiple indoor and outdoor activities become possible. The Japanese tea room was developed as an enclosed microcosm called a enclosure, and as such each unit is designed as a spatial installation where one can perceive minute changes in its natural surroundings and experience the wonder and mystery of natural phenomena. Painted with stellar colors, each volume presents polygonal openings from which can be taken in the beautiful offerings of nature such as light, rain and the starry night sky. Moreover, mirrors placed on the exterior walls reflect the ever-changing outdoor environment like the water surface of rice paddies scattered across Bisei, thus modifying the look and perception of the constructions throughout the day. OPERATION / FLOW / INTERACTION: Please refer to PROJECT DESCRIPTION. PROJECT DURATION AND LOCATION: The project began in December 2016, completed in January. 2018, located in bisei-okayama and awajiiland in Japan FITS BEST INTO CATEGORY: Architecture, Building and Structure Design |
PRODUCTION / REALIZATION TECHNOLOGY: Materials- Ceiling/Wall:special painted wood SPECIFICATIONS / TECHNICAL PROPERTIES: 16 tea house,wide 1800mm, length 1800mm, height 2100mm TAGS: tea room,tea house,tea ceremony,constellati RESEARCH ABSTRACT: Please refer to PROJECT DESCRIPTION. CHALLENGE: Visitors can experience the project as a galaxy of tea rooms built independently as they move in and around them freely. The outdoor space, taken as the space comprised between the tea rooms, the surrounding nature and the starry sky are beautifully intertwined to form a new landscape that comes in and out of view through the openings and gaps cut out from the multiple structures. The loose gathering of tea rooms forms an extension of the landscape and creates an environment enhancing the fun and joy derived from human activities. By merging together this newly formed belt of tea rooms with the idyllic hills, mountains and starry skies of Bisei, we sought to realize an tea house that reshapes the town's panorama. ADDED DATE: 2018-02-21 06:16:58 TEAM MEMBERS (1) : Client:irbisei, nijigennomori/Pasona Group__Design:Moriyuki Ochiai,Jillian Lei, Xingguang Li, Marie Uno,Haruka Amano,Yuta Takahashi__Constructor:Takei Construction(Kunji Takei),CA leading(Osami Hiroyama,Masakazu Hirose,Yoshiko Makabe,Kazuya Okuno,Sanae Iwamoto),Soken Group__Paint:Masanao Uchida__Special Paint:Osamu Yamaguchi__Soundsystem:Yoshiyuki Kanamori(Oasis)__Videography:Kazuma Goto(OHK Okayama Broadcasting),Noriko Nishiguchi,Shinichi Hisamatsu,Hajime Kishii__Lighting:Color Kinetics Japan(Masaki Yamashita,Koki Yano,Miyahara Yusuke)__Tea ceremony set:Nanzan Ito,Kenyu Mitsuhashi (Kamakurabori Niyodo),Yuko Nakano__Tea ceremony:Fumiko Miyake ,Fujimi Ishikawa __site:Yumegahara__Bisei-cooperator:Naoya Kawakami,Teruyuki Yamamuro Yasuhiro Fujiwara,Kazuyuki Touda,Koushi Takeuchi,Yoshiki Sakai,Tetsuya Yamane,Souhei Mimura,Chikara Nakamoto,Masayoshi Takei,Toshihiro Harada,Kenta Takei,Kazuhiro Harada,Ryo Takasaki,Tatsuhiko shimada,Naoya Sugimoto,Ayako Daito__Cooperator:Norihiro Ariyoshi(soken group),Yoshinori Takedo(grop) IMAGE CREDITS: fumio araki PATENTS/COPYRIGHTS: Moriyuki Ochiai Architects Inc. |
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NAME: Moriyuki Ochiai Architects Inc. PROFILE: Moriyuki Ochiai Architects that is active in architectural, interior, furniture,landscape and industrial design. The sources of our inspirations come from being captivated by the vivacious and lively beauty of nature or life. We can also feel the influence coming from the delicate sensitivity responding to the unique Japanese nature, which can be found in Japanese temples and gardens. We wish to continue creating works that fulfill people's dreams, become the energy for their lives, and then move on to a deeper dimension that exceeds life itself. Moriyuki Ochiai designs have recieved numerous awards : iF Design Award (Germany) "GOLD award", Red Dot Design award (Germany), German Design Award , INTERIOR DESIGN Best of Year Award (U.S.A) "Best of Year / grand prix", Restaurant & Bar Design Awards (UK) “Best Works”, Society of British International Design Award(UK) "grand prix", A' Design Award "silver award" ( Italy ) , International Design Award ( USA ）,Design for Asia Awards (HongKong) , Japan Commercial Environmental Design Association Award, Japan Design Space Association Award, Japan Sign Design Association Award,etc.. |
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Sei-An Stargazing Tea Rooms Tea Ceremony House by Moriyuki Ochiai is Winner in Architecture, Building and Structure Design Category, 2017 - 2018.· Press Members: Login or Register to request an exclusive interview with Moriyuki Ochiai. · Click here to register inorder to view the profile and other works by Moriyuki Ochiai. |
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