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K Villa: A Fusion of Nature and Architecture

Katsufumi Kubota's K Villa challenges traditional architectural norms with its innovative design, blurring the lines between interior and exterior spaces. The villa, situated on a 517.12m2 site, boasts a total floor area of 95.69m2 and a building area of 105.16m2. The unique design, completed using reinforced concrete, features two-dimensional surfaces that create an interconnected and liberating space.

The K Villa's design inspiration stems from the desire to break free from societal pressures, fostering a connection with nature. The architecture erases boundaries between planar and spatial elements, creating a space where the mind seamlessly integrates with the natural surroundings.

Despite facing challenges such as supervising construction from a distance of 1,000 km and navigating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Katsufumi Kubota's vision for K Villa has come to life, earning the prestigious Bronze A' Design Award in 2022.

Completed without joining thin pillars with only 90Φ and slabs on the floor, walls, and roof, this K Villa gently connects to the outside nature, and attempts to transfer nature on the back of the tapered slab with a stainless mirror surface.

Design from 2015 to 2019 Construction from 2019 to 2020. Location: Nasu,Tochigi,Japan

We are meant to coexist with the infinite expanse of nature. However, buildings are on the contrary and have been developed to separate the mind and from nature as much as possible. Thus when a building intervenes between the mind and nature, it severs the connection between the two, reinforces isolation, and slowly grows the darkness and coldness in the mind. K Villa creates an architecture that overturns this process.

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