JUUL之家是一个由NKS建筑事务所设计的两代人的住宅,毗邻一条流经福冈县一个小城市郊区的河流。客户是一位参与当地社区音乐教育的音乐家,他希望有一个可以同时作为小型音乐厅的住宅。由于客户在水泥行业工作–这是一个主要的地区产业–建筑师使用混凝土作为主要的建筑材料。
从河的远岸眺望
给我们介绍一下这个项目的概况。
该地块是一个由北向南排列的长而略显不规则的矩形,东南侧有一条河流。河口离这里不远,所以在房子所处的位置相当宽。虽然这块地三面被房屋包围,但朝向远处的河流和稻田的视野是完全开放的。 这里有丰富的自然景观,西边的筑后山清晰可见。

JUUL House, a two-generation residence designed by NKS Architects, sits adjacent to a river running through the suburbs of a small city in Fukuoka Prefecture. The client, a musician involved with music education in the local community, wanted a home that could also function as a small music hall. Because the client works in the cement business – a major regional industry – the architects used concrete as the primary construction material.
View from the far bank of the river
Give us an overview of the project.
The lot is a long, slightly irregular rectangle aligned north-to-south, with a river running along the south-east side. The river’s mouth is not far away and so it is quite wide at the point where the house stands. Although the lot is surrounded by houses on three sides, the view towards the river and rice fields on the far side is completely open. The setting is rich in natural beauty, with the Chikuhou Mountains visible to the west.

每层楼的室内空间的特点都不一样。第一层通向一个从北到南的花园,包括一个大的入口,也是一个画廊和一个兼作音乐厅的客厅,以及一个主要由年轻一代使用的餐厅、厨房和卧室。独特的弧形天花板上穿插着天窗,将柔和的光线引入空间。相比之下,二楼是老一代人居住的地方,向东和向西开放,可以俯瞰河流和丰富的自然景观。 与一楼相比,楼上空间的规模要小得多,也更封闭,但由于视野开阔,他们并不感到压抑封闭。这些隔间式的房间被设计成可以坐在地板上休息的地方。
房子的两个非常不同的区域是由弧形混凝土划分的,它构成了楼下的天花板和楼上的地板和墙壁。这些弯曲的墙壁涂成白色,柔和地散射出天窗的光线,当音乐会在家里举行时,也能起到同样的效果。
从车库的入口门廊看外观
在设计过程中,什么对你来说是最重要的?

The character of the interior spaces differs on each floor. The first floor, which opens onto a garden that runs from north to south, includes a large entryway that also serves as a gallery and a living room that doubles as the music hall, as well as a dining room, kitchen, and bedroom used primarily by the younger generation. The distinctive curved ceiling is interspersed with skylights that bring soft light into the space. In contrast, the second floor, where the older generation lives, opens to the east and west overlooking the river and the rich natural scenery. Compared to the first floor the scale of the spaces upstairs is much smaller and more enclosed, but because of the expansive views they do not feel oppressively closed-off. The cubicle-like rooms were designed as places to relax sitting on the floor.
The two very different areas of the house are divided by curved concrete that forms the ceiling downstairs and the floor and walls upstairs. Painted white, these curved walls softly scatter the light from the skylights, and do the same for sound when concerts are held in the home.
Exterior viewed from the entrance porch of the garage
What was most important for you during the design process?

一个核心要点是,这个空间的功能不仅是一个家,而且是一个小型的文化设施(既是音乐厅又是画廊)。另一点是我一直在思考的问题,即空间设计要与建筑的结构框架合理地结合起来。这一次,我也探索了混凝土空间的潜力。
一楼画廊
在这个项目中,你遇到了什么挑战?您是如何应对的?
作为我们创造一个表达混凝土可能性的结构这一目标的一部分,我们特别关注技术创新,以确保高质量的热和声环境。

One central point was that the space functions not only as a home but also as a small cultural facility (both a music hall and gallery). Another point that I always think about is the need for the spatial design to logically mesh with the structural framework of the building. This time, I also explored the potential of concrete spaces.
First floor gallery
What challenges did you face in the project? How did you respond to them?
As part of our goal of creating a structure that expresses the possibilities of concrete, we focused in particular on technical innovations to ensure a high-quality thermal and acoustic environment.

在热环境方面,我们通过用外墙保温材料完全包围混凝土–它的功能是蓄热体–来稳定室内温度。在东面和西面,我们在保温层的基础上又增加了一层混凝土,以统一设计。为了防止室内在夏季过热,我们在大门窗上安装了遮阳篷,在天窗上使用了低辐射玻璃,并创造了热量散发的通道。
为了确保声学性能,主要是为古典音乐服务,我们着重于确保混凝土天花板的凸面能适当地扩散声音。为了控制混响时间,我们在混凝土表面开了许多孔,并插入了吸音材料。所需的声学环境类型因听众人数和乐器类型等因素而不同,这里可以通过打开或关闭房间内的吸音门和窗帘在一定程度上进行调整。
一楼客厅
你从这个项目中学到了什么?你将从它那里获得什么,以用于未来的项目?

In terms of the thermal environment, we stabilized the interior temperature by completely enclosing the concrete – which functions as a heat storage body – with exterior wall insulation. On the east and west sides we added another layer of concrete on top of the insulation in order to unify the design. To keep the interior from overheating in summer, we installed awnings over the large windows and doors, used low-emissivity glass in the skylights, and created pathways for heat to escape.
In order to ensure acoustic performance, primarily for classical music, we focused on making sure the convex surfaces of the concrete ceiling diffuse sound properly. To control reverberation time, we opened numerous holes in the surface of the concrete and inserted acoustic absorbent material. The type of acoustic environment needed varies depending on the size of the audience and the types of instruments, among other factors, and here it can be adjusted to a certain degree by opening or closing the sound-absorbing doors and curtains in the room.
First floor living room
What did you learn from this project? What will you take from it to future projects?

我能够确认天窗对于引入自然光的有效性,以及混凝土建筑的外墙保温的有效性。另一方面,我意识到我需要进一步思考建筑的质量和成本之间的平衡问题。
一楼画廊
这个项目如何融入当前的建筑趋势,如可持续性、社会功能或技术?
当我考虑创造可持续发展的建筑时,我专注于使用材料的方式,让它们的特性随着时间的推移而显现出来。当代建筑倾向于极简的、无机的形式,代表标准化的工厂产品。在这个项目中,虽然我使用了混凝土这种无机材料和现代建筑技术来创造一种新的空间,但我试图将人类的温情融入其中。

I was able to confirm the effectiveness of skylights for bringing in natural light, as well as of external wall insulation in concrete buildings. On the other hand, I realized that I need to think further about the balance between the quality and cost of architecture.
First floor gallery
How does this project fit into current architectural trends such as sustainability, social function, or technology?
When I think about creating sustainable architecture, I focus on using materials in a way that allows their character to emerge as they age. Contemporary architecture tends towards the minimalistic, inorganic forms representative of standardized factory products. In this project, although I used concrete, which is an inorganic material, and modern construction techniques to create a new kind of space, I tried to incorporate a human warmth into it.

我还想到,一个住宅虽然属于一个人,但也可以向当地社区开放,作为一种文化资源,在未来长期使用。也许只有在这样一个地方社区的框架内,文化的长期价值才能在这个由全球经济的短视原则所主导的时代得以保存下来。
一楼餐厅
建筑师的社会角色是什么?
建筑有可能成为一种文化和社会资产,我认为建筑师有责任在设计建筑时保持这种意识。甚至住宅也可以超越其作为个人生活空间的作用,而成为社区资产。如果你想一想,就在几代人之前,日本的住宅被用作帮助创建社区的仪式性聚会的场所。在这个项目中,空间不仅丰富了客户的生活,而且通过其作为音乐厅和画廊的功能,成为丰富整个社区的中心点。

I also thought about how a residence, while belonging to one individual, can also be open to the local community and serve as a cultural resource that is used long into the future. Perhaps it is only within the framework of such a local community that the long-term value of culture can be preserved in an era dominated by the short-sighted principles of the global economy.
First floor dining room
What is the societal role of the architect?
Architecture has the potential to become a cultural and social asset, and I think architects have a responsibility to stay conscious of that when they design buildings. Even residences can go beyond their role as the space for individual lives and serve as community assets. If you think about it, just a few generations ago homes in Japan were used as sites for the ceremonial gatherings that helped create communities. In this project the space not only enriches the life of the client, but through its function as a concert hall and gallery it becomes a center-point for enriching the entire community.

Architects: NKS Architects
Area: 412 m²
Year: 2012
Photographs: Kouji Okamoto
Structure:RC-3F
Architect In Charge:Noriko Suehiro, Kaoru Suehiro
City:Yukuhashi
Country:Japan