「waterfall villa」
土地の魅力や体験を最大化する建築

場所は沖縄の海や空を一望できるなだらかな傾斜面の敷地でした。朝日や夕日といった光が差し込み、海からの風が抜け、背後には森が広がる、沖縄の自然と景色を堪能できる絶好のロケーションです。しかし海側に隣接した敷地には別事業者の建設計画があり、「目隠し」と「眺望」という相反する要望が求められました。そこで、目隠しとなる壁を斜めに立ち上げ別事業者の建物を隠し、斜めの壁の先端から水をプールに流す事で「海から水が流れ込むような体験」を仕掛けました。「水が流れる斜壁」は、「外からの視線を遮る」事と「内からの海への眺望を確保する」事を同時に実現でき、また遠くの海が近くに感じられるような連続感を生み出します。気軽に体験できるバーチャルが増える中、自然の中での体感は日常では得られない感動や心を豊かにする機会を与えてくれます。豊かな自然環境に作られる建築が大切にすべき事は、その体験を生み出す土地の魅力を「建築を通じて最大限引き立てる」事だと思います。


「waterfall villa」
Architecture that Maximizes the Appeal and Experience of the Land

The location was a gently sloping site overlooking the sea and sky of Okinawa. With sunlight streaming in during both sunrise and sunset, a refreshing sea breeze, and a forest stretching out behind, it was an ideal location to savor the natural beauty and scenery of Okinawa. However, there was another company’s construction plan on the site adjacent to the sea side, and the conflicting demands of ‘’blindfold’ and ‘’view’’ were required.

To address this, a slanted wall was erected to obscure the view of the neighboring building, and water was directed from the tip of the slanted wall into a pool, creating an experience reminiscent of "water flowing in from the sea. This "flowing water slanted wall" achieved both the purpose of "blocking external views" and "ensuring views of the sea from within", while also generating a sense of continuity that makes the distant sea feel close. Amidst the increasing availability of virtual experiences, the opportunity to engage with nature holds the potential to provide emotions and enrich the soul in ways that daily life cannot. What architecture in rich natural environments should prioritize is the ability to ‘’maximize the appeal of the land through architecture’’ by creating these experiences.