Two Sails House
Yukihiro Nakagawa
Architecture, Building and Structure Design Two Sails House by Yukihiro Nakagawa Two Sails is a seaside house designed for a two generation family. The two story wooden building stands in Okayama, Japan, with a building area of 250 square meters on a plot of 800 square meters. The roof form recalls a ship sail and helps draw natural light and sea breezes into the interior. Living spaces are divided into northern and southern zones, so each generation keeps its own privacy. A roofed corridor links the two zones and allows movement even on rainy days. The exterior walls are clad in durable metal that resists corrosion from sea air.
A' Design Award Winner
Two Sails House by Yukihiro Nakagawa is a highly esteemed winner of the A' Architecture, Building and Structure Design Award. Two Sails House earned the A' Design Award in 2026 and is showcased on Awarded Designs & Architecture among other exceptional designs. Explore the project details, discover other works by Yukihiro Nakagawa and see why Two Sails House design sets itself apart from its competition.
About Two Sails
Architecture, Building and Structure Design Two Sails House by Yukihiro Nakagawa Two Sails is a seaside house designed for a two generation family. The two story wooden building stands in Okayama, Japan, with a building area of 250 square meters on a plot of 800 square meters. The roof form recalls a ship sail and helps draw natural light and sea breezes into the interior. Living spaces are divided into northern and southern zones, so each generation keeps its own privacy. A roofed corridor links the two zones and allows movement even on rainy days. The exterior walls are clad in durable metal that resists corrosion from sea air. Two Sails earned the A' Design Award at the Iron level, an esteemed recognition in the A' Design Award & Competition. Iron-level designs demonstrate sound ideas and professional design, and are selected by a grand jury, for publication among the award-winning works, after fair, just, meritocratic and independent academic review, where entries are voted via blind peer-review process on pre-established, publicly-available evaluation criteria.
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