Archello Awards 2024 is open for entry · Submit your projects by August 31
Archello Awards 2024 is open for entry
Submit your projects by August 31
ENOWA YUFUIN
Kunihiro Fukumori

ENOWA YUFUIN

KURU CO.,LTD. als Architecten

This luxury resort is situated on a hillside just outside the picturesque hot-spring district of Yufuin, in Yufu City, Oita Prefecture. The approximately
44,000-square-meter site ranges in elevation from 543 to 585 meters above sea level, offering sweeping views of the majestic Mt. Yufu to the east and
the serene Yufu townscape to the south. Leveraging this scenic locale, we designed the guest accommodation facilities based on the concept of a
botanical retreat, while the spatial design channels the fundamental beauty of the natural environment to create an atmosphere that can best be
described as “primitive luxury.”

photo_credit Kunihiro Fukumori
Kunihiro Fukumori
photo_credit Kunihiro Fukumori
Kunihiro Fukumori
photo_credit Kunihiro Fukumori
Kunihiro Fukumori

Differences in elevation at the site were incorporated into the layout of the facilities, which include ten villas, a restaurant, and a complex with a nineroom
hotel and private dining rooms, creating a sense of harmony throughout the sprawling grounds. Indoor and outdoor garden spaces teeming with
trees, herbs, and other greenery give rise to a botanical landscape that blends effortlessly with the property’s surroundings.

photo_credit Kunihiro Fukumori
Kunihiro Fukumori
photo_credit Kunihiro Fukumori
Kunihiro Fukumori
photo_credit Kunihiro Fukumori
Kunihiro Fukumori

The guest rooms are imbued with the innate richness of the natural materials used in their design: the strength of solid wood, the refined elegance of
stone, the warmth of earthen walls. The expression achieved through the interaction of these primitive materials endows each room with luxury found
in simplicity rather than extravagance. Rooms are also decorated with pictorial artworks that complement the natural elements, enriching the guest
experience of “primitive luxury.”

photo_credit Kunihiro Fukumori
Kunihiro Fukumori
photo_credit Kunihiro Fukumori
Kunihiro Fukumori

The villas, which were designed as the main attraction of the property, are seamlessly integrated with the surrounding environment thanks to large
windows and terraces that afford expansive vistas of the mountains and the city of Yufu. Each villa features a heated infinity pool and an outdoor hotspring
bath, where guests can soak in 100-percent natural, continuously flowing hot-spring water (Onsen) sourced on-site and cooled naturally using a
bamboo-constructed framework known as Yumetake, which brings the water to a suitable temperature rapidly without diluting it. These elements
create accommodation spaces that are both refined in design and inundated with the power of nature.

photo_credit Kunihiro Fukumori
Kunihiro Fukumori
photo_credit Kunihiro Fukumori
Kunihiro Fukumori

In a time when technology allows us to be bombarded with any number of experiences instantaneously and without being physically present, we
believe true luxury lies in spaces that encourage us to be mindful of the passage of time and delight in our senses—spaces that reconnect us with the
primitive.

photo_credit Kunihiro Fukumori
Kunihiro Fukumori
photo_credit Kunihiro Fukumori
Kunihiro Fukumori
Project Credits
Product specificatie overzicht

ElementBedrijf
FabrikantRItzwell
Product specificatie overzicht
Fabrikant
C-Line chair by RItzwell
Project Spotlight
Product Spotlight
Nieuws
AOR Architects completes Finland’s first three-story timber log public building
30 aug. 2024 Nieuws
AOR Architects voltooit eerste Finse houten overheidsgebouw van drie verdiepingen

Het in Helsinki gevestigde AOR Architects heeft de Monio High School and Cultural Center voltooid, h... Meer

Norm Architects designs cozy restaurant interior in ethereal “Salmon Eye”
28 aug. 2024 Nieuws
Norm Architects ontwerpt gezellig restaurantinterieur in etherische “Salmon Eye”

De in Kopenhagen gevestigde multidisciplinaire architectuur- en designstudio Norm Architects heeft h... Meer

Yamaikarashi Nursery School, 2023 Archello Awards winner, is designed to function like a village
27 aug. 2024 Archello Awards
Yamaikarashi Nursery School, winnaar van de Archello Awards 2023, is ontworpen om te functioneren als een dorp

Nu het aftellen voor de Archello Awards 2024 in volle gang is en de deadlines voor inzending... Meer

Light-filled Multisport Complex in Quebec features massive wooden roof structure
27 aug. 2024 Nieuws
Lichtgevuld multisportcomplex in Quebec met enorme houten dakconstructie

Het nieuwe Multisportcomplex Saint-Georges in Saint-Georges, Quebec, is ontworpen door ABCP architec... Meer

25 best pendant lighting manufacturers
27 aug. 2024 Specificatie
25 beste fabrikanten van hanglampen

Pendellampen zijn hangende armaturen die een veelzijdige verlichtingsoplossing bieden voor verschill... Meer

GROUP A presents design concept for 'Paris Proof Block'
26 aug. 2024 Innovaties
GROEP A presenteert ontwerpconcept voor 'Paris Proof Block'.

Het Rotterdamse architectenbureau GROUP A lanceerde in 2022 zijn interne denktank CARBONLAB om te on... Meer