{"id":377987,"date":"2026-04-06T14:31:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T14:31:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/377987\/"},"modified":"2026-04-06T14:31:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T14:31:11","slug":"big-completes-rammed-earth-villas-for-not-a-hotel-in-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/377987\/","title":{"rendered":"BIG completes rammed earth villas for NOT A HOTEL in japan"},"content":{"rendered":"

big carves not a hotel Setouchi villas into the hillside<\/p>\n

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Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG)<\/a> completes NOT A HOTEL<\/a> Setouchi, a resort of three distinct villas<\/a> on the remote island of Sagishima, Japan<\/a>, marking the Copenhagen-based studio\u2019s first built work in the country. Set on a 30,000-square-meter site on the southwestern cape of the island, the project integrates directly into the hillside\u2019s natural contours, with load-bearing walls made from soil excavated on-site using the traditional rammed earth<\/a> technique.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The design (find designboom\u2019s previous coverage here<\/a>) draws openly on Japanese vernacular architecture, reinterpreting its logic through a Scandinavian sensibility. Glass<\/a> facades<\/a> dissolve the boundary between interior and exterior in the manner of shoji screens; black slate floors reference the geometry of tatami mats. Roofs<\/a> are clad in low-reflective solar<\/a> tiles, a technological translation of the traditional Japanese roof form, while operable facades and overhangs support passive cooling, and onsite rainwater collection feeds the landscaping. Ahead of construction, native grasses were harvested and later reintroduced alongside olive trees, lemon trees, and indigenous vegetation, restoring the undulating terrain that defines the character of the site.<\/p>\n

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all images by Kenta Hasegawa<\/a><\/p>\n

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three villas, three views of the sagishima island, japan<\/p>\n

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The three four-bedroom villas by the architects<\/a> at Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), named \u2018180\u2019, \u2018270\u2019, and \u2018360\u2019 in reference to their respective panoramic views, which are distributed across the varying elevations of the site, designed in response to its specific position within the landscape. At the highest point, the ring-shaped \u2018360\u2019 offers unobstructed views in every direction, organized around a sheltered inner courtyard. \u2018270\u2019 frames a sweeping outlook across the surrounding archipelago, with a sauna, firepit, and outdoor relaxation areas arranged around a pool. Closest to the water, \u2018180\u2019 takes its form from the coastline itself, its curved profile following the line of the shore, with a mossy inner courtyard planted with seasonally changing trees. Each villa flows as a single, continuous space, with bathrooms and storage housed in separate pods crowned by skylights, ensuring sightlines to the sky from every room.<\/p>\n

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NOT A HOTEL Setouchi is part of the brand\u2019s<\/a> wider network of luxury vacation homes across Japan, offered through a shared fractional ownership model.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) completes NOT A HOTEL Setouchi<\/p>\n

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