MUJI HOUSE Co., Ltd., which operates the "MUJI House" brand, reopened the MUJI House Oita store, operated by West Japan Good Partner Co., Ltd., a "MUJI House" network partner, on April 24th. This time, a two-story "Wooden House" model house has been added next to the existing single-story "Sun House" model house. This is the first store in the Kyushu area where two types of products can be viewed at the same time. Located in a natural environment with a view of the majestic Mount Yufu in front, the Oita store allows customers to leisurely tour the store in a location that makes the most of the "MUJI House" product concept.
■Concept of the "Wooden House"
In an open, single-room space with an open atrium, residents can "edit" their home as they wish. The "Wooden House" is the first "MUJI House" project, which embodies this free-flowing idea in a wooden house. It uses the SE construction method, which uses structural laminated timber for stable strength. With large openings and deep eaves, it has a clean, box-like exterior and was designed with a rational approach that minimizes environmental impact, making maximum use of sunlight and ventilation. The south-facing eaves adjust to the varying levels of sunlight that change with the seasons, blocking direct sunlight in summer and guiding warm sunlight deep into the room in winter. The "double insulation" system, which combines infill and exterior insulation, prevents radiant heat from escaping, allowing for comfortable living while minimizing energy consumption. The model home achieves a UA value of 0.47, far exceeding the 2013 energy-saving standard. *Winner of the 2006 Good Design Award and the 2015 Good Design Long Life Design Award.
■About the Oita Store "Wooden House"
Step inside the Oita store's "Wooden House" model home and you'll find a bright, spacious, and comfortable space, centered around a large open ceiling. The south-facing sash windows allow you to enjoy the natural surroundings, with views of Mount Yufu, as if they were part of your living room.
We have also incorporated plan proposals throughout to accommodate changes in lifestyles during the COVID-19 pandemic. Highlights include the installation of a hand-washing station in the entrance hall and a flow of movement that allows direct access to the washroom, dressing room, and bathroom from the entrance, so that people can get ready when they are out without having to go through the living room. In addition, to accommodate diversifying work styles, we have provided a separate working space on the second floor, which also has the flexibility to be converted into a storage room or closet in the future.
■The concept of "Sunny House"
MUJI House not only aims to be a long-lasting home with high asset value by adopting the SE construction method, which is highly earthquake-resistant and durable, but also uses "double insulation" that combines filled insulation with exterior insulation to achieve high insulation performance with a view to the next 10 years. Furthermore, the simple box-like exterior and single-room space with few partitions allows the spatial configuration to be flexibly changed to suit changes in the resident's lifestyle and family composition. Also, precisely because it is a single-story house, full-opening sash windows can be retracted into the wall, allowing for enjoyment of the connection with the garden. By eliminating the step with the wooden deck and gently connecting the indoors and outdoors, a spacious space is created. On sunny weekends, the home proposes a new way of living by bringing indoor activities out into the garden, such as bringing the table out to the garden and enjoying a leisurely breakfast under the shade of the trees.
*Winner of the 2020 Good Design Award Best 100.
■About "Hikari no Ie" at the Oita store
The "Hikari no Ie" model home at the Oita store consists of a spacious living/dining room with a sloped ceiling that doesn't feel oppressive, and two living rooms. Designed to accommodate a family of three, the proposal also features versatility that can accommodate future changes in lifestyle thanks to partition doors, making it a noteworthy feature. In addition, the fully opening sashes, a feature of "Hikari no Ie," offer beautiful views of Mount Yufu, and on pleasant sunny days, you can step out onto the spacious wooden deck to experience for yourself the product concept of "Hikari no Ie," which is connected to the garden.
■ModelHouseOverview
□Wooden house Width 6.0 ken x Depth 4.0 ken (10.92m x 7.28m)
Building area 79.49 square meters (24.04 tsubo)
Total floor area 108.47 square meters (32.80 tsubo)
Sales price (main unit construction price): 20.87 million yen (22.95 million yen including tax)
□Hikari no Ie Width 7.5 ken x Depth 4.75 ken (13.65m x 8.645m)
Building area 118.00 square meters (35.69 tsubo)
Total floor area 97.30 square meters (29.43 tsubo)
Sales price (main unit construction price): 18.83 million yen (20.71 million yen including tax)
Address: 135-132 Tsukahara, Yufuin-cho, Yufu City, Oita Prefecture
8 minutes from Yufudake Smart IC (ETC only) on the Oita Expressway
Website: MUJI House Oita Store https://www.muji.net/ie/modelhouse/oita/
Installation available in: Oita Prefecture (excluding some areas)
Operating company: Nishinippon Good Partner Co., Ltd., President and CEO: Takakura Kenichi
1-3-31 Kanaikeminami, Oita City, Oita Prefecture
■ "MUJI House" Product lineup
Following the release of the "Wooden House" (winner of the 2006 Good Design Award and the 2015 Long Life Design Award) in October 2004, the company launched a new product, the "Window House" (winner of the 2008 Good Design Gold Award) in April 2007. In April 2014, the company released the urban three-story "Vertical House" (winner of the 2014 Good Design Award Best 100), and in September 2019, the company released the single-story "Hikari no Ie" (winner of the 2020 Good Design Award Best 100), bringing the total number of products currently offered to four.
■Model homes nationwide
Aomori store (wooden house/window house), Sendai Kita store (wooden house), Niigata store (window house), Utsunomiya store (wooden house),
Takasaki store (wooden house), Kumagaya store (wooden house), Kuki store (wooden house), Tsukuba store (window house), Matsudo store (wooden house),
MUJI Shinjuku House Center (wooden house), Tokyo Ariake House Center (Hikari no Ie), Kohoku New Town store (wooden house),
Shonan store (window house), Hamamatsu store (wooden house), Nagoya store (wooden house/window house), Okazaki store (wooden house/window house),
Otsu store (window house), Kyoto Minami store (wooden house), Nara store (window house), Grand Front Osaka House Center (wooden house),
Osaka Minami store (wooden house), Wakayama store (wooden house), Takarazuka store (wooden house/window house), Himeji store (wooden house), Kurashiki Store (Wooden House), Hiroshima West Store (Wooden House), Yonago Store (Wooden House), Yamaguchi Store (Wooden House/Sunny House),
Kagawa Store (Wooden House), Nakatsu Store (Window House), Oita Store (Wooden House/Sunny House), Kumamoto Store (Window House),
Nagasaki Store (Wooden House), Kagoshima Store (Wooden House), a total of 34 locations
■UpcomingModel HouseOpenings
"MUJI House Kumamoto Store (Wood/Window/Sunny House)" Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture, scheduled to relocate and open in June 2021
"MUJI House Kanazawa Store (Wooden House)" Nonoichi City, Ishikawa Prefecture, scheduled to open in July 2021
*We will continue to actively develop model houses.
■MUJI HOUSE Co., Ltd.Company Overview
Company Name: MUJI HOUSE Co., Ltd. President and CEO: Akira Matsuzaki
Address: 4-26-3 Higashi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 170-8424
Telephone: 03-3989-7731
Established: May 31, 2000
Capital: 149 million yen (as of June 1, 2020)
Business Description: Direct management of living spaces, centered on MUJI House, and operation of network businesses / product planning / development /
wholesale and sales
MUJI House Website: https://www.muji.net/ie/
MUJI House Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mujiie.jp
MUJI House Instagram https://www.instagram.com/mujihouse/
MUJI House YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEEOLt873ILRjhvLS9dVsow
MUJI House Twitter https://twitter.com/MUJI_house
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■Concept of the "Wooden House"
In an open, single-room space with an open atrium, residents can "edit" their home as they wish. The "Wooden House" is the first "MUJI House" project, which embodies this free-flowing idea in a wooden house. It uses the SE construction method, which uses structural laminated timber for stable strength. With large openings and deep eaves, it has a clean, box-like exterior and was designed with a rational approach that minimizes environmental impact, making maximum use of sunlight and ventilation. The south-facing eaves adjust to the varying levels of sunlight that change with the seasons, blocking direct sunlight in summer and guiding warm sunlight deep into the room in winter. The "double insulation" system, which combines infill and exterior insulation, prevents radiant heat from escaping, allowing for comfortable living while minimizing energy consumption. The model home achieves a UA value of 0.47, far exceeding the 2013 energy-saving standard. *Winner of the 2006 Good Design Award and the 2015 Good Design Long Life Design Award.
■About the Oita Store "Wooden House"
Step inside the Oita store's "Wooden House" model home and you'll find a bright, spacious, and comfortable space, centered around a large open ceiling. The south-facing sash windows allow you to enjoy the natural surroundings, with views of Mount Yufu, as if they were part of your living room.
We have also incorporated plan proposals throughout to accommodate changes in lifestyles during the COVID-19 pandemic. Highlights include the installation of a hand-washing station in the entrance hall and a flow of movement that allows direct access to the washroom, dressing room, and bathroom from the entrance, so that people can get ready when they are out without having to go through the living room. In addition, to accommodate diversifying work styles, we have provided a separate working space on the second floor, which also has the flexibility to be converted into a storage room or closet in the future.
■The concept of "Sunny House"
MUJI House not only aims to be a long-lasting home with high asset value by adopting the SE construction method, which is highly earthquake-resistant and durable, but also uses "double insulation" that combines filled insulation with exterior insulation to achieve high insulation performance with a view to the next 10 years. Furthermore, the simple box-like exterior and single-room space with few partitions allows the spatial configuration to be flexibly changed to suit changes in the resident's lifestyle and family composition. Also, precisely because it is a single-story house, full-opening sash windows can be retracted into the wall, allowing for enjoyment of the connection with the garden. By eliminating the step with the wooden deck and gently connecting the indoors and outdoors, a spacious space is created. On sunny weekends, the home proposes a new way of living by bringing indoor activities out into the garden, such as bringing the table out to the garden and enjoying a leisurely breakfast under the shade of the trees.
*Winner of the 2020 Good Design Award Best 100.
■About "Hikari no Ie" at the Oita store
The "Hikari no Ie" model home at the Oita store consists of a spacious living/dining room with a sloped ceiling that doesn't feel oppressive, and two living rooms. Designed to accommodate a family of three, the proposal also features versatility that can accommodate future changes in lifestyle thanks to partition doors, making it a noteworthy feature. In addition, the fully opening sashes, a feature of "Hikari no Ie," offer beautiful views of Mount Yufu, and on pleasant sunny days, you can step out onto the spacious wooden deck to experience for yourself the product concept of "Hikari no Ie," which is connected to the garden.
■ModelHouseOverview
□Wooden house Width 6.0 ken x Depth 4.0 ken (10.92m x 7.28m)
Building area 79.49 square meters (24.04 tsubo)
Total floor area 108.47 square meters (32.80 tsubo)
Sales price (main unit construction price): 20.87 million yen (22.95 million yen including tax)
□Hikari no Ie Width 7.5 ken x Depth 4.75 ken (13.65m x 8.645m)
Building area 118.00 square meters (35.69 tsubo)
Total floor area 97.30 square meters (29.43 tsubo)
Sales price (main unit construction price): 18.83 million yen (20.71 million yen including tax)
Address: 135-132 Tsukahara, Yufuin-cho, Yufu City, Oita Prefecture
8 minutes from Yufudake Smart IC (ETC only) on the Oita Expressway
Website: MUJI House Oita Store https://www.muji.net/ie/modelhouse/oita/
Installation available in: Oita Prefecture (excluding some areas)
Operating company: Nishinippon Good Partner Co., Ltd., President and CEO: Takakura Kenichi
1-3-31 Kanaikeminami, Oita City, Oita Prefecture
■ "MUJI House" Product lineup
Following the release of the "Wooden House" (winner of the 2006 Good Design Award and the 2015 Long Life Design Award) in October 2004, the company launched a new product, the "Window House" (winner of the 2008 Good Design Gold Award) in April 2007. In April 2014, the company released the urban three-story "Vertical House" (winner of the 2014 Good Design Award Best 100), and in September 2019, the company released the single-story "Hikari no Ie" (winner of the 2020 Good Design Award Best 100), bringing the total number of products currently offered to four.
■Model homes nationwide
Aomori store (wooden house/window house), Sendai Kita store (wooden house), Niigata store (window house), Utsunomiya store (wooden house),
Takasaki store (wooden house), Kumagaya store (wooden house), Kuki store (wooden house), Tsukuba store (window house), Matsudo store (wooden house),
MUJI Shinjuku House Center (wooden house), Tokyo Ariake House Center (Hikari no Ie), Kohoku New Town store (wooden house),
Shonan store (window house), Hamamatsu store (wooden house), Nagoya store (wooden house/window house), Okazaki store (wooden house/window house),
Otsu store (window house), Kyoto Minami store (wooden house), Nara store (window house), Grand Front Osaka House Center (wooden house),
Osaka Minami store (wooden house), Wakayama store (wooden house), Takarazuka store (wooden house/window house), Himeji store (wooden house), Kurashiki Store (Wooden House), Hiroshima West Store (Wooden House), Yonago Store (Wooden House), Yamaguchi Store (Wooden House/Sunny House),
Kagawa Store (Wooden House), Nakatsu Store (Window House), Oita Store (Wooden House/Sunny House), Kumamoto Store (Window House),
Nagasaki Store (Wooden House), Kagoshima Store (Wooden House), a total of 34 locations
■UpcomingModel HouseOpenings
"MUJI House Kumamoto Store (Wood/Window/Sunny House)" Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture, scheduled to relocate and open in June 2021
"MUJI House Kanazawa Store (Wooden House)" Nonoichi City, Ishikawa Prefecture, scheduled to open in July 2021
*We will continue to actively develop model houses.
■MUJI HOUSE Co., Ltd.Company Overview
Company Name: MUJI HOUSE Co., Ltd. President and CEO: Akira Matsuzaki
Address: 4-26-3 Higashi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 170-8424
Telephone: 03-3989-7731
Established: May 31, 2000
Capital: 149 million yen (as of June 1, 2020)
Business Description: Direct management of living spaces, centered on MUJI House, and operation of network businesses / product planning / development /
wholesale and sales
MUJI House Website: https://www.muji.net/ie/
MUJI House Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mujiie.jp
MUJI House Instagram https://www.instagram.com/mujihouse/
MUJI House YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEEOLt873ILRjhvLS9dVsow
MUJI House Twitter https://twitter.com/MUJI_house
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