藤本壮介设计的弧形绿植屋顶酒店——NOT A HOTEL品牌酒店——在日本石垣岛正式开业
sou fujimoto's circular green-roofed villa for NOT A HOTEL opens on ishigaki island, japan
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日本建筑师藤本壮介设计了一个酒店项目,名为EARTH,位于日本冲绳石垣岛景观之中,酒店有着弧形绿植屋顶,该酒店项目是“NOT A HOTEL”品牌打造的新作。该酒店在2022年时就被报道是品牌同系列中的大型作品,目前已对外开放,且在项目完工前就已预定满了。该度假酒店建筑面积约为1500㎡,位于10000㎡的沿海场地内,像是沿海陆地的延伸。该建筑屋顶上均种植有绿植,只有最边上的女儿墙是白色的,从上向下俯瞰,该建筑与周围景观基本融为一体。
Sou Fujimoto completes EARTH, a circular, green-roofed villa that seems to sink into the landscape of Okinawa’s remote Ishigaki Island, Japan, for NOT A HOTEL (find designboom’s previous coverage here). Now open and fully booked before construction even ended, the project, announced in 2022, is the largest yet in the hospitality brand’s network. Conceived as an extension of the earth, the 1,500-square-meter retreat is nestled into a 10,000-square-meter coastal site. Its curved white form is barely visible from above, disappearing under a living roof that blends with the surrounding terrain.
Fujimoto, who recently served as Site Design Producer for Expo 2025 Osaka-Kansai, designs EARTH with a focus on continuity between inside and out, architecture and landscape, sea and sky. The villa’s bowl-shaped structure draws visitors inward, while still opening outward to the ocean horizon. At the heart of the plan lies a courtyard garden by landscape designer Taichi Saito, featuring an oasis-like water basin and a children’s pool. From the firepit to the roof garden, and the way the sauna captures refracted sunlight from the pool above, guests move between elements of nature and shelter with ease.
The architecture of EARTH centers around a shared living-dining space that looks out directly onto an infinity pool blending into the ocean beyond. Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto designed this front-row view for watching sunsets, listening to waves, or enjoying a dinner prepared by a private chef. Adjacent to the open-plan space is a series of four bedrooms that sleep up to ten guests, each framed by full-height, bezel-less glazing. One room opens directly to a view of the sea, with a shallow water basin flowing between room and horizon.
Underneath, the first floor features a sauna where natural light filters through the water above to create a cavern-like atmosphere, mimicking the experience of being underwater. Guests can step directly from the sauna into an outdoor bath or continue into a fully equipped gym with a punching bag, Smith machine, and cardio equipment. The bathroom continues the horizontal design language of the villa, where the low-profile tub appears to merge into the seascape, following the villa’s architectural motif of vanishing edges.
▲ 日本建筑师藤本壮介设计了名为“EARTH”的酒店项目,这是一座圆形度假酒店,顶部覆以绿植,整体建筑融于周边的自然景观中
Sou Fujimoto completes EARTH, a circular, green-roofed villa that seems to sink into the landscape
2022年8月首次公布,NOT A HOTEL品牌酒店的石垣岛 “EARTH” 酒店在未完工之前,已对外开放的卧室就已预定完毕。
Originally announced in August 2022, NOT A HOTEL ISHIGAKI ‘EARTH’ was fully sold out via fractional ownership during the construction phase.
While the villa itself feels like an escape from the world, guests are also encouraged to explore Ishigaki’s natural and cultural offerings. Activities include a traditional ‘sabani’ sailing cruise at sunset, private dinners accompanied by live sanshin music, and even custom brewing experiences of Awamori, Okinawa’s native spirit, made using copper pot distillation methods at the nearby Ikehara Brewery. For food lovers, the villa also offers a range of curated dining experiences centered around local ingredients, from premium BBQ to family-style Okinawan home cooking, always emphasizing minimal processing and deep connection to place. Located just 11 minutes from New Ishigaki Airport, EARTH situates high-end architecture within reach of nature.
▲ 该酒店建筑面积约1500㎡,坐落于10000m2的滨海地块,与海岸景观相互交融
the 1,500-square-meter retreat is nestled into a 10,000-square-meter coastal site
▲ 别墅设计成碗状结构,整体是自然的圆弧形,可以将游客自然地引入室内空间
the villa’s bowl-shaped structure draws visitors inward
▲ 酒店内设计有4间卧室,最多可容纳10多个人同时入住
a series of four bedrooms sleep up to ten guests
▲ 室外的泳池上方波光粼粼的光线可以折射到桑拿房内
a sauna where natural light filters through the water above
▲ EARTH的建筑设计主要聚焦于室内外空间的连通性
EARTH’s architecture focuses on continuity between inside and out
▲ 宾客可在自然景致与建筑空间之间来回穿梭,并且毫无违和之感
guests move between elements of nature and shelter with ease
▲ 健身房内配有全套器材,如有沙袋、Smith机和有氧健身设备等
the gym is fully equipped with a punching bag, Smith machine, and cardio gear
▲ Sou Fujimoto设计的酒店一层平面图
frst floor plan by Sou Fujimoto
▲ Sou Fujimoto设计的酒店底层平面图
ground floor plan by Sou Fujimoto
项目信息:
项目名称:NOT A HOTEL ISHIGAKI ‘EARTH’
建筑设计:藤本壮介建筑事务所
项目地址:日本冲绳县石垣市
场地面积:9586㎡
总建筑面积:1489.13㎡(包含室内空间、露台、泳池和水池)
室内面积:975.01㎡
庭院面积:2066.07㎡
施工单位:Maeda Toyo Construction Joint Venture
业主方:NOT A HOTEL Co., Ltd.
运营方:NOT A HOTEL MANAGEMENT Co., Ltd.
project info:
name: NOT A HOTEL ISHIGAKI ‘EARTH’ | @notahotel_official
architect: Sou Fujimoto Architects | @sou_fujimoto
location: Miyara 120-92, Ishigaki City, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
site area: 9,586 square meters
total built area: 1,489.13 square meters (including indoor space, terrace, pool, and water basin)
indoor area: 975.01 square meters
courtyard area: 2,066.07 square meters
construction: Maeda Toyo Construction Joint Venture
client / owner: NOT A HOTEL Co., Ltd.
operator: NOT A HOTEL MANAGEMENT Co., Ltd.