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renovation; traditional house; hybridizing old & new things
Kawakami Shuzo, Tanaka Kenichiro, Hayashi Kazuki, Yamamoto Yushi
ITOS co., ltd, Fujihara Hisashi
This is a renovation project of kyo-machiya(京町家) into a guesthouse. Most of all structural elements were too deteriorated to be maintained. We carefully select which elements to leave in order to embody te history of this building. Independent 3 buildings are loosely combined by a consistent narrow path and white wall. Moreover, we planned a small central garden, called nakaniwa(中庭) and a common space as focal spaces for interaction. This way, comfortable privacy and interaction with other guests can coexist without conflict. All openings are oriented towards plants in te garden or te sky, so that te interior spaces provide te guests with open feeling despite te small site area. Te finishing materials include not only traditional materials such as wood panels or roof tiles, but also experimental materials such as washi(和紙), Japanese traditional paper, plywood, or white wallpapers to establish both old elegant atmosphere and modern lifestyle.
Commons(left) and narrow path(right)
Mixture of te tradition and modernity
Inner garden, called okuniwa (奥庭)
Te wall is vividly colored with washi finishings