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Maximized use of Kyoto City subsidy programs to reduce initial costs.

An old prefabricated unit bath was removed to reinstate a tsuboniwa (small courtyard garden), introducing daylight into the previously dim interior.

A typical machiya sequence in which living room, nure-en (exterior veranda), and tsubo-niwa connect continuously. The cedar-bark siding on the fence was replaced.

Second floor: existing ceiling boards were removed and replaced with a boat-bottom (cove) ceiling.

Exterior

The range hood duct is also left exposed, while the kitchen cabinetry is made of the same rough plywood as the walls.

On the second floor, light and breezes enter through east- and west-facing openings.

The private rooms have a different character from the main room, with their walls and ceilings finished in white.

Entrance detail. A rare solid lauan framed door was repaired and reused.

While the first floor emphasizes wet finishes such as paint and plaster, the second floor is finished with plywood and dry-system treatments.

The area at the back, with its concrete slab left exposed as an earthen floor, is also divided by columns.

Living room

After installing insulation, the ceiling was reworked to follow the roof geometry.

The Japanese maple behind the low wall is illuminated from its base.

Utilizing the machiya module, fittings can be moved according to functional needs to optimize usability.

Existing ceiling removed to restore the hibukuro (smoke chamber). The resulting void connects the second-floor rooms via a double-height space.

A large bay window opens toward the river.

By retaining the frame of the existing plan, the spatial sensibilities of a contemporary studio and an old machiya coexist.

The staircase, made of thick wooden treads supported by thin steel plates and slender round steel bars, is suspended above the first-floor level.

A staircase that had been located within an oshiire (closet) was skeletonized by removing walls, joinery, and baseboards, fitted with a handrail, and reused.

A large round ridge beam is left exposed and the kamoi (lintel) is suspended from it by bolts.

The staircase is designed to emphasize openness and lightness; the opening at the front faces the river.

Butterfly-shaped cantilever brackets were repainted and reused.

View of the living room from the courtyard

A wall opening discovered during demolition proved to be an original secondary window; it is normally protected from wind and rain with a hanging shoji screen.

Floors: cedar flooring. Walls: lime-plaster intermediate coat finish. Ceiling: painted with exposed beams.

A spacious terrace opens toward the river.

Along the street, lighting and openings are restrained to make life inside less visible.

View of the living room from the mise-no-ma (shop-facing room).

Small redundant fittings were repurposed to create a new entrance storage unit.

Exposed service piping and meters are left visible in accordance with local practice rather than concealed.

The workspace has no partitions, with columns defining the different areas.

View from the east to the west of the living room. In the near left is the washbasin and bathroom.

Entrance approach

Exterior, night view

A low wall clad in the same charred cedar has been provided.

The existing tokobashira (alcove pillar) was relocated to face the entrance; the closet niche is composed as a tokonoma-like feature.

View of the connecting corridor from the courtyard

The main room is designed with the roof structure left exposed as it is.

Connecting corridor

The earthen-floored space forms a continuous sequence extending to the entrance and staircase area at the back.

Audio room

The existing iron clothes-drying rack was repainted and cedar scaffold boards were applied to form a wood deck.

The kitchen is oriented toward the living room; opening the sliding doors allows it to function as a face-to-face kitchen.

Connecting corridor

Courtyard

The exterior combines black charred cedar boards with corrugated steel sheets, and has three entrances corresponding to the uses of the first floor.

Dining kitchen