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

We cleared weeds and debris to restore the tsubo-niwa; aluminum sashes were removed and replaced with wooden fittings.

Connecting corridor, night view

Bedroom

Light fixtures are integrated between the timbers that make up the roof.

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

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

The entrance floor level is set between the external earthen floor (doma) and the living floor to reduce step height.

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.

On the road side, the entire floor is projected slightly outward, allowing shelves to be arranged freely.

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

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

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

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

Courtyard

Eaves with ceramic tile roofs line both sides of the narrow street—an urban fabric that dates back to the prewar period.

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.

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

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

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

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.

Configured for a live/work lifestyle with small-scale retail in mind: partitions were removed to maximize use as an open studio.

Two small ancillary rooms flank the larger living space; they can serve as bedrooms, closets, or other flexible uses.

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

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

Layout suitable for mixed uses such as ateliers or small shops, enabling live-work arrangements.

A simple kitchen composed of stainless commercial kitchen units.

Living room, Aji stone wall

Audio room

A streetscape where modern buildings and old tiled roofs coexist. Nagaya units are renewed sequentially as tenants move in and out.

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

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

Entrance courtyard

Connecting corridor

Exterior. Incremental renovations to individual units have produced a restrained sense of cohesion across the walls and roofs.

A large bay window opens toward the river.

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

Exterior

The two-level roof on the second floor is left exposed inside as it is.

Living room

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

Courtyard

One side of the site faces the river. The intention is for planting to eventually grow densely across the entire area and cascade down to the riverbank.

Compact kitchen. Because the existing roof is low, the exhaust fan ducting is exposed.

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.

Connecting corridor