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The large radiant heating and cooling panels were fitted so that they do not project beyond the line of the columns.

Tetsuya Kimura Architects

5-5-5-505 Nishikōji, Minoh, Osaka, Japan

Authentic Garden

Reclaimed Wood

Shoji

Reclaimed Beam

Renovation

Generational Home

Kominka Restoration

Capturing Light

Exposed Beam

Traditional Japanese House

MachiyaRenovation

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

Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka

Income Property

Japanese Modern

Professional Equipment

Tsubo Garden

Japanese House

Reclaimed Beam

Renovation

Kominka Restoration

Narrow House

Exposed Beam

Kyomachiya

SeismicReinforcement

SeismicAssessment

Nagaya
The kitchen was custom-built as an irregular L-shaped peninsula to suit the new layout.

Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka

Reclaimed Wood

Natural Materials

Reclaimed Beam

Renovation

Kominka Restoration

Aging Gracefully

Custom Kitchen

Display Storage

Traditional Japanese House

Family with Children

traditionalWoodenTownhouse

seismicRetrofit

seismicReinforcement

vacantHouse
Chamber of Time｜Lavatory

AS IT IS Co., Ltd.

576 O, Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan

Retro Modern

Mindful Living

Shoji

Reclaimed Beam

Renovation

Generational Home

Kominka Restoration

Exposed Beam
Urban Folk House｜Entrance hall

Tatsumi Negishi Architectural Studio

532-5 Nakazawa, Hidaka City, Saitama Prefecture, Japan

Void

Retro Modern

Entrance Doma

Antique Furniture

Exposed Concrete

Reclaimed Beam

Courtyard

Plasterer's Finish

Atrium

Courtyard

ReclaimedWood

EntranceEarthenFloor

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

Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka

Income Property

Japanese Modern

Professional Equipment

Tsubo Garden

Japanese House

Reclaimed Beam

Renovation

Kominka Restoration

Narrow House

Exposed Beam

Kyomachiya

SeismicReinforcement

SeismicAssessment

Nagaya
Chamber of Time｜Bedroom

AS IT IS Co., Ltd.

576 O, Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan

Retro Modern

Mindful Living

Shoji

Reclaimed Beam

Renovation

Generational Home

Kominka Restoration

Exposed Beam
The decaying high fence was removed to expand the garden. The large roof had deteriorated tiles and soil removed and was re-roofed.

Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka

Reclaimed Wood

Natural Materials

Reclaimed Beam

Renovation

Kominka Restoration

Aging Gracefully

Custom Kitchen

Display Storage

Traditional Japanese House

Family with Children

traditionalWoodenTownhouse

seismicRetrofit

seismicReinforcement

vacantHouse
Bathroom sequence connecting the washroom to the bathing room via the laundry.

Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka

Reclaimed Wood

Japanese Modern

Natural Materials

Japanese House

Reclaimed Beam

Renovation

Island Kitchen

Kominka Restoration

Exposed Beam

Traditional Japanese House

SeismicRetrofit

SeismicAssessment

ThermalUpgrade

Kura

Herringbone
The wooden windows were preserved together with their old glass, while aluminum sashes were installed on the outside to ensure adequate performance.

Tetsuya Kimura Architects

5-5-5-505 Nishikōji, Minoh, Osaka, Japan

Authentic Garden

Reclaimed Wood

Shoji

Reclaimed Beam

Renovation

Generational Home

Kominka Restoration

Capturing Light

Exposed Beam

Traditional Japanese House

MachiyaRenovation

RadiantHeatingAndCooling
The exterior features an irimoya-style roof with a raised central section; the gable wall incorporates a motif based on the character for “water,” traditionally used as a fire-prevention symbol.

Tetsuya Kimura Architects

5-5-5-505 Nishikōji, Minoh, Osaka, Japan

Void

Shoji

Reclaimed Beam

Plaster Wall

Engawa

Generational Home

Capturing Light

Exposed Beam

Traditional Japanese House

Wet-Engawa

TimberFrameRegeneration

PaperScreens

GlassRoofTiles

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

Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka

Income Property

Japanese Modern

Professional Equipment

Tsubo Garden

Japanese House

Reclaimed Beam

Renovation

Kominka Restoration

Narrow House

Exposed Beam

Kyomachiya

SeismicReinforcement

SeismicAssessment

Nagaya
The ōdo gate with its entrance door and smaller pedestrian door was remodeled to accommodate everyday use.

Tetsuya Kimura Architects

5-5-5-505 Nishikōji, Minoh, Osaka, Japan

Authentic Garden

Reclaimed Wood

Shoji

Reclaimed Beam

Renovation

Generational Home

Kominka Restoration

Capturing Light

Exposed Beam

Traditional Japanese House

MachiyaRenovation

RadiantHeatingAndCooling
The chigaidana staggered shelves formerly located in the tokowaki were relocated to the right of the radiant heating and cooling unit, while the left side serves as a counter.

Tetsuya Kimura Architects

5-5-5-505 Nishikōji, Minoh, Osaka, Japan

Authentic Garden

Reclaimed Wood

Shoji

Reclaimed Beam

Renovation

Generational Home

Kominka Restoration

Capturing Light

Exposed Beam

Traditional Japanese House

MachiyaRenovation

RadiantHeatingAndCooling
Urban Folk House｜Entrance hall

Tatsumi Negishi Architectural Studio

532-5 Nakazawa, Hidaka City, Saitama Prefecture, Japan

Void

Retro Modern

Entrance Doma

Antique Furniture

Exposed Concrete

Reclaimed Beam

Courtyard

Plasterer's Finish

Atrium

Courtyard

ReclaimedWood

EntranceEarthenFloor

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

Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka

Income Property

Japanese Modern

Professional Equipment

Tsubo Garden

Japanese House

Reclaimed Beam

Renovation

Kominka Restoration

Narrow House

Exposed Beam

Kyomachiya

SeismicReinforcement

SeismicAssessment

Nagaya
Chamber of Time｜LDK

AS IT IS Co., Ltd.

576 O, Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan

Retro Modern

Mindful Living

Shoji

Reclaimed Beam

Renovation

Generational Home

Kominka Restoration

Exposed Beam
The second-floor structure was removed to create a high ceiling, with light brought in from the upper part of the west side.

Tetsuya Kimura Architects

5-5-5-505 Nishikōji, Minoh, Osaka, Japan

Authentic Garden

Reclaimed Wood

Shoji

Reclaimed Beam

Renovation

Generational Home

Kominka Restoration

Capturing Light

Exposed Beam

Traditional Japanese House

MachiyaRenovation

RadiantHeatingAndCooling
A floor was installed across the expansive earthen-floored area to create and organize the entrance.

Tetsuya Kimura Architects

5-5-5-505 Nishikōji, Minoh, Osaka, Japan

Authentic Garden

Reclaimed Wood

Shoji

Reclaimed Beam

Renovation

Generational Home

Kominka Restoration

Capturing Light

Exposed Beam

Traditional Japanese House

MachiyaRenovation

RadiantHeatingAndCooling
Part of the wooden wall has been made into a light fixture by cutting out a plum-blossom pattern.

Tetsuya Kimura Architects

5-5-5-505 Nishikōji, Minoh, Osaka, Japan

Void

Shoji

Reclaimed Beam

Plaster Wall

Engawa

Generational Home

Capturing Light

Exposed Beam

Traditional Japanese House

Wet-Engawa

TimberFrameRegeneration

PaperScreens

GlassRoofTiles

IroriHearth
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.

Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka

Income Property

Japanese Modern

Professional Equipment

Tsubo Garden

Japanese House

Reclaimed Beam

Renovation

Kominka Restoration

Narrow House

Exposed Beam

Kyomachiya

SeismicReinforcement

SeismicAssessment

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

Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka

Income Property

Japanese Modern

Professional Equipment

Tsubo Garden

Japanese House

Reclaimed Beam

Renovation

Kominka Restoration

Narrow House

Exposed Beam

Kyomachiya

SeismicReinforcement

SeismicAssessment

Nagaya
The plan was reorganized so the kura adjoins the kitchen and dining; the kura is used as a hobby room.

Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka

Reclaimed Wood

Japanese Modern

Natural Materials

Japanese House

Reclaimed Beam

Renovation

Island Kitchen

Kominka Restoration

Exposed Beam

Traditional Japanese House

SeismicRetrofit

SeismicAssessment

ThermalUpgrade

Kura

Herringbone
A balanced fusion of reclaimed wood and exposed reinforced concrete

Tatsumi Negishi Architectural Studio

532-5 Nakazawa, Hidaka City, Saitama Prefecture, Japan

Void

Retro Modern

Entrance Doma

Antique Furniture

Exposed Concrete

Reclaimed Beam

Courtyard

Plasterer's Finish

Atrium

Courtyard

ReclaimedWood

EntranceEarthenFloor

Antiques
The former suite of adjoining Japanese-style rooms, including the engawa veranda, was incorporated into a living–dining room facing the front garden.

Tetsuya Kimura Architects

5-5-5-505 Nishikōji, Minoh, Osaka, Japan

Authentic Garden

Reclaimed Wood

Shoji

Reclaimed Beam

Renovation

Generational Home

Kominka Restoration

Capturing Light

Exposed Beam

Traditional Japanese House

MachiyaRenovation

RadiantHeatingAndCooling
Part of the wall diagonally above the entrance door was also opened to create a light-admitting window.

Tetsuya Kimura Architects

5-5-5-505 Nishikōji, Minoh, Osaka, Japan

Authentic Garden

Reclaimed Wood

Shoji

Reclaimed Beam

Renovation

Generational Home

Kominka Restoration

Capturing Light

Exposed Beam

Traditional Japanese House

MachiyaRenovation

RadiantHeatingAndCooling
Underfloor heating has been incorporated around the irori, where people sit directly on the floor.

Tetsuya Kimura Architects

5-5-5-505 Nishikōji, Minoh, Osaka, Japan

Void

Shoji

Reclaimed Beam

Plaster Wall

Engawa

Generational Home

Capturing Light

Exposed Beam

Traditional Japanese House

Wet-Engawa

TimberFrameRegeneration

PaperScreens

GlassRoofTiles

IroriHearth
Chamber of Time｜Living Room

AS IT IS Co., Ltd.

576 O, Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan

Retro Modern

Mindful Living

Shoji

Reclaimed Beam

Renovation

Generational Home

Kominka Restoration

Exposed Beam
The front wooden doors connecting to the Japanese-style room have been reused.

Tetsuya Kimura Architects

5-5-5-505 Nishikōji, Minoh, Osaka, Japan

Void

Shoji

Reclaimed Beam

Plaster Wall

Engawa

Generational Home

Capturing Light

Exposed Beam

Traditional Japanese House

Wet-Engawa

TimberFrameRegeneration

PaperScreens

GlassRoofTiles

IroriHearth
The living room is bright and well ventilated, situated between east and west tsubo-niwa.

Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka

Income Property

Japanese Modern

Professional Equipment

Tsubo Garden

Japanese House

Reclaimed Beam

Renovation

Kominka Restoration

Narrow House

Exposed Beam

Kyomachiya

SeismicReinforcement

SeismicAssessment

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

Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka

Income Property

Japanese Modern

Professional Equipment

Tsubo Garden

Japanese House

Reclaimed Beam

Renovation

Kominka Restoration

Narrow House

Exposed Beam

Kyomachiya

SeismicReinforcement

SeismicAssessment

Nagaya
Chamber of Time｜Study

AS IT IS Co., Ltd.

576 O, Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan

Retro Modern

Mindful Living

Shoji

Reclaimed Beam

Renovation

Generational Home

Kominka Restoration

Exposed Beam
The frame around the tatami reception room was reconstructed from the original building, and all the fittings were also reused from the former house.

Tetsuya Kimura Architects

5-5-5-505 Nishikōji, Minoh, Osaka, Japan

Void

Shoji

Reclaimed Beam

Plaster Wall

Engawa

Generational Home

Capturing Light

Exposed Beam

Traditional Japanese House

Wet-Engawa

TimberFrameRegeneration

PaperScreens

GlassRoofTiles

IroriHearth
Ceilings in hemlock, walls in German lime plaster, floors in teak herringbone, and joinery in oak.

Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka

Reclaimed Wood

Japanese Modern

Natural Materials

Japanese House

Reclaimed Beam

Renovation

Island Kitchen

Kominka Restoration

Exposed Beam

Traditional Japanese House

SeismicRetrofit

SeismicAssessment

ThermalUpgrade

Kura

Herringbone
The kura, which had been awkwardly attached to the main house by an extension and had suffered water ingress, was detached and restored to its original form.

Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka

Reclaimed Wood

Japanese Modern

Natural Materials

Japanese House

Reclaimed Beam

Renovation

Island Kitchen

Kominka Restoration

Exposed Beam

Traditional Japanese House

SeismicRetrofit

SeismicAssessment

ThermalUpgrade

Kura

Herringbone
Looking up from the dining. When the kura was detached, the end of the main house was extended by one span, which altered the roof geometry.

Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka

Reclaimed Wood

Japanese Modern

Natural Materials

Japanese House

Reclaimed Beam

Renovation

Island Kitchen

Kominka Restoration

Exposed Beam

Traditional Japanese House

SeismicRetrofit

SeismicAssessment

ThermalUpgrade

Kura

Herringbone
Master bedroom. Fields and paddies extend beyond the south-facing window.

Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka

Reclaimed Wood

Natural Materials

Reclaimed Beam

Renovation

Kominka Restoration

Aging Gracefully

Custom Kitchen

Display Storage

Traditional Japanese House

Family with Children

traditionalWoodenTownhouse

seismicRetrofit

seismicReinforcement

vacantHouse
Each unit displays subtle variations in design reflecting successive additions and the tastes of past occupants.

Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka

Income Property

Japanese Modern

Professional Equipment

Tsubo Garden

Japanese House

Reclaimed Beam

Renovation

Kominka Restoration

Narrow House

Exposed Beam

Kyomachiya

SeismicReinforcement

SeismicAssessment

Nagaya
The approach: the added shed was removed and existing garden stones were reused and rearranged.

Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka

Reclaimed Wood

Japanese Modern

Natural Materials

Japanese House

Reclaimed Beam

Renovation

Island Kitchen

Kominka Restoration

Exposed Beam

Traditional Japanese House

SeismicRetrofit

SeismicAssessment

ThermalUpgrade

Kura

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

Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka

Income Property

Japanese Modern

Professional Equipment

Tsubo Garden

Japanese House

Reclaimed Beam

Renovation

Kominka Restoration

Narrow House

Exposed Beam

Kyomachiya

SeismicReinforcement

SeismicAssessment

Nagaya
Return view of the flag‑lot approach. Planting and stonework reconfigured.

Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka

Reclaimed Wood

Japanese Modern

Natural Materials

Japanese House

Reclaimed Beam

Renovation

Island Kitchen

Kominka Restoration

Exposed Beam

Traditional Japanese House

SeismicRetrofit

SeismicAssessment

ThermalUpgrade

Kura

Herringbone
An evening view toward the shoji doors leading from the living room to the entrance.

Tetsuya Kimura Architects

5-5-5-505 Nishikōji, Minoh, Osaka, Japan

Authentic Garden

Reclaimed Wood

Shoji

Reclaimed Beam

Renovation

Generational Home

Kominka Restoration

Capturing Light

Exposed Beam

Traditional Japanese House

MachiyaRenovation

RadiantHeatingAndCooling
Only one side of a prewar two‑unit rental row house was renovated and transformed into a home for a young family.

Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka

Reclaimed Wood

Natural Materials

Reclaimed Beam

Renovation

Kominka Restoration

Aging Gracefully

Custom Kitchen

Display Storage

Traditional Japanese House

Family with Children

traditionalWoodenTownhouse

seismicRetrofit

seismicReinforcement

vacantHouse
Chamber of Time｜LDK

AS IT IS Co., Ltd.

576 O, Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan

Retro Modern

Mindful Living

Shoji

Reclaimed Beam

Renovation

Generational Home

Kominka Restoration

Exposed Beam
A Western-style bedroom furnished with a bed; the ceiling above the headboard incorporates indirect lighting to avoid glare.

Tetsuya Kimura Architects

5-5-5-505 Nishikōji, Minoh, Osaka, Japan

Authentic Garden

Reclaimed Wood

Shoji

Reclaimed Beam

Renovation

Generational Home

Kominka Restoration

Capturing Light

Exposed Beam

Traditional Japanese House

MachiyaRenovation

RadiantHeatingAndCooling
The family entrance with a doma (earthen-floored mudroom) that doubles as a storage room. A well discovered during demolition was refurbished and is used for irrigation.

Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka

Reclaimed Wood

Natural Materials

Reclaimed Beam

Renovation

Kominka Restoration

Aging Gracefully

Custom Kitchen

Display Storage

Traditional Japanese House

Family with Children

traditionalWoodenTownhouse

seismicRetrofit

seismicReinforcement

vacantHouse
The former tokonoma alcove and tokowaki side alcove were retained as the room was converted to a Western-style space; the chigaidana staggered shelves were removed and relocated.

Tetsuya Kimura Architects

5-5-5-505 Nishikōji, Minoh, Osaka, Japan

Authentic Garden

Reclaimed Wood

Shoji

Reclaimed Beam

Renovation

Generational Home

Kominka Restoration

Capturing Light

Exposed Beam

Traditional Japanese House

MachiyaRenovation

RadiantHeatingAndCooling
View up to the second-floor ceiling. A complex hipped-roof timber framework. Walls and ceilings painted white create a bright space.

Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka

Reclaimed Wood

Natural Materials

Reclaimed Beam

Renovation

Kominka Restoration

Aging Gracefully

Custom Kitchen

Display Storage

Traditional Japanese House

Family with Children

traditionalWoodenTownhouse

seismicRetrofit

seismicReinforcement

vacantHouse

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