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    A Home for Living with Antiques

    Living with antiques allows you to craft a personalized space filled with character, surrounded by time-tested furniture, lighting, fixtures, and curios. Combining textured materials like solid wood, tile, plaster, and reclaimed timber creates a warm, settled atmosphere even in new builds. Embracing small imperfections, uneven tones, and natural aging adds a deep sense of affection over time. Pairing antique pieces with modern amenities and simple layouts creates a dialogue between old and new. We present homes where timeless beauty is cherished as part of daily life.

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  • Revitalization of Prewar Rental Kyoto Townhouses | Row Houses on Showa Alley|A Home for Living with Antiques|Entrance hall|Custom-built house

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

    Architecture Firm:Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

    Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

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

    Exposed Beam
    Professional Equipment
    Kominka Restoration
    Japanese Modern
    Renovation
    Tsubo Garden
    Narrow House
    Japanese House
    Income Property
    Reclaimed Beam
    Kyomachiya
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    SeismicAssessment
    Nagaya
  • Revitalization of Prewar Rental Kyoto Townhouses | Row Houses on Showa Alley|A Home for Living with Antiques|Living Room|Custom-built house

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

    Architecture Firm:Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

    Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

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

    Exposed Beam
    Professional Equipment
    Kominka Restoration
    Japanese Modern
    Renovation
    Tsubo Garden
    Narrow House
    Japanese House
    Income Property
    Reclaimed Beam
    Kyomachiya
    SeismicReinforcement
    SeismicAssessment
    Nagaya
  • Revitalization of Prewar Rental Kyoto Townhouses | Row Houses on Showa Alley|A Home for Living with Antiques|Kitchen|Custom-built house

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

    Architecture Firm:Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

    Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

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

    Exposed Beam
    Professional Equipment
    Kominka Restoration
    Japanese Modern
    Renovation
    Tsubo Garden
    Narrow House
    Japanese House
    Income Property
    Reclaimed Beam
    Kyomachiya
    SeismicReinforcement
    SeismicAssessment
    Nagaya
  • Revitalization of Prewar Rental Kyoto Townhouses | Row Houses on Showa Alley|A Home for Living with Antiques|Garden|Custom-built house

    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.

    Architecture Firm:Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

    Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

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

    Exposed Beam
    Professional Equipment
    Kominka Restoration
    Japanese Modern
    Renovation
    Tsubo Garden
    Narrow House
    Japanese House
    Income Property
    Reclaimed Beam
    Kyomachiya
    SeismicReinforcement
    SeismicAssessment
    Nagaya
  • Revitalization of Prewar Rental Kyoto Townhouses | Row Houses on Showa Alley|A Home for Living with Antiques|Living Room|Custom-built house

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

    Architecture Firm:Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

    Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

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

    Exposed Beam
    Professional Equipment
    Kominka Restoration
    Japanese Modern
    Renovation
    Tsubo Garden
    Narrow House
    Japanese House
    Income Property
    Reclaimed Beam
    Kyomachiya
    SeismicReinforcement
    SeismicAssessment
    Nagaya
  • Revitalization of Prewar Rental Kyoto Townhouses | Row Houses on Showa Alley|A Home for Living with Antiques|Kitchen|Custom-built house

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

    Architecture Firm:Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

    Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

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

    Exposed Beam
    Professional Equipment
    Kominka Restoration
    Japanese Modern
    Renovation
    Tsubo Garden
    Narrow House
    Japanese House
    Income Property
    Reclaimed Beam
    Kyomachiya
    SeismicReinforcement
    SeismicAssessment
    Nagaya
  • Revitalization of Prewar Rental Kyoto Townhouses | Row Houses on Showa Alley|A Home for Living with Antiques|Entrance hall|Custom-built house

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

    Architecture Firm:Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

    Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

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

    Exposed Beam
    Professional Equipment
    Kominka Restoration
    Japanese Modern
    Renovation
    Tsubo Garden
    Narrow House
    Japanese House
    Income Property
    Reclaimed Beam
    Kyomachiya
    SeismicReinforcement
    SeismicAssessment
    Nagaya
  • Revitalization of Prewar Rental Kyoto Townhouses | Row Houses on Showa Alley|A Home for Living with Antiques|LDK|Custom-built house

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

    Architecture Firm:Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

    Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

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

    Exposed Beam
    Professional Equipment
    Kominka Restoration
    Japanese Modern
    Renovation
    Tsubo Garden
    Narrow House
    Japanese House
    Income Property
    Reclaimed Beam
    Kyomachiya
    SeismicReinforcement
    SeismicAssessment
    Nagaya
  • Revitalization of Prewar Rental Kyoto Townhouses | Row Houses on Showa Alley|A Home for Living with Antiques|Japanese-style room|Custom-built house

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

    Architecture Firm:Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

    Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

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

    Exposed Beam
    Professional Equipment
    Kominka Restoration
    Japanese Modern
    Renovation
    Tsubo Garden
    Narrow House
    Japanese House
    Income Property
    Reclaimed Beam
    Kyomachiya
    SeismicReinforcement
    SeismicAssessment
    Nagaya
  • Revitalization of Prewar Rental Kyoto Townhouses | Row Houses on Showa Alley|A Home for Living with Antiques|Exterior|Custom-built house

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

    Architecture Firm:Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

    Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

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

    Exposed Beam
    Professional Equipment
    Kominka Restoration
    Japanese Modern
    Renovation
    Tsubo Garden
    Narrow House
    Japanese House
    Income Property
    Reclaimed Beam
    Kyomachiya
    SeismicReinforcement
    SeismicAssessment
    Nagaya
  • Revitalization of Prewar Rental Kyoto Townhouses | Row Houses on Showa Alley|A Home for Living with Antiques|Entrance hall|Custom-built house

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

    Architecture Firm:Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

    Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

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

    Exposed Beam
    Professional Equipment
    Kominka Restoration
    Japanese Modern
    Renovation
    Tsubo Garden
    Narrow House
    Japanese House
    Income Property
    Reclaimed Beam
    Kyomachiya
    SeismicReinforcement
    SeismicAssessment
    Nagaya
  • Revitalization of Prewar Rental Kyoto Townhouses | Row Houses on Showa Alley|A Home for Living with Antiques|Courtyard|Custom-built house

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

    Architecture Firm:Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

    Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

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

    Exposed Beam
    Professional Equipment
    Kominka Restoration
    Japanese Modern
    Renovation
    Tsubo Garden
    Narrow House
    Japanese House
    Income Property
    Reclaimed Beam
    Kyomachiya
    SeismicReinforcement
    SeismicAssessment
    Nagaya
  • Revitalization of Prewar Rental Kyoto Townhouses | Row Houses on Showa Alley|A Home for Living with Antiques|Exterior|Custom-built house

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

    Architecture Firm:Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

    Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

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

    Exposed Beam
    Professional Equipment
    Kominka Restoration
    Japanese Modern
    Renovation
    Tsubo Garden
    Narrow House
    Japanese House
    Income Property
    Reclaimed Beam
    Kyomachiya
    SeismicReinforcement
    SeismicAssessment
    Nagaya
  • Revitalization of Prewar Rental Kyoto Townhouses | Row Houses on Showa Alley|A Home for Living with Antiques|Japanese-style room|Custom-built house

    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.

    Architecture Firm:Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

    Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

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

    Exposed Beam
    Professional Equipment
    Kominka Restoration
    Japanese Modern
    Renovation
    Tsubo Garden
    Narrow House
    Japanese House
    Income Property
    Reclaimed Beam
    Kyomachiya
    SeismicReinforcement
    SeismicAssessment
    Nagaya
  • Revitalization of Prewar Rental Kyoto Townhouses | Row Houses on Showa Alley|A Home for Living with Antiques|Entrance hall|Custom-built house

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

    Architecture Firm:Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

    Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

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

    Exposed Beam
    Professional Equipment
    Kominka Restoration
    Japanese Modern
    Renovation
    Tsubo Garden
    Narrow House
    Japanese House
    Income Property
    Reclaimed Beam
    Kyomachiya
    SeismicReinforcement
    SeismicAssessment
    Nagaya
  • Revitalization of Prewar Rental Kyoto Townhouses | Row Houses on Showa Alley|A Home for Living with Antiques|Exterior|Custom-built house

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

    Architecture Firm:Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

    Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

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

    Exposed Beam
    Professional Equipment
    Kominka Restoration
    Japanese Modern
    Renovation
    Tsubo Garden
    Narrow House
    Japanese House
    Income Property
    Reclaimed Beam
    Kyomachiya
    SeismicReinforcement
    SeismicAssessment
    Nagaya
  • Revitalization of Prewar Rental Kyoto Townhouses | Row Houses on Showa Alley|A Home for Living with Antiques|LDK|Custom-built house

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

    Architecture Firm:Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

    Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

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

    Exposed Beam
    Professional Equipment
    Kominka Restoration
    Japanese Modern
    Renovation
    Tsubo Garden
    Narrow House
    Japanese House
    Income Property
    Reclaimed Beam
    Kyomachiya
    SeismicReinforcement
    SeismicAssessment
    Nagaya
  • Revitalization of Prewar Rental Kyoto Townhouses | Row Houses on Showa Alley|A Home for Living with Antiques|Kitchen|Custom-built house

    A simple kitchen composed of stainless commercial kitchen units.

    Architecture Firm:Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

    Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

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

    Exposed Beam
    Professional Equipment
    Kominka Restoration
    Japanese Modern
    Renovation
    Tsubo Garden
    Narrow House
    Japanese House
    Income Property
    Reclaimed Beam
    Kyomachiya
    SeismicReinforcement
    SeismicAssessment
    Nagaya
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