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    A Japanese-Style House × Gallery

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    Follow your intuition to save photos that catch your eye. Explore spatial designs to uncover implicit preferences you haven't yet put into words.

    A Japanese-Style House

    A Japanese-style home uses natural materials like timber, earth, stone, and paper alongside traditional spatial concepts to foster tranquil living. Deep eaves, verandas (engawa), shoji screens, and tatami mats softly filter light and air while linking interiors gently to gardens. Courtyards or framed garden windows keep seasonal beauty close. Combining traditional sensibilities with modern amenities yields a comfortable space suited for modern routines. Embracing shadows, natural patina, and meaningful negative space creates quiet harmony. We present Japanese-style homes celebrating balance.

    House with an Art Gallery

    Homes with galleries allow you to live with favorite artworks such as paintings, photographs, and sculptures close at hand. Creating white walls or open margins highlights the artworks themselves as the main feature. Planning the intake of natural light and lighting positions lets you enjoy changing light and expressions of art throughout the day. Turning part of a wall into a display space or arranging artwork along corridor-like flows makes walking through the house feel like touring a gallery. Here, we introduce homes with galleries that keep furniture and architectural design understated, valuing the space to face the works you love.

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  • Improving a Familiar Home for Greater Comfort | House to Cherish|A Japanese-Style House|House with an Art Gallery|Hobby room|Custom-built house

    Storage shelving designed to display and accommodate art and antiques of various sizes. Flooring is Yoshino cedar.

    Architecture Firm:Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

    Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

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

    Tea Room
    Display Storage
    Japanese Modern
    Forever Home
    Natural Materials
    Plaster Wall
    Gallery
    Japanese House
    Renovation
    Capturing Light
    Mingei (Japanese folk craft movement)
    Japanese Modern
    Parquet flooring
    Seismic reinforcement (structural retrofit)
    Tea preparation area (mizuya)
  • Improving a Familiar Home for Greater Comfort | House to Cherish|A Japanese-Style House|House with an Art Gallery|Japanese-style room|Custom-built house

    A half-bay mizuya (tea preparation area) newly created by carving into the corridor.

    Architecture Firm:Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

    Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

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

    Tea Room
    Display Storage
    Japanese Modern
    Forever Home
    Natural Materials
    Plaster Wall
    Gallery
    Japanese House
    Renovation
    Capturing Light
    Mingei (Japanese folk craft movement)
    Japanese Modern
    Parquet flooring
    Seismic reinforcement (structural retrofit)
    Tea preparation area (mizuya)
  • Improving a Familiar Home for Greater Comfort | House to Cherish|A Japanese-Style House|House with an Art Gallery|Japanese-style room|Custom-built house

    View from the gallery toward the Japanese room and south garden. The cat-level lattice shoji were repaired and reused.

    Architecture Firm:Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

    Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

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

    Tea Room
    Display Storage
    Japanese Modern
    Forever Home
    Natural Materials
    Plaster Wall
    Gallery
    Japanese House
    Renovation
    Capturing Light
    Mingei (Japanese folk craft movement)
    Japanese Modern
    Parquet flooring
    Seismic reinforcement (structural retrofit)
    Tea preparation area (mizuya)
  • Improving a Familiar Home for Greater Comfort | House to Cherish|A Japanese-Style House|House with an Art Gallery|Japanese-style room|Custom-built house

    Six-mat Japanese-style room. A built-in air conditioner was newly installed above the overhead storage compartment.

    Architecture Firm:Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

    Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

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

    Tea Room
    Display Storage
    Japanese Modern
    Forever Home
    Natural Materials
    Plaster Wall
    Gallery
    Japanese House
    Renovation
    Capturing Light
    Mingei (Japanese folk craft movement)
    Japanese Modern
    Parquet flooring
    Seismic reinforcement (structural retrofit)
    Tea preparation area (mizuya)
  • Improving a Familiar Home for Greater Comfort | House to Cherish|A Japanese-Style House|House with an Art Gallery|Study|Custom-built house

    A study corner with a flowing, circuitous layout, located in one corner of the living room.

    Architecture Firm:Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

    Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

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

    Tea Room
    Display Storage
    Japanese Modern
    Forever Home
    Natural Materials
    Plaster Wall
    Gallery
    Japanese House
    Renovation
    Capturing Light
    Mingei (Japanese folk craft movement)
    Japanese Modern
    Parquet flooring
    Seismic reinforcement (structural retrofit)
    Tea preparation area (mizuya)
  • An Artist's Atelier — A Place of Creation Enveloped in Quietude and Tension|A Japanese-Style House|House with an Art Gallery|Garden|Custom-built house

    A two-story atelier and gallery facing due south; the tatami room arranged in a 'ku'-shaped configuration.

    Architecture Firm:Tokuhiro Norimatsu Architect

    Tokuhiro Norimatsu Architect

    2nd Floor, Okada Building, 2-25 Tsurumai Higashi-cho, Nara City, Nara Prefecture, Japan

    Japanese Modern
    High Sidelight
    Authentic Garden
    Tsubo Garden
    Atelier
    Gallery
    Gallery Wall
  • An Artist's Atelier — A Place of Creation Enveloped in Quietude and Tension|A Japanese-Style House|House with an Art Gallery|Entrance hall|Custom-built house

    A gallery and entrance with a composed yet soft atmosphere.

    Architecture Firm:Tokuhiro Norimatsu Architect

    Tokuhiro Norimatsu Architect

    2nd Floor, Okada Building, 2-25 Tsurumai Higashi-cho, Nara City, Nara Prefecture, Japan

    Japanese Modern
    High Sidelight
    Authentic Garden
    Tsubo Garden
    Atelier
    Gallery
    Gallery Wall
  • Improving a Familiar Home for Greater Comfort | House to Cherish|A Japanese-Style House|House with an Art Gallery|Entrance hall|Custom-built house

    View of the living room beyond the arch.

    Architecture Firm:Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

    Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

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

    Tea Room
    Display Storage
    Japanese Modern
    Forever Home
    Natural Materials
    Plaster Wall
    Gallery
    Japanese House
    Renovation
    Capturing Light
    Mingei (Japanese folk craft movement)
    Japanese Modern
    Parquet flooring
    Seismic reinforcement (structural retrofit)
    Tea preparation area (mizuya)
  • Improving a Familiar Home for Greater Comfort | House to Cherish|A Japanese-Style House|House with an Art Gallery|Kitchen|Custom-built house

    A split-level living room with a mezzanine void created by utilizing previously dead attic space.

    Architecture Firm:Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

    Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

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

    Tea Room
    Display Storage
    Japanese Modern
    Forever Home
    Natural Materials
    Plaster Wall
    Gallery
    Japanese House
    Renovation
    Capturing Light
    Mingei (Japanese folk craft movement)
    Japanese Modern
    Parquet flooring
    Seismic reinforcement (structural retrofit)
    Tea preparation area (mizuya)
  • An Artist's Atelier — A Place of Creation Enveloped in Quietude and Tension|A Japanese-Style House|House with an Art Gallery|Approach|Custom-built house

    Walking while observing the greenery and houses becomes time to shake off distractions and return to one's true self.

    Architecture Firm:Tokuhiro Norimatsu Architect

    Tokuhiro Norimatsu Architect

    2nd Floor, Okada Building, 2-25 Tsurumai Higashi-cho, Nara City, Nara Prefecture, Japan

    Japanese Modern
    High Sidelight
    Authentic Garden
    Tsubo Garden
    Atelier
    Gallery
    Gallery Wall
  • An Artist's Atelier — A Place of Creation Enveloped in Quietude and Tension|A Japanese-Style House|House with an Art Gallery|Stairs|Custom-built house

    A lightweight staircase cantilevered from the wall. The first-step handrail is shaped to invite a casual, natural grasp.

    Architecture Firm:Tokuhiro Norimatsu Architect

    Tokuhiro Norimatsu Architect

    2nd Floor, Okada Building, 2-25 Tsurumai Higashi-cho, Nara City, Nara Prefecture, Japan

    Japanese Modern
    High Sidelight
    Authentic Garden
    Tsubo Garden
    Atelier
    Gallery
    Gallery Wall
  • Improving a Familiar Home for Greater Comfort | House to Cherish|A Japanese-Style House|House with an Art Gallery|Hobby room|Custom-built house

    A gallery for enjoying art and antiques, created by repurposing the adjacent alcove that had become storage.

    Architecture Firm:Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

    Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

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

    Tea Room
    Display Storage
    Japanese Modern
    Forever Home
    Natural Materials
    Plaster Wall
    Gallery
    Japanese House
    Renovation
    Capturing Light
    Mingei (Japanese folk craft movement)
    Japanese Modern
    Parquet flooring
    Seismic reinforcement (structural retrofit)
    Tea preparation area (mizuya)
  • An Artist's Atelier — A Place of Creation Enveloped in Quietude and Tension|A Japanese-Style House|House with an Art Gallery|Entrance hall|Custom-built house

    A gallery-cum-entrance paved with Ōya stone. The courtyard garden is located directly ahead.

    Architecture Firm:Tokuhiro Norimatsu Architect

    Tokuhiro Norimatsu Architect

    2nd Floor, Okada Building, 2-25 Tsurumai Higashi-cho, Nara City, Nara Prefecture, Japan

    Japanese Modern
    High Sidelight
    Authentic Garden
    Tsubo Garden
    Atelier
    Gallery
    Gallery Wall
  • An Artist's Atelier — A Place of Creation Enveloped in Quietude and Tension|A Japanese-Style House|House with an Art Gallery|Entrance hall|Custom-built house

    By finishing the ante-room floor of the tatami room with tatami, it invites a sensibility appropriate to the washitsu (Japanese-style room).

    Architecture Firm:Tokuhiro Norimatsu Architect

    Tokuhiro Norimatsu Architect

    2nd Floor, Okada Building, 2-25 Tsurumai Higashi-cho, Nara City, Nara Prefecture, Japan

    Japanese Modern
    High Sidelight
    Authentic Garden
    Tsubo Garden
    Atelier
    Gallery
    Gallery Wall
  • An Artist's Atelier — A Place of Creation Enveloped in Quietude and Tension|A Japanese-Style House|House with an Art Gallery|Entrance hall|Custom-built house

    Through the lattice door you see the wall displaying the artist's works and, beyond it, the small courtyard garden (tsuboniwa).

    Architecture Firm:Tokuhiro Norimatsu Architect

    Tokuhiro Norimatsu Architect

    2nd Floor, Okada Building, 2-25 Tsurumai Higashi-cho, Nara City, Nara Prefecture, Japan

    Japanese Modern
    High Sidelight
    Authentic Garden
    Tsubo Garden
    Atelier
    Gallery
    Gallery Wall
  • An Artist's Atelier — A Place of Creation Enveloped in Quietude and Tension|A Japanese-Style House|House with an Art Gallery|Japanese-style room|Custom-built house

    An opening that frames the garden view. A tall tree whose trunk alone is visible invites the imagination to what lies beyond.

    Architecture Firm:Tokuhiro Norimatsu Architect

    Tokuhiro Norimatsu Architect

    2nd Floor, Okada Building, 2-25 Tsurumai Higashi-cho, Nara City, Nara Prefecture, Japan

    Japanese Modern
    High Sidelight
    Authentic Garden
    Tsubo Garden
    Atelier
    Gallery
    Gallery Wall
  • Improving a Familiar Home for Greater Comfort | House to Cherish|A Japanese-Style House|House with an Art Gallery|Entrance hall|Custom-built house

    New handrails were installed at the entrance and on the staircase.

    Architecture Firm:Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

    Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

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

    Tea Room
    Display Storage
    Japanese Modern
    Forever Home
    Natural Materials
    Plaster Wall
    Gallery
    Japanese House
    Renovation
    Capturing Light
    Mingei (Japanese folk craft movement)
    Japanese Modern
    Parquet flooring
    Seismic reinforcement (structural retrofit)
    Tea preparation area (mizuya)
  • Improving a Familiar Home for Greater Comfort | House to Cherish|A Japanese-Style House|House with an Art Gallery|Kitchen|Custom-built house

    Shelving, hanging rails and track lighting were installed, using the newly exposed columns and beams as anchors.

    Architecture Firm:Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

    Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

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

    Tea Room
    Display Storage
    Japanese Modern
    Forever Home
    Natural Materials
    Plaster Wall
    Gallery
    Japanese House
    Renovation
    Capturing Light
    Mingei (Japanese folk craft movement)
    Japanese Modern
    Parquet flooring
    Seismic reinforcement (structural retrofit)
    Tea preparation area (mizuya)
  • An Artist's Atelier — A Place of Creation Enveloped in Quietude and Tension|A Japanese-Style House|House with an Art Gallery|Japanese-style room|Custom-built house

    A modern tokonoma installation without a traditional tokobashira (decorative post), incorporating vertical slits.

    Architecture Firm:Tokuhiro Norimatsu Architect

    Tokuhiro Norimatsu Architect

    2nd Floor, Okada Building, 2-25 Tsurumai Higashi-cho, Nara City, Nara Prefecture, Japan

    Japanese Modern
    High Sidelight
    Authentic Garden
    Tsubo Garden
    Atelier
    Gallery
    Gallery Wall
  • An Artist's Atelier — A Place of Creation Enveloped in Quietude and Tension|A Japanese-Style House|House with an Art Gallery|Garden|Custom-built house

    Light that illuminates the interior and spills outward welcomes occupants returning home.

    Architecture Firm:Tokuhiro Norimatsu Architect

    Tokuhiro Norimatsu Architect

    2nd Floor, Okada Building, 2-25 Tsurumai Higashi-cho, Nara City, Nara Prefecture, Japan

    Japanese Modern
    High Sidelight
    Authentic Garden
    Tsubo Garden
    Atelier
    Gallery
    Gallery Wall
  • An Artist's Atelier — A Place of Creation Enveloped in Quietude and Tension|A Japanese-Style House|House with an Art Gallery|Atelier|Custom-built house

    South elevation of the atelier. The front opening contains glass doors, a mesh screen, and taiko shoji (arched sliding shoji) that retract into the wall.

    Architecture Firm:Tokuhiro Norimatsu Architect

    Tokuhiro Norimatsu Architect

    2nd Floor, Okada Building, 2-25 Tsurumai Higashi-cho, Nara City, Nara Prefecture, Japan

    Japanese Modern
    High Sidelight
    Authentic Garden
    Tsubo Garden
    Atelier
    Gallery
    Gallery Wall
  • Improving a Familiar Home for Greater Comfort | House to Cherish|A Japanese-Style House|House with an Art Gallery|Dining Area|Custom-built house

    Existing chairs were reupholstered to match the custom-built bench.

    Architecture Firm:Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

    Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

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

    Tea Room
    Display Storage
    Japanese Modern
    Forever Home
    Natural Materials
    Plaster Wall
    Gallery
    Japanese House
    Renovation
    Capturing Light
    Mingei (Japanese folk craft movement)
    Japanese Modern
    Parquet flooring
    Seismic reinforcement (structural retrofit)
    Tea preparation area (mizuya)
  • An Artist's Atelier — A Place of Creation Enveloped in Quietude and Tension|A Japanese-Style House|House with an Art Gallery|Atelier|Custom-built house

    From the stair landing, through the lattice of the high-side lights, one sees the greenery and flowers of the garden's specimen tree.

    Architecture Firm:Tokuhiro Norimatsu Architect

    Tokuhiro Norimatsu Architect

    2nd Floor, Okada Building, 2-25 Tsurumai Higashi-cho, Nara City, Nara Prefecture, Japan

    Japanese Modern
    High Sidelight
    Authentic Garden
    Tsubo Garden
    Atelier
    Gallery
    Gallery Wall
  • An Artist's Atelier — A Place of Creation Enveloped in Quietude and Tension|A Japanese-Style House|House with an Art Gallery|Exterior|Custom-built house

    It forms a green spot within the otherwise uniform streetscape.

    Architecture Firm:Tokuhiro Norimatsu Architect

    Tokuhiro Norimatsu Architect

    2nd Floor, Okada Building, 2-25 Tsurumai Higashi-cho, Nara City, Nara Prefecture, Japan

    Japanese Modern
    High Sidelight
    Authentic Garden
    Tsubo Garden
    Atelier
    Gallery
    Gallery Wall
  • Improving a Familiar Home for Greater Comfort | House to Cherish|A Japanese-Style House|House with an Art Gallery|Study|Custom-built house

    Second-floor study. New floor-to-ceiling bookshelves were installed. The ceiling lighting is original from the house's construction.

    Architecture Firm:Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

    Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

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

    Tea Room
    Display Storage
    Japanese Modern
    Forever Home
    Natural Materials
    Plaster Wall
    Gallery
    Japanese House
    Renovation
    Capturing Light
    Mingei (Japanese folk craft movement)
    Japanese Modern
    Parquet flooring
    Seismic reinforcement (structural retrofit)
    Tea preparation area (mizuya)
  • Improving a Familiar Home for Greater Comfort | House to Cherish|A Japanese-Style House|House with an Art Gallery|LDK|Custom-built house

    The living room, converted from a Japanese-style room to a Western-style space.

    Architecture Firm:Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

    Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

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

    Tea Room
    Display Storage
    Japanese Modern
    Forever Home
    Natural Materials
    Plaster Wall
    Gallery
    Japanese House
    Renovation
    Capturing Light
    Mingei (Japanese folk craft movement)
    Japanese Modern
    Parquet flooring
    Seismic reinforcement (structural retrofit)
    Tea preparation area (mizuya)
  • Improving a Familiar Home for Greater Comfort | House to Cherish|A Japanese-Style House|House with an Art Gallery|Exterior|Custom-built house

    Improving a familiar home for greater comfort

    Architecture Firm:Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

    Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

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

    Tea Room
    Display Storage
    Japanese Modern
    Forever Home
    Natural Materials
    Plaster Wall
    Gallery
    Japanese House
    Renovation
    Capturing Light
    Mingei (Japanese folk craft movement)
    Japanese Modern
    Parquet flooring
    Seismic reinforcement (structural retrofit)
    Tea preparation area (mizuya)
  • Improving a Familiar Home for Greater Comfort | House to Cherish|A Japanese-Style House|House with an Art Gallery|Entrance hall|Custom-built house

    View from the entrance toward the interior; the living room entrance is on the left.

    Architecture Firm:Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

    Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

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

    Tea Room
    Display Storage
    Japanese Modern
    Forever Home
    Natural Materials
    Plaster Wall
    Gallery
    Japanese House
    Renovation
    Capturing Light
    Mingei (Japanese folk craft movement)
    Japanese Modern
    Parquet flooring
    Seismic reinforcement (structural retrofit)
    Tea preparation area (mizuya)
  • Improving a Familiar Home for Greater Comfort | House to Cherish|A Japanese-Style House|House with an Art Gallery|Hobby room|Custom-built house

    Reception room with piano. Flooring is oak (nara) hardwood.

    Architecture Firm:Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

    Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

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

    Tea Room
    Display Storage
    Japanese Modern
    Forever Home
    Natural Materials
    Plaster Wall
    Gallery
    Japanese House
    Renovation
    Capturing Light
    Mingei (Japanese folk craft movement)
    Japanese Modern
    Parquet flooring
    Seismic reinforcement (structural retrofit)
    Tea preparation area (mizuya)
  • An Artist's Atelier — A Place of Creation Enveloped in Quietude and Tension|A Japanese-Style House|House with an Art Gallery|Courtyard|Custom-built house

    From the sofa one can sit and view the tranquil north garden and the paintings in the gallery.

    Architecture Firm:Tokuhiro Norimatsu Architect

    Tokuhiro Norimatsu Architect

    2nd Floor, Okada Building, 2-25 Tsurumai Higashi-cho, Nara City, Nara Prefecture, Japan

    Japanese Modern
    High Sidelight
    Authentic Garden
    Tsubo Garden
    Atelier
    Gallery
    Gallery Wall
  • An Artist's Atelier — A Place of Creation Enveloped in Quietude and Tension|A Japanese-Style House|House with an Art Gallery|Garden|Custom-built house

    An elevation in which each opening generates a rhythmic composition.

    Architecture Firm:Tokuhiro Norimatsu Architect

    Tokuhiro Norimatsu Architect

    2nd Floor, Okada Building, 2-25 Tsurumai Higashi-cho, Nara City, Nara Prefecture, Japan

    Japanese Modern
    High Sidelight
    Authentic Garden
    Tsubo Garden
    Atelier
    Gallery
    Gallery Wall
  • An Artist's Atelier — A Place of Creation Enveloped in Quietude and Tension|A Japanese-Style House|House with an Art Gallery|Atelier|Custom-built house

    The opening facing the north garden draws in the upstream breeze from the river and the morning sun.

    Architecture Firm:Tokuhiro Norimatsu Architect

    Tokuhiro Norimatsu Architect

    2nd Floor, Okada Building, 2-25 Tsurumai Higashi-cho, Nara City, Nara Prefecture, Japan

    Japanese Modern
    High Sidelight
    Authentic Garden
    Tsubo Garden
    Atelier
    Gallery
    Gallery Wall
  • Improving a Familiar Home for Greater Comfort | House to Cherish|A Japanese-Style House|House with an Art Gallery|Exterior|Custom-built house

    The outdoor air-conditioning unit that had been placed on the front of the second floor was relocated into a recess in the exterior wall and concealed with louvers.

    Architecture Firm:Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

    Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

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

    Tea Room
    Display Storage
    Japanese Modern
    Forever Home
    Natural Materials
    Plaster Wall
    Gallery
    Japanese House
    Renovation
    Capturing Light
    Mingei (Japanese folk craft movement)
    Japanese Modern
    Parquet flooring
    Seismic reinforcement (structural retrofit)
    Tea preparation area (mizuya)
  • An Artist's Atelier — A Place of Creation Enveloped in Quietude and Tension|A Japanese-Style House|House with an Art Gallery|Atelier|Custom-built house

    Lighting concealed in the kamoi (lintel) illuminates the ceiling and diffuses light throughout the atelier.

    Architecture Firm:Tokuhiro Norimatsu Architect

    Tokuhiro Norimatsu Architect

    2nd Floor, Okada Building, 2-25 Tsurumai Higashi-cho, Nara City, Nara Prefecture, Japan

    Japanese Modern
    High Sidelight
    Authentic Garden
    Tsubo Garden
    Atelier
    Gallery
    Gallery Wall
  • Improving a Familiar Home for Greater Comfort | House to Cherish|A Japanese-Style House|House with an Art Gallery|Hobby room|Custom-built house

    The entrance sliding door was replaced with paired musō-style windows, creating an east–west cross-breeze through the house.

    Architecture Firm:Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

    Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

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

    Tea Room
    Display Storage
    Japanese Modern
    Forever Home
    Natural Materials
    Plaster Wall
    Gallery
    Japanese House
    Renovation
    Capturing Light
    Mingei (Japanese folk craft movement)
    Japanese Modern
    Parquet flooring
    Seismic reinforcement (structural retrofit)
    Tea preparation area (mizuya)
  • An Artist's Atelier — A Place of Creation Enveloped in Quietude and Tension|A Japanese-Style House|House with an Art Gallery|Atelier|Custom-built house

    The second-floor loft, also called the 'river-view room' (kawami no ma). The opening is at a height that is comfortable when seated on the floor.

    Architecture Firm:Tokuhiro Norimatsu Architect

    Tokuhiro Norimatsu Architect

    2nd Floor, Okada Building, 2-25 Tsurumai Higashi-cho, Nara City, Nara Prefecture, Japan

    Japanese Modern
    High Sidelight
    Authentic Garden
    Tsubo Garden
    Atelier
    Gallery
    Gallery Wall
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  • #Apartment Renovation
  • #Galvalume Steel Sheet
  • #Outdoor Living
  • #Tea Room
  • #Optimized Storage
  • #Indoor Plants
  • #Glass block
  • #Diatomaceous Earth
  • #Green Wall
  • #Wood-Burning Stove
  • #Open Kitchen
  • #Custom-built vanity
  • #Display Storage
  • #Light Court
  • #Open House
  • #One-Room Space
  • #Pantry
  • #Slope
  • #Japanese Modern
  • #Inner Balcony
  • #Living with Cats
  • #Confectionery Workshop
  • #High Sidelight
  • #Home with Margins
  • #Authentic Garden
  • #Exposed Beam
  • #Catwalk
  • #Kitchen Garden
  • #Pet Door
  • #Reclaimed Beam
  • #Lattice
  • #Whole-House Air Conditioning
  • #Independent Kitchen
  • #Industrial
  • #Workspace
  • #Fishing
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