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    Modern Japanese-Style Residence × Reclaimed Beam

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    Modern Japanese-Style Residence

    This collection features custom-built homes that seamlessly integrate modern Japanese aesthetics, including contemporary tatami rooms and raised tatami seating areas. By skillfully utilizing traditional materials while adapting layouts and lighting to suit contemporary lifestyles, these residences exemplify sophisticated and tasteful interpretations of Japanese spatial design. The examples showcased here highlight elegant and thoughtfully curated Japanese-style interiors that harmonize tradition with modernity.

    House with Reclaimed Wood Beams

    Massive reclaimed beams serving as main structural features, combining historical depth with modern retrofitting. Introducing reclaimed beam residential examples.

  • The Weary House | Renovation of One Half of a Prewar Two-Unit Row House | House of Weariness|Modern Japanese-Style Residence|House with Reclaimed Wood Beams|Children's Room|Custom-built house
    View up to the second-floor ceiling. A complex hipped-roof timber framework. Walls and ceilings painted white create a bright space.
    Architecture Firm:Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates
    Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates
    302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka
    Aging Gracefully
    Reclaimed Beam
    Kominka Restoration
    Display Storage
    Reclaimed Wood
    Natural Materials
    Family with Children
    Custom Kitchen
    Renovation
    Traditional Japanese House
    traditionalWoodenTownhouse
    seismicRetrofit
    seismicReinforcement
    vacantHouse
  • Machiya in Sumiyoshi, Osaka|Modern Japanese-Style Residence|House with Reclaimed Wood Beams|Entrance hall|Custom-built house
    Part of the wall diagonally above the entrance door was also opened to create a light-admitting window.
    Architecture Firm:Tetsuya Kimura Architects
    Tetsuya Kimura Architects
    5-5-5-505 Nishikōji, Minoh, Osaka, Japan
    Reclaimed Beam
    Kominka Restoration
    Authentic Garden
    Reclaimed Wood
    Exposed Beam
    Renovation
    Generational Home
    Shoji
    Capturing Light
    Traditional Japanese House
    MachiyaRenovation
    RadiantHeatingAndCooling
  • Machiya in Sumiyoshi, Osaka|Modern Japanese-Style Residence|House with Reclaimed Wood Beams|Exterior|Custom-built house
    The ōdo gate with its entrance door and smaller pedestrian door was remodeled to accommodate everyday use.
    Architecture Firm:Tetsuya Kimura Architects
    Tetsuya Kimura Architects
    5-5-5-505 Nishikōji, Minoh, Osaka, Japan
    Reclaimed Beam
    Kominka Restoration
    Authentic Garden
    Reclaimed Wood
    Exposed Beam
    Renovation
    Generational Home
    Shoji
    Capturing Light
    Traditional Japanese House
    MachiyaRenovation
    RadiantHeatingAndCooling
  • Renovation of an Urban Residence Retaining a Kura | Abeno Residence|Modern Japanese-Style Residence|House with Reclaimed Wood Beams|Bathroom|Custom-built house
    Bathroom sequence connecting the washroom to the bathing room via the laundry.
    Architecture Firm:Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates
    Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates
    302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka
    Japanese Modern
    Japanese House
    Reclaimed Beam
    Kominka Restoration
    Reclaimed Wood
    Natural Materials
    Exposed Beam
    Renovation
    Island Kitchen
    Traditional Japanese House
    SeismicRetrofit
    SeismicAssessment
    ThermalUpgrade
    Kura
    Herringbone
  • Renovation of an Urban Residence Retaining a Kura | Abeno Residence|Modern Japanese-Style Residence|House with Reclaimed Wood Beams|Approach|Custom-built house
    Return view of the flag‑lot approach. Planting and stonework reconfigured.
    Architecture Firm:Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates
    Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates
    302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka
    Japanese Modern
    Japanese House
    Reclaimed Beam
    Kominka Restoration
    Reclaimed Wood
    Natural Materials
    Exposed Beam
    Renovation
    Island Kitchen
    Traditional Japanese House
    SeismicRetrofit
    SeismicAssessment
    ThermalUpgrade
    Kura
    Herringbone
  • Machiya in Sumiyoshi, Osaka|Modern Japanese-Style Residence|House with Reclaimed Wood Beams|Entrance hall|Custom-built house
    The former shoin screen and ranma transom from the tatami room were relocated to the display shelves; the shoji and mairado sliding doors were adjusted in height and reused.
    Architecture Firm:Tetsuya Kimura Architects
    Tetsuya Kimura Architects
    5-5-5-505 Nishikōji, Minoh, Osaka, Japan
    Reclaimed Beam
    Kominka Restoration
    Authentic Garden
    Reclaimed Wood
    Exposed Beam
    Renovation
    Generational Home
    Shoji
    Capturing Light
    Traditional Japanese House
    MachiyaRenovation
    RadiantHeatingAndCooling
  • The Weary House | Renovation of One Half of a Prewar Two-Unit Row House | House of Weariness|Modern Japanese-Style Residence|House with Reclaimed Wood Beams|Living Room|Custom-built house
    Overall view of the living room. The original structure was strengthened while a western-style room and two Japanese rooms were combined into a large single space.
    Architecture Firm:Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates
    Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates
    302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka
    Aging Gracefully
    Reclaimed Beam
    Kominka Restoration
    Display Storage
    Reclaimed Wood
    Natural Materials
    Family with Children
    Custom Kitchen
    Renovation
    Traditional Japanese House
    traditionalWoodenTownhouse
    seismicRetrofit
    seismicReinforcement
    vacantHouse
  • The Weary House | Renovation of One Half of a Prewar Two-Unit Row House | House of Weariness|Modern Japanese-Style Residence|House with Reclaimed Wood Beams|Children's Room|Custom-built house
    The child’s room on the right will be used open-plan for the time being; sliding partition doors can be fitted later to divide the space when needed.
    Architecture Firm:Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates
    Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates
    302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka
    Aging Gracefully
    Reclaimed Beam
    Kominka Restoration
    Display Storage
    Reclaimed Wood
    Natural Materials
    Family with Children
    Custom Kitchen
    Renovation
    Traditional Japanese House
    traditionalWoodenTownhouse
    seismicRetrofit
    seismicReinforcement
    vacantHouse
  • The Weary House | Renovation of One Half of a Prewar Two-Unit Row House | House of Weariness|Modern Japanese-Style Residence|House with Reclaimed Wood Beams|Storage|Custom-built house
    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.
    Architecture Firm:Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates
    Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates
    302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka
    Aging Gracefully
    Reclaimed Beam
    Kominka Restoration
    Display Storage
    Reclaimed Wood
    Natural Materials
    Family with Children
    Custom Kitchen
    Renovation
    Traditional Japanese House
    traditionalWoodenTownhouse
    seismicRetrofit
    seismicReinforcement
    vacantHouse
  • The Weary House | Renovation of One Half of a Prewar Two-Unit Row House | House of Weariness|Modern Japanese-Style Residence|House with Reclaimed Wood Beams|Exterior|Custom-built house
    Only one side of a prewar two‑unit rental row house was renovated and transformed into a home for a young family.
    Architecture Firm:Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates
    Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates
    302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka
    Aging Gracefully
    Reclaimed Beam
    Kominka Restoration
    Display Storage
    Reclaimed Wood
    Natural Materials
    Family with Children
    Custom Kitchen
    Renovation
    Traditional Japanese House
    traditionalWoodenTownhouse
    seismicRetrofit
    seismicReinforcement
    vacantHouse
  • Machiya in Sumiyoshi, Osaka|Modern Japanese-Style Residence|House with Reclaimed Wood Beams|Japanese-style room|Custom-built house
    Paper shoji, divided to correspond with the wooden glass windows facing the street, were added to ensure privacy.
    Architecture Firm:Tetsuya Kimura Architects
    Tetsuya Kimura Architects
    5-5-5-505 Nishikōji, Minoh, Osaka, Japan
    Reclaimed Beam
    Kominka Restoration
    Authentic Garden
    Reclaimed Wood
    Exposed Beam
    Renovation
    Generational Home
    Shoji
    Capturing Light
    Traditional Japanese House
    MachiyaRenovation
    RadiantHeatingAndCooling
  • The Weary House | Renovation of One Half of a Prewar Two-Unit Row House | House of Weariness|Modern Japanese-Style Residence|House with Reclaimed Wood Beams|Exterior|Custom-built house
    The decaying high fence was removed to expand the garden. The large roof had deteriorated tiles and soil removed and was re-roofed.
    Architecture Firm:Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates
    Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates
    302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka
    Aging Gracefully
    Reclaimed Beam
    Kominka Restoration
    Display Storage
    Reclaimed Wood
    Natural Materials
    Family with Children
    Custom Kitchen
    Renovation
    Traditional Japanese House
    traditionalWoodenTownhouse
    seismicRetrofit
    seismicReinforcement
    vacantHouse
  • Iimori Folk House|Modern Japanese-Style Residence|House with Reclaimed Wood Beams|Living Room|Custom-built house
    An irori hearth has been set into the wooden floor, which connects to the engawa veranda; transom windows are provided above the windows.
    Architecture Firm:Tetsuya Kimura Architects
    Tetsuya Kimura Architects
    5-5-5-505 Nishikōji, Minoh, Osaka, Japan
    Void
    Reclaimed Beam
    Plaster Wall
    Wet-Engawa
    Exposed Beam
    Generational Home
    Shoji
    Capturing Light
    Engawa
    Traditional Japanese House
    TimberFrameRegeneration
    PaperScreens
    GlassRoofTiles
    IroriHearth
  • Renovation of an Urban Residence Retaining a Kura | Abeno Residence|Modern Japanese-Style Residence|House with Reclaimed Wood Beams|LDK|Custom-built house
    Ceilings in hemlock, walls in German lime plaster, floors in teak herringbone, and joinery in oak.
    Architecture Firm:Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates
    Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates
    302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka
    Japanese Modern
    Japanese House
    Reclaimed Beam
    Kominka Restoration
    Reclaimed Wood
    Natural Materials
    Exposed Beam
    Renovation
    Island Kitchen
    Traditional Japanese House
    SeismicRetrofit
    SeismicAssessment
    ThermalUpgrade
    Kura
    Herringbone
  • Iimori Folk House|Modern Japanese-Style Residence|House with Reclaimed Wood Beams|Entrance hall|Custom-built house
    The entrance is protected by generously projecting eaves.
    Architecture Firm:Tetsuya Kimura Architects
    Tetsuya Kimura Architects
    5-5-5-505 Nishikōji, Minoh, Osaka, Japan
    Void
    Reclaimed Beam
    Plaster Wall
    Wet-Engawa
    Exposed Beam
    Generational Home
    Shoji
    Capturing Light
    Engawa
    Traditional Japanese House
    TimberFrameRegeneration
    PaperScreens
    GlassRoofTiles
    IroriHearth
  • Iimori Folk House|Modern Japanese-Style Residence|House with Reclaimed Wood Beams|Exterior|Custom-built house
    A spacious covered engawa veranda extends along the garden.
    Architecture Firm:Tetsuya Kimura Architects
    Tetsuya Kimura Architects
    5-5-5-505 Nishikōji, Minoh, Osaka, Japan
    Void
    Reclaimed Beam
    Plaster Wall
    Wet-Engawa
    Exposed Beam
    Generational Home
    Shoji
    Capturing Light
    Engawa
    Traditional Japanese House
    TimberFrameRegeneration
    PaperScreens
    GlassRoofTiles
    IroriHearth
  • Renovation of an Urban Residence Retaining a Kura | Abeno Residence|Modern Japanese-Style Residence|House with Reclaimed Wood Beams|Exterior|Custom-built house
    The approach: the added shed was removed and existing garden stones were reused and rearranged.
    Architecture Firm:Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates
    Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates
    302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka
    Japanese Modern
    Japanese House
    Reclaimed Beam
    Kominka Restoration
    Reclaimed Wood
    Natural Materials
    Exposed Beam
    Renovation
    Island Kitchen
    Traditional Japanese House
    SeismicRetrofit
    SeismicAssessment
    ThermalUpgrade
    Kura
    Herringbone
  • Machiya in Sumiyoshi, Osaka|Modern Japanese-Style Residence|House with Reclaimed Wood Beams|Exterior|Custom-built house
    An evening view of the living–dining room from the front garden, connected through the Buddhist altar room all the way to the main street on the south side.
    Architecture Firm:Tetsuya Kimura Architects
    Tetsuya Kimura Architects
    5-5-5-505 Nishikōji, Minoh, Osaka, Japan
    Reclaimed Beam
    Kominka Restoration
    Authentic Garden
    Reclaimed Wood
    Exposed Beam
    Renovation
    Generational Home
    Shoji
    Capturing Light
    Traditional Japanese House
    MachiyaRenovation
    RadiantHeatingAndCooling
  • Machiya in Sumiyoshi, Osaka|Modern Japanese-Style Residence|House with Reclaimed Wood Beams|Entrance hall|Custom-built house
    Part of the second-floor structure was removed, allowing light from the mushiko-mado window above to fall into the entrance.
    Architecture Firm:Tetsuya Kimura Architects
    Tetsuya Kimura Architects
    5-5-5-505 Nishikōji, Minoh, Osaka, Japan
    Reclaimed Beam
    Kominka Restoration
    Authentic Garden
    Reclaimed Wood
    Exposed Beam
    Renovation
    Generational Home
    Shoji
    Capturing Light
    Traditional Japanese House
    MachiyaRenovation
    RadiantHeatingAndCooling
  • The Weary House | Renovation of One Half of a Prewar Two-Unit Row House | House of Weariness|Modern Japanese-Style Residence|House with Reclaimed Wood Beams|Entrance hall|Custom-built house
    The entrance was entirely dismantled, a raft foundation cast, and deteriorated members renewed as the assembly was rebuilt with seismic strengthening.
    Architecture Firm:Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates
    Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates
    302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka
    Aging Gracefully
    Reclaimed Beam
    Kominka Restoration
    Display Storage
    Reclaimed Wood
    Natural Materials
    Family with Children
    Custom Kitchen
    Renovation
    Traditional Japanese House
    traditionalWoodenTownhouse
    seismicRetrofit
    seismicReinforcement
    vacantHouse
  • Machiya in Sumiyoshi, Osaka|Modern Japanese-Style Residence|House with Reclaimed Wood Beams|LDK|Custom-built house
    The wooden windows were preserved together with their old glass, while aluminum sashes were installed on the outside to ensure adequate performance.
    Architecture Firm:Tetsuya Kimura Architects
    Tetsuya Kimura Architects
    5-5-5-505 Nishikōji, Minoh, Osaka, Japan
    Reclaimed Beam
    Kominka Restoration
    Authentic Garden
    Reclaimed Wood
    Exposed Beam
    Renovation
    Generational Home
    Shoji
    Capturing Light
    Traditional Japanese House
    MachiyaRenovation
    RadiantHeatingAndCooling
  • Machiya in Sumiyoshi, Osaka|Modern Japanese-Style Residence|House with Reclaimed Wood Beams|Entrance hall|Custom-built house
    The former shoin was enclosed as a structural wall, while the shoji screen and ranma transom that had been installed there were repaired and reused.
    Architecture Firm:Tetsuya Kimura Architects
    Tetsuya Kimura Architects
    5-5-5-505 Nishikōji, Minoh, Osaka, Japan
    Reclaimed Beam
    Kominka Restoration
    Authentic Garden
    Reclaimed Wood
    Exposed Beam
    Renovation
    Generational Home
    Shoji
    Capturing Light
    Traditional Japanese House
    MachiyaRenovation
    RadiantHeatingAndCooling
  • The Weary House | Renovation of One Half of a Prewar Two-Unit Row House | House of Weariness|Modern Japanese-Style Residence|House with Reclaimed Wood Beams|Dining Area|Custom-built house
    View from the dining area toward the entrance. Flooring is cherry; kitchen faces are sapele.
    Architecture Firm:Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates
    Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates
    302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka
    Aging Gracefully
    Reclaimed Beam
    Kominka Restoration
    Display Storage
    Reclaimed Wood
    Natural Materials
    Family with Children
    Custom Kitchen
    Renovation
    Traditional Japanese House
    traditionalWoodenTownhouse
    seismicRetrofit
    seismicReinforcement
    vacantHouse
  • Machiya in Sumiyoshi, Osaka|Modern Japanese-Style Residence|House with Reclaimed Wood Beams|Japanese-style room|Custom-built house
    The carved ranma transom is based on the motif of Sumiyoshi Taisha: a drum bridge is carved on the left, and a torii gate and tall lantern on the right.
    Architecture Firm:Tetsuya Kimura Architects
    Tetsuya Kimura Architects
    5-5-5-505 Nishikōji, Minoh, Osaka, Japan
    Reclaimed Beam
    Kominka Restoration
    Authentic Garden
    Reclaimed Wood
    Exposed Beam
    Renovation
    Generational Home
    Shoji
    Capturing Light
    Traditional Japanese House
    MachiyaRenovation
    RadiantHeatingAndCooling
  • Renovation of an Urban Residence Retaining a Kura | Abeno Residence|Modern Japanese-Style Residence|House with Reclaimed Wood Beams|Entrance hall|Custom-built house
    A newly created entrance resulting from a plan revision. The sliding door and glass transom 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
    Japanese Modern
    Japanese House
    Reclaimed Beam
    Kominka Restoration
    Reclaimed Wood
    Natural Materials
    Exposed Beam
    Renovation
    Island Kitchen
    Traditional Japanese House
    SeismicRetrofit
    SeismicAssessment
    ThermalUpgrade
    Kura
    Herringbone
  • Machiya in Sumiyoshi, Osaka|Modern Japanese-Style Residence|House with Reclaimed Wood Beams|LDK|Custom-built house
    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.
    Architecture Firm:Tetsuya Kimura Architects
    Tetsuya Kimura Architects
    5-5-5-505 Nishikōji, Minoh, Osaka, Japan
    Reclaimed Beam
    Kominka Restoration
    Authentic Garden
    Reclaimed Wood
    Exposed Beam
    Renovation
    Generational Home
    Shoji
    Capturing Light
    Traditional Japanese House
    MachiyaRenovation
    RadiantHeatingAndCooling
  • Renovation of an Urban Residence Retaining a Kura | Abeno Residence|Modern Japanese-Style Residence|House with Reclaimed Wood Beams|Kitchen|Custom-built house
    Large custom‑built island kitchen. The gas cooktop has three inline burners.
    Architecture Firm:Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates
    Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates
    302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka
    Japanese Modern
    Japanese House
    Reclaimed Beam
    Kominka Restoration
    Reclaimed Wood
    Natural Materials
    Exposed Beam
    Renovation
    Island Kitchen
    Traditional Japanese House
    SeismicRetrofit
    SeismicAssessment
    ThermalUpgrade
    Kura
    Herringbone
  • The Weary House | Renovation of One Half of a Prewar Two-Unit Row House | House of Weariness|Modern Japanese-Style Residence|House with Reclaimed Wood Beams|Entrance hall|Custom-built house
    The reconstructed entrance. Joinery elements with severe damage 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
    Aging Gracefully
    Reclaimed Beam
    Kominka Restoration
    Display Storage
    Reclaimed Wood
    Natural Materials
    Family with Children
    Custom Kitchen
    Renovation
    Traditional Japanese House
    traditionalWoodenTownhouse
    seismicRetrofit
    seismicReinforcement
    vacantHouse
  • Machiya in Sumiyoshi, Osaka|Modern Japanese-Style Residence|House with Reclaimed Wood Beams|Dining Area|Custom-built house
    The dining table was remade by attaching legs to a plank that the owners already had.
    Architecture Firm:Tetsuya Kimura Architects
    Tetsuya Kimura Architects
    5-5-5-505 Nishikōji, Minoh, Osaka, Japan
    Reclaimed Beam
    Kominka Restoration
    Authentic Garden
    Reclaimed Wood
    Exposed Beam
    Renovation
    Generational Home
    Shoji
    Capturing Light
    Traditional Japanese House
    MachiyaRenovation
    RadiantHeatingAndCooling
  • Iimori Folk House|Modern Japanese-Style Residence|House with Reclaimed Wood Beams|Dining Area|Custom-built house
    The imposing structural frame had been concealed behind a ceiling before the house was rebuilt.
    Architecture Firm:Tetsuya Kimura Architects
    Tetsuya Kimura Architects
    5-5-5-505 Nishikōji, Minoh, Osaka, Japan
    Void
    Reclaimed Beam
    Plaster Wall
    Wet-Engawa
    Exposed Beam
    Generational Home
    Shoji
    Capturing Light
    Engawa
    Traditional Japanese House
    TimberFrameRegeneration
    PaperScreens
    GlassRoofTiles
    IroriHearth
  • Renovation of an Urban Residence Retaining a Kura | Abeno Residence|Modern Japanese-Style Residence|House with Reclaimed Wood Beams|Exterior|Custom-built house
    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.
    Architecture Firm:Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates
    Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates
    302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka
    Japanese Modern
    Japanese House
    Reclaimed Beam
    Kominka Restoration
    Reclaimed Wood
    Natural Materials
    Exposed Beam
    Renovation
    Island Kitchen
    Traditional Japanese House
    SeismicRetrofit
    SeismicAssessment
    ThermalUpgrade
    Kura
    Herringbone
  • Iimori Folk House|Modern Japanese-Style Residence|House with Reclaimed Wood Beams|Dining Area|Custom-built house
    The entire ceiling of the dining room, reconstructed from reclaimed timber, forms a Japanese-paper light ceiling.
    Architecture Firm:Tetsuya Kimura Architects
    Tetsuya Kimura Architects
    5-5-5-505 Nishikōji, Minoh, Osaka, Japan
    Void
    Reclaimed Beam
    Plaster Wall
    Wet-Engawa
    Exposed Beam
    Generational Home
    Shoji
    Capturing Light
    Engawa
    Traditional Japanese House
    TimberFrameRegeneration
    PaperScreens
    GlassRoofTiles
    IroriHearth
  • The Weary House | Renovation of One Half of a Prewar Two-Unit Row House | House of Weariness|Modern Japanese-Style Residence|House with Reclaimed Wood Beams|Exterior|Custom-built house
    Otafuku-style windows retrofitted with double glazing, following the existing aesthetic. Sightlines extend to the garden beyond.
    Architecture Firm:Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates
    Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates
    302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka
    Aging Gracefully
    Reclaimed Beam
    Kominka Restoration
    Display Storage
    Reclaimed Wood
    Natural Materials
    Family with Children
    Custom Kitchen
    Renovation
    Traditional Japanese House
    traditionalWoodenTownhouse
    seismicRetrofit
    seismicReinforcement
    vacantHouse
  • Iimori Folk House|Modern Japanese-Style Residence|House with Reclaimed Wood Beams|Exterior|Custom-built house
    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.
    Architecture Firm:Tetsuya Kimura Architects
    Tetsuya Kimura Architects
    5-5-5-505 Nishikōji, Minoh, Osaka, Japan
    Void
    Reclaimed Beam
    Plaster Wall
    Wet-Engawa
    Exposed Beam
    Generational Home
    Shoji
    Capturing Light
    Engawa
    Traditional Japanese House
    TimberFrameRegeneration
    PaperScreens
    GlassRoofTiles
    IroriHearth
  • Machiya in Sumiyoshi, Osaka|Modern Japanese-Style Residence|House with Reclaimed Wood Beams|Japanese-style room|Custom-built house
    The former eight-tatami Buddhist altar room was reduced to four tatami mats, while the remaining four-tatami area was incorporated into the living room as a high-ceilinged space.
    Architecture Firm:Tetsuya Kimura Architects
    Tetsuya Kimura Architects
    5-5-5-505 Nishikōji, Minoh, Osaka, Japan
    Reclaimed Beam
    Kominka Restoration
    Authentic Garden
    Reclaimed Wood
    Exposed Beam
    Renovation
    Generational Home
    Shoji
    Capturing Light
    Traditional Japanese House
    MachiyaRenovation
    RadiantHeatingAndCooling
  • The Weary House | Renovation of One Half of a Prewar Two-Unit Row House | House of Weariness|Modern Japanese-Style Residence|House with Reclaimed Wood Beams|Courtyard|Custom-built house
    The garden with an engawa serves as a multipurpose living space for children’s play, kitchen gardening, laundry drying, and other daily activities.
    Architecture Firm:Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates
    Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates
    302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka
    Aging Gracefully
    Reclaimed Beam
    Kominka Restoration
    Display Storage
    Reclaimed Wood
    Natural Materials
    Family with Children
    Custom Kitchen
    Renovation
    Traditional Japanese House
    traditionalWoodenTownhouse
    seismicRetrofit
    seismicReinforcement
    vacantHouse
  • Machiya in Sumiyoshi, Osaka|Modern Japanese-Style Residence|House with Reclaimed Wood Beams|LDK|Custom-built house
    The large radiant heating and cooling panels were fitted so that they do not project beyond the line of the columns.
    Architecture Firm:Tetsuya Kimura Architects
    Tetsuya Kimura Architects
    5-5-5-505 Nishikōji, Minoh, Osaka, Japan
    Reclaimed Beam
    Kominka Restoration
    Authentic Garden
    Reclaimed Wood
    Exposed Beam
    Renovation
    Generational Home
    Shoji
    Capturing Light
    Traditional Japanese House
    MachiyaRenovation
    RadiantHeatingAndCooling
  • Machiya in Sumiyoshi, Osaka|Modern Japanese-Style Residence|House with Reclaimed Wood Beams|Kitchen|Custom-built house
    From the kitchen, the living–dining room and front garden can be viewed over the counter.
    Architecture Firm:Tetsuya Kimura Architects
    Tetsuya Kimura Architects
    5-5-5-505 Nishikōji, Minoh, Osaka, Japan
    Reclaimed Beam
    Kominka Restoration
    Authentic Garden
    Reclaimed Wood
    Exposed Beam
    Renovation
    Generational Home
    Shoji
    Capturing Light
    Traditional Japanese House
    MachiyaRenovation
    RadiantHeatingAndCooling
  • The Weary House | Renovation of One Half of a Prewar Two-Unit Row House | House of Weariness|Modern Japanese-Style Residence|House with Reclaimed Wood Beams|Kitchen|Custom-built house
    Double circulation — inside and outside the kitchen — provides flexible storage and domestic workflows with a highly adaptable plan.
    Architecture Firm:Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates
    Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates
    302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka
    Aging Gracefully
    Reclaimed Beam
    Kominka Restoration
    Display Storage
    Reclaimed Wood
    Natural Materials
    Family with Children
    Custom Kitchen
    Renovation
    Traditional Japanese House
    traditionalWoodenTownhouse
    seismicRetrofit
    seismicReinforcement
    vacantHouse
  • The Weary House | Renovation of One Half of a Prewar Two-Unit Row House | House of Weariness|Modern Japanese-Style Residence|House with Reclaimed Wood Beams|Exterior|Custom-built house
    Renovation of one side of a prewar paired row house
    Architecture Firm:Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates
    Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates
    302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka
    Aging Gracefully
    Reclaimed Beam
    Kominka Restoration
    Display Storage
    Reclaimed Wood
    Natural Materials
    Family with Children
    Custom Kitchen
    Renovation
    Traditional Japanese House
    traditionalWoodenTownhouse
    seismicRetrofit
    seismicReinforcement
    vacantHouse
  • Iimori Folk House|Modern Japanese-Style Residence|House with Reclaimed Wood Beams|Atrium|Custom-built house
    A light ceiling of paper shoji screens with kumiko latticework is set against the beams; skylights made of glass roof tiles allow light to accumulate above the ceiling.
    Architecture Firm:Tetsuya Kimura Architects
    Tetsuya Kimura Architects
    5-5-5-505 Nishikōji, Minoh, Osaka, Japan
    Void
    Reclaimed Beam
    Plaster Wall
    Wet-Engawa
    Exposed Beam
    Generational Home
    Shoji
    Capturing Light
    Engawa
    Traditional Japanese House
    TimberFrameRegeneration
    PaperScreens
    GlassRoofTiles
    IroriHearth
  • Machiya in Sumiyoshi, Osaka|Modern Japanese-Style Residence|House with Reclaimed Wood Beams|Exterior|Custom-built house
    Light filters through the mushiko-mado windows and wooden latticework, creating an atmospheric presence.
    Architecture Firm:Tetsuya Kimura Architects
    Tetsuya Kimura Architects
    5-5-5-505 Nishikōji, Minoh, Osaka, Japan
    Reclaimed Beam
    Kominka Restoration
    Authentic Garden
    Reclaimed Wood
    Exposed Beam
    Renovation
    Generational Home
    Shoji
    Capturing Light
    Traditional Japanese House
    MachiyaRenovation
    RadiantHeatingAndCooling
  • Machiya in Sumiyoshi, Osaka|Modern Japanese-Style Residence|House with Reclaimed Wood Beams|LDK|Custom-built house
    The former suite of adjoining Japanese-style rooms, including the engawa veranda, was incorporated into a living–dining room facing the front garden.
    Architecture Firm:Tetsuya Kimura Architects
    Tetsuya Kimura Architects
    5-5-5-505 Nishikōji, Minoh, Osaka, Japan
    Reclaimed Beam
    Kominka Restoration
    Authentic Garden
    Reclaimed Wood
    Exposed Beam
    Renovation
    Generational Home
    Shoji
    Capturing Light
    Traditional Japanese House
    MachiyaRenovation
    RadiantHeatingAndCooling
  • Machiya in Sumiyoshi, Osaka|Modern Japanese-Style Residence|House with Reclaimed Wood Beams|Bedroom|Custom-built house
    A Western-style bedroom furnished with a bed; the ceiling above the headboard incorporates indirect lighting to avoid glare.
    Architecture Firm:Tetsuya Kimura Architects
    Tetsuya Kimura Architects
    5-5-5-505 Nishikōji, Minoh, Osaka, Japan
    Reclaimed Beam
    Kominka Restoration
    Authentic Garden
    Reclaimed Wood
    Exposed Beam
    Renovation
    Generational Home
    Shoji
    Capturing Light
    Traditional Japanese House
    MachiyaRenovation
    RadiantHeatingAndCooling
  • Machiya in Sumiyoshi, Osaka|Modern Japanese-Style Residence|House with Reclaimed Wood Beams|Japanese-style room|Custom-built house
    The glass shoji screens formerly located between the tatami room and engawa were remodeled, replacing the glass sections with paper shoji.
    Architecture Firm:Tetsuya Kimura Architects
    Tetsuya Kimura Architects
    5-5-5-505 Nishikōji, Minoh, Osaka, Japan
    Reclaimed Beam
    Kominka Restoration
    Authentic Garden
    Reclaimed Wood
    Exposed Beam
    Renovation
    Generational Home
    Shoji
    Capturing Light
    Traditional Japanese House
    MachiyaRenovation
    RadiantHeatingAndCooling
  • Renovation of an Urban Residence Retaining a Kura | Abeno Residence|Modern Japanese-Style Residence|House with Reclaimed Wood Beams|Kitchen|Custom-built house
    Responding to the characteristics of the existing building, the living spaces are arranged in a D–K–L sequence: dining, kitchen, then living.
    Architecture Firm:Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates
    Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates
    302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka
    Japanese Modern
    Japanese House
    Reclaimed Beam
    Kominka Restoration
    Reclaimed Wood
    Natural Materials
    Exposed Beam
    Renovation
    Island Kitchen
    Traditional Japanese House
    SeismicRetrofit
    SeismicAssessment
    ThermalUpgrade
    Kura
    Herringbone
  • Renovation of an Urban Residence Retaining a Kura | Abeno Residence|Modern Japanese-Style Residence|House with Reclaimed Wood Beams|Stairs|Custom-built house
    A niche formed from the void at the corner of the winding staircase.
    Architecture Firm:Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates
    Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates
    302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka
    Japanese Modern
    Japanese House
    Reclaimed Beam
    Kominka Restoration
    Reclaimed Wood
    Natural Materials
    Exposed Beam
    Renovation
    Island Kitchen
    Traditional Japanese House
    SeismicRetrofit
    SeismicAssessment
    ThermalUpgrade
    Kura
    Herringbone
  • Renovation of an Urban Residence Retaining a Kura | Abeno Residence|Modern Japanese-Style Residence|House with Reclaimed Wood Beams|Corridor|Custom-built house
    View of the staircase from the second floor.
    Architecture Firm:Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates
    Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates
    302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka
    Japanese Modern
    Japanese House
    Reclaimed Beam
    Kominka Restoration
    Reclaimed Wood
    Natural Materials
    Exposed Beam
    Renovation
    Island Kitchen
    Traditional Japanese House
    SeismicRetrofit
    SeismicAssessment
    ThermalUpgrade
    Kura
    Herringbone
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  • #Sloped Site
  • #Solar Panel
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  • #Living with Nature
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  • #Confectionery Workshop
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  • #Japanese House
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