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    Modern Japanese-Style Residence × Stylish Exteriors

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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.

    Stylish Exteriors

    A curated compendium of homes showcasing contemporary, sophisticated exterior design. This feature presents approaches to façades and materiality that harmonize with the surrounding streetscape while accentuating individual identity, offering practical ideas to realize your ideal residence. The selection spans a broad spectrum—from minimalist modern to natural expressions and designs endowed with a sense of solidity and gravitas.

  • The Weary House | Renovation of One Half of a Prewar Two-Unit Row House | House of Weariness|Modern Japanese-Style Residence|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
    Display Storage
    Renovation
    Kominka Restoration
    Custom Kitchen
    Reclaimed Wood
    Aging Gracefully
    Traditional Japanese House
    Reclaimed Beam
    Natural Materials
    Family with Children
    traditionalWoodenTownhouse
    seismicRetrofit
    seismicReinforcement
    vacantHouse
  • Iimori Folk House|Modern Japanese-Style Residence|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
    Wet-Engawa
    Shoji
    Traditional Japanese House
    Reclaimed Beam
    Engawa
    Capturing Light
    Void
    Exposed Beam
    Plaster Wall
    Generational Home
    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|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
    Display Storage
    Renovation
    Kominka Restoration
    Custom Kitchen
    Reclaimed Wood
    Aging Gracefully
    Traditional Japanese House
    Reclaimed Beam
    Natural Materials
    Family with Children
    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|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
    Display Storage
    Renovation
    Kominka Restoration
    Custom Kitchen
    Reclaimed Wood
    Aging Gracefully
    Traditional Japanese House
    Reclaimed Beam
    Natural Materials
    Family with Children
    traditionalWoodenTownhouse
    seismicRetrofit
    seismicReinforcement
    vacantHouse
  • Machiya in Sumiyoshi, Osaka|Modern Japanese-Style Residence|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
    Renovation
    Kominka Restoration
    Authentic Garden
    Reclaimed Wood
    Shoji
    Traditional Japanese House
    Reclaimed Beam
    Capturing Light
    Exposed Beam
    Generational Home
    MachiyaRenovation
    RadiantHeatingAndCooling
  • Iimori Folk House|Modern Japanese-Style Residence|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
    Wet-Engawa
    Shoji
    Traditional Japanese House
    Reclaimed Beam
    Engawa
    Capturing Light
    Void
    Exposed Beam
    Plaster Wall
    Generational Home
    TimberFrameRegeneration
    PaperScreens
    GlassRoofTiles
    IroriHearth
  • Machiya in Sumiyoshi, Osaka|Modern Japanese-Style Residence|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
    Renovation
    Kominka Restoration
    Authentic Garden
    Reclaimed Wood
    Shoji
    Traditional Japanese House
    Reclaimed Beam
    Capturing Light
    Exposed Beam
    Generational Home
    MachiyaRenovation
    RadiantHeatingAndCooling
  • Machiya in Sumiyoshi, Osaka|Modern Japanese-Style Residence|Exterior|Custom-built house
    The exterior, which strongly conveys the character of an Osaka machiya, was preserved.
    Architecture Firm:Tetsuya Kimura Architects
    Tetsuya Kimura Architects
    5-5-5-505 Nishikōji, Minoh, Osaka, Japan
    Renovation
    Kominka Restoration
    Authentic Garden
    Reclaimed Wood
    Shoji
    Traditional Japanese House
    Reclaimed Beam
    Capturing Light
    Exposed Beam
    Generational Home
    MachiyaRenovation
    RadiantHeatingAndCooling
  • The Weary House | Renovation of One Half of a Prewar Two-Unit Row House | House of Weariness|Modern Japanese-Style Residence|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
    Display Storage
    Renovation
    Kominka Restoration
    Custom Kitchen
    Reclaimed Wood
    Aging Gracefully
    Traditional Japanese House
    Reclaimed Beam
    Natural Materials
    Family with Children
    traditionalWoodenTownhouse
    seismicRetrofit
    seismicReinforcement
    vacantHouse
  • Machiya in Sumiyoshi, Osaka|Modern Japanese-Style Residence|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
    Renovation
    Kominka Restoration
    Authentic Garden
    Reclaimed Wood
    Shoji
    Traditional Japanese House
    Reclaimed Beam
    Capturing Light
    Exposed Beam
    Generational Home
    MachiyaRenovation
    RadiantHeatingAndCooling
  • Iimori Folk House|Modern Japanese-Style Residence|Exterior|Custom-built house
    Following the conventions of Buddhist memorial services, the tatami reception room has been incorporated in its original position.
    Architecture Firm:Tetsuya Kimura Architects
    Tetsuya Kimura Architects
    5-5-5-505 Nishikōji, Minoh, Osaka, Japan
    Wet-Engawa
    Shoji
    Traditional Japanese House
    Reclaimed Beam
    Engawa
    Capturing Light
    Void
    Exposed Beam
    Plaster Wall
    Generational Home
    TimberFrameRegeneration
    PaperScreens
    GlassRoofTiles
    IroriHearth
  • Renovation of an Urban Residence Retaining a Kura | Abeno Residence|Modern Japanese-Style Residence|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
    Island Kitchen
    Renovation
    Kominka Restoration
    Japanese House
    Japanese Modern
    Reclaimed Wood
    Traditional Japanese House
    Reclaimed Beam
    Exposed Beam
    Natural Materials
    SeismicRetrofit
    SeismicAssessment
    ThermalUpgrade
    Kura
    Herringbone
  • Renovation of an Urban Residence Retaining a Kura | Abeno Residence|Modern Japanese-Style Residence|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
    Island Kitchen
    Renovation
    Kominka Restoration
    Japanese House
    Japanese Modern
    Reclaimed Wood
    Traditional Japanese House
    Reclaimed Beam
    Exposed Beam
    Natural Materials
    SeismicRetrofit
    SeismicAssessment
    ThermalUpgrade
    Kura
    Herringbone
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