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    Homes Featuring Traditional Tea Rooms

    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 home with a tea room provides a quiet space for mindfulness, connecting with nature and seasons through the art of tea. Incorporating tatami mats, shoji screens, alcoves (tokonoma), and low entrances (nijiriguchi) creates quiet elegance through simple materials. Sightlines to gardens and stepping-stone paths (roji) elevate the journey to the tea room as much as the ceremony itself. Modern designs can adapt tea rooms into versatile Japanese-style retreat spaces. We introduce tea-ceremony homes that value quiet moments and seasonal appreciation.

    Find Architectural Projects for Homes Featuring Traditional Tea Rooms

  • Fproject|Homes Featuring Traditional Tea Rooms|Entrance hall|Custom-built house

    Fproject|Entrance hall

    Architecture Firm:Naoko Matsumoto Architects & Associates

    Naoko Matsumoto Architects & Associates

    1304 Park Front Nakano Arai Yakushi, 5-5-10 Arai, Nakano-ku, Tokyo, Japan

    Island Kitchen
    Outdoor Living
    Natural Garden
    Natural Materials
    Workspace
    Roof Balcony
    Circulation Flow
    Owner-occupied residence with rental units
    Tea Room
    Two-Family House
  • House Nestled Among the Trees|Homes Featuring Traditional Tea Rooms|Exterior|Custom-built house

    The exterior walls are clad in boards, and a steel canopy shelters the entrance porch.

    Architecture Firm:Archiplace

    Archiplace

    502 Palm House Hatsudai, 1-20-2 Honmachi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo

    Tea Garden
    Wood Deck
    Outdoor Living
    Tsubo Garden
    Terrace
    Wood Siding
    Tea Room
    Study corner
    Japanese Modern
    Wooden Sash
    LivingWithNature
    WoodBurningStove
    Terrace
    TeaRoom
    TeaGarden
  • Improving a Familiar Home for Greater Comfort | House to Cherish|Homes Featuring Traditional Tea Rooms|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

    Forever Home
    Renovation
    Display Storage
    Plaster Wall
    Natural Materials
    Japanese House
    Gallery
    Capturing Light
    Tea Room
    Japanese Modern
    Mingei (Japanese folk craft movement)
    Japanese Modern
    Parquet flooring
    Seismic reinforcement (structural retrofit)
    Tea preparation area (mizuya)
  • Yukyuro + Row-Type Rental Housing|Homes Featuring Traditional Tea Rooms|Japanese-style room|Custom-built house

    Yukyuro + Row-Type Rental Housing|Japanese-style room

    Architecture Firm:JYU ARCHITECT

    JYU ARCHITECT

    2-19-19 Nakane, Meguro-ku, Tokyo

    Shoji
    Tea Garden
    Income Property
    Japanese House
    Owner-occupied residence with rental units
    Tea Room
    Lattice
    seismic-damping-structure
  • Revitalization of Prewar Rental Kyoto Townhouses | Row Houses on Showa Alley|Homes Featuring Traditional Tea Rooms|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

    Renovation
    Income Property
    Exposed Beam
    Tsubo Garden
    Narrow House
    Japanese House
    Kominka Restoration
    Professional Equipment
    Reclaimed Beam
    Japanese Modern
    Kyomachiya
    SeismicReinforcement
    SeismicAssessment
    Nagaya
  • Revitalization of a Traditional House in Obama|Homes Featuring Traditional Tea Rooms|LDK|Custom-built house

    The southern half of the second-floor slab was removed to create a void, reducing the oppressive feeling of the low ceiling.

    Architecture Firm:Tetsuya Kimura Architects

    Tetsuya Kimura Architects

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

    Generational Home
    Void
    Renovation
    Exposed Beam
    Plaster Wall
    Reclaimed Wood
    Kominka Restoration
    Tea Room
    Japanese Modern
  • Revitalization of a Traditional House in Obama|Homes Featuring Traditional Tea Rooms|Atrium|Custom-built house

    The magnificent roof structure extends overhead, with light filtering through the smoke vent converted into a skylight.

    Architecture Firm:Tetsuya Kimura Architects

    Tetsuya Kimura Architects

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

    Generational Home
    Void
    Renovation
    Exposed Beam
    Plaster Wall
    Reclaimed Wood
    Kominka Restoration
    Tea Room
    Japanese Modern
  • House in North Kamakura|Homes Featuring Traditional Tea Rooms|Entrance hall|Custom-built house

    House in North Kamakura|Entrance hall

    Architecture Firm:Tada Architectural Design Office

    Tada Architectural Design Office

    5-1-3-607 Shonandai, Fujisawa City, Kanagawa Prefecture

    Guitar
    Proportion
    Calm Presence
    Music Room
    Built-in Garage
    Circulation Flow
    Curved Wall
    Built-inGarage
    TeaRoom
    MusicRoom
    CirculationFlow
  • House with a Library Corridor|Homes Featuring Traditional Tea Rooms|Corridor|Custom-built house

    House with a Library Corridor|Corridor

    Architecture Firm:Takeshi Hirobe Architects

    Takeshi Hirobe Architects

    1-13-2 Suwa, Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan

    Display Storage
    Tile Deck
    Wall Bookshelf
    Collection
    Terrace
    Fully Openable Sash
    Built-in Kitchen
    Tea Room
    Steel Staircase
  • Revitalization of a Traditional House in Obama|Homes Featuring Traditional Tea Rooms|LDK|Custom-built house

    The LDK floor is tiled, evoking the memory of the former earthen floor.

    Architecture Firm:Tetsuya Kimura Architects

    Tetsuya Kimura Architects

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

    Generational Home
    Void
    Renovation
    Exposed Beam
    Plaster Wall
    Reclaimed Wood
    Kominka Restoration
    Tea Room
    Japanese Modern
  • House with a Library Corridor|Homes Featuring Traditional Tea Rooms|Corridor|Custom-built house

    House with a Library Corridor|Corridor

    Architecture Firm:Takeshi Hirobe Architects

    Takeshi Hirobe Architects

    1-13-2 Suwa, Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan

    Display Storage
    Tile Deck
    Wall Bookshelf
    Collection
    Terrace
    Fully Openable Sash
    Built-in Kitchen
    Tea Room
    Steel Staircase
  • Revitalization of a Traditional House in Obama|Homes Featuring Traditional Tea Rooms|Entrance hall|Custom-built house

    The door from the entrance to the LDK was made as a shoji screen, allowing soft light to filter through.

    Architecture Firm:Tetsuya Kimura Architects

    Tetsuya Kimura Architects

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

    Generational Home
    Void
    Renovation
    Exposed Beam
    Plaster Wall
    Reclaimed Wood
    Kominka Restoration
    Tea Room
    Japanese Modern
  • Fproject|Homes Featuring Traditional Tea Rooms|Stairs|Custom-built house

    Fproject|Stairs

    Architecture Firm:Naoko Matsumoto Architects & Associates

    Naoko Matsumoto Architects & Associates

    1304 Park Front Nakano Arai Yakushi, 5-5-10 Arai, Nakano-ku, Tokyo, Japan

    Island Kitchen
    Outdoor Living
    Natural Garden
    Natural Materials
    Workspace
    Roof Balcony
    Circulation Flow
    Owner-occupied residence with rental units
    Tea Room
    Two-Family House
  • House with a Library Corridor|Homes Featuring Traditional Tea Rooms|Stairs|Custom-built house

    House with a Library Corridor|Stairs

    Architecture Firm:Takeshi Hirobe Architects

    Takeshi Hirobe Architects

    1-13-2 Suwa, Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan

    Display Storage
    Tile Deck
    Wall Bookshelf
    Collection
    Terrace
    Fully Openable Sash
    Built-in Kitchen
    Tea Room
    Steel Staircase
  • Improving a Familiar Home for Greater Comfort | House to Cherish|Homes Featuring Traditional Tea Rooms|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

    Forever Home
    Renovation
    Display Storage
    Plaster Wall
    Natural Materials
    Japanese House
    Gallery
    Capturing Light
    Tea Room
    Japanese Modern
    Mingei (Japanese folk craft movement)
    Japanese Modern
    Parquet flooring
    Seismic reinforcement (structural retrofit)
    Tea preparation area (mizuya)
  • Yukyuro + Row-Type Rental Housing|Homes Featuring Traditional Tea Rooms|Exterior|Custom-built house

    Yukyuro + Row-Type Rental Housing|Exterior

    Architecture Firm:JYU ARCHITECT

    JYU ARCHITECT

    2-19-19 Nakane, Meguro-ku, Tokyo

    Shoji
    Tea Garden
    Income Property
    Japanese House
    Owner-occupied residence with rental units
    Tea Room
    Lattice
    seismic-damping-structure
  • Yukyuro + Row-Type Rental Housing|Homes Featuring Traditional Tea Rooms|Exterior|Custom-built house

    Yukyuro + Row-Type Rental Housing|Exterior

    Architecture Firm:JYU ARCHITECT

    JYU ARCHITECT

    2-19-19 Nakane, Meguro-ku, Tokyo

    Shoji
    Tea Garden
    Income Property
    Japanese House
    Owner-occupied residence with rental units
    Tea Room
    Lattice
    seismic-damping-structure
  • Revitalization of Prewar Rental Kyoto Townhouses | Row Houses on Showa Alley|Homes Featuring Traditional Tea Rooms|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

    Renovation
    Income Property
    Exposed Beam
    Tsubo Garden
    Narrow House
    Japanese House
    Kominka Restoration
    Professional Equipment
    Reclaimed Beam
    Japanese Modern
    Kyomachiya
    SeismicReinforcement
    SeismicAssessment
    Nagaya
  • Yukyuro + Row-Type Rental Housing|Homes Featuring Traditional Tea Rooms|Exterior|Custom-built house

    Yukyuro + Row-Type Rental Housing|Exterior

    Architecture Firm:JYU ARCHITECT

    JYU ARCHITECT

    2-19-19 Nakane, Meguro-ku, Tokyo

    Shoji
    Tea Garden
    Income Property
    Japanese House
    Owner-occupied residence with rental units
    Tea Room
    Lattice
    seismic-damping-structure
  • Revitalization of Prewar Rental Kyoto Townhouses | Row Houses on Showa Alley|Homes Featuring Traditional Tea Rooms|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

    Renovation
    Income Property
    Exposed Beam
    Tsubo Garden
    Narrow House
    Japanese House
    Kominka Restoration
    Professional Equipment
    Reclaimed Beam
    Japanese Modern
    Kyomachiya
    SeismicReinforcement
    SeismicAssessment
    Nagaya
  • House Nestled Among the Trees|Homes Featuring Traditional Tea Rooms|Kitchen|Custom-built house

    Island kitchen. The refrigerator is concealed by using the same maple finish panels as those on the rear cabinets.

    Architecture Firm:Archiplace

    Archiplace

    502 Palm House Hatsudai, 1-20-2 Honmachi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo

    Tea Garden
    Wood Deck
    Outdoor Living
    Tsubo Garden
    Terrace
    Wood Siding
    Tea Room
    Study corner
    Japanese Modern
    Wooden Sash
    LivingWithNature
    WoodBurningStove
    Terrace
    TeaRoom
    TeaGarden
  • House Nestled Among the Trees|Homes Featuring Traditional Tea Rooms|Corridor|Custom-built house

    The tiled floor from the entrance continues through to the dining kitchen. The entire first-floor floor slab incorporates soil heat-storage floor heating (Thermaslab), keeping the house warm in winter. On the right are the stair storage and the entrance leading to the Japanese-style room.

    Architecture Firm:Archiplace

    Archiplace

    502 Palm House Hatsudai, 1-20-2 Honmachi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo

    Tea Garden
    Wood Deck
    Outdoor Living
    Tsubo Garden
    Terrace
    Wood Siding
    Tea Room
    Study corner
    Japanese Modern
    Wooden Sash
    LivingWithNature
    WoodBurningStove
    Terrace
    TeaRoom
    TeaGarden
  • House in North Kamakura|Homes Featuring Traditional Tea Rooms|Stairs|Custom-built house

    House in North Kamakura|Stairs

    Architecture Firm:Tada Architectural Design Office

    Tada Architectural Design Office

    5-1-3-607 Shonandai, Fujisawa City, Kanagawa Prefecture

    Guitar
    Proportion
    Calm Presence
    Music Room
    Built-in Garage
    Circulation Flow
    Curved Wall
    Built-inGarage
    TeaRoom
    MusicRoom
    CirculationFlow
  • House with a Library Corridor|Homes Featuring Traditional Tea Rooms|LDK|Custom-built house

    House with a Library Corridor|LDK

    Architecture Firm:Takeshi Hirobe Architects

    Takeshi Hirobe Architects

    1-13-2 Suwa, Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan

    Display Storage
    Tile Deck
    Wall Bookshelf
    Collection
    Terrace
    Fully Openable Sash
    Built-in Kitchen
    Tea Room
    Steel Staircase
  • House Nestled Among the Trees|Homes Featuring Traditional Tea Rooms|Japanese-style room|Custom-built house

    At the back is the sadoguchi entrance leading to the mizuya. Directly above the hearth is a kamahirukugi kettle hook. The alcove floor is covered with tatami, and the rear wall is finished with karakami paper and fitted with a nakakugi hook (musokugi, flush type).

    Architecture Firm:Archiplace

    Archiplace

    502 Palm House Hatsudai, 1-20-2 Honmachi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo

    Tea Garden
    Wood Deck
    Outdoor Living
    Tsubo Garden
    Terrace
    Wood Siding
    Tea Room
    Study corner
    Japanese Modern
    Wooden Sash
    LivingWithNature
    WoodBurningStove
    Terrace
    TeaRoom
    TeaGarden
  • House Nestled Among the Trees|Homes Featuring Traditional Tea Rooms|Japanese-style room|Custom-built house

    The tea garden can be seen through the ground-level window, which also serves as the nijiriguchi of the Japanese-style room (tea room). Light reflected from the tatami illuminates the ceiling finished with karakami paper. On the right is the kin人guchi, an entrance for honored guests, connecting to the main entrance.

    Architecture Firm:Archiplace

    Archiplace

    502 Palm House Hatsudai, 1-20-2 Honmachi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo

    Tea Garden
    Wood Deck
    Outdoor Living
    Tsubo Garden
    Terrace
    Wood Siding
    Tea Room
    Study corner
    Japanese Modern
    Wooden Sash
    LivingWithNature
    WoodBurningStove
    Terrace
    TeaRoom
    TeaGarden
  • Fproject|Homes Featuring Traditional Tea Rooms|Japanese-style room|Custom-built house

    Fproject|Japanese-style room

    Architecture Firm:Naoko Matsumoto Architects & Associates

    Naoko Matsumoto Architects & Associates

    1304 Park Front Nakano Arai Yakushi, 5-5-10 Arai, Nakano-ku, Tokyo, Japan

    Island Kitchen
    Outdoor Living
    Natural Garden
    Natural Materials
    Workspace
    Roof Balcony
    Circulation Flow
    Owner-occupied residence with rental units
    Tea Room
    Two-Family House
  • Improving a Familiar Home for Greater Comfort | House to Cherish|Homes Featuring Traditional Tea Rooms|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

    Forever Home
    Renovation
    Display Storage
    Plaster Wall
    Natural Materials
    Japanese House
    Gallery
    Capturing Light
    Tea Room
    Japanese Modern
    Mingei (Japanese folk craft movement)
    Japanese Modern
    Parquet flooring
    Seismic reinforcement (structural retrofit)
    Tea preparation area (mizuya)
  • House Nestled Among the Trees|Homes Featuring Traditional Tea Rooms|Bedroom|Custom-built house

    The primary bedroom connects to the study space, and the floor is carpeted.

    Architecture Firm:Archiplace

    Archiplace

    502 Palm House Hatsudai, 1-20-2 Honmachi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo

    Tea Garden
    Wood Deck
    Outdoor Living
    Tsubo Garden
    Terrace
    Wood Siding
    Tea Room
    Study corner
    Japanese Modern
    Wooden Sash
    LivingWithNature
    WoodBurningStove
    Terrace
    TeaRoom
    TeaGarden
  • House in North Kamakura|Homes Featuring Traditional Tea Rooms|Exterior|Custom-built house

    Japanese architecture with a hip-and-gable roof befitting Kamakura’s landscape, welcomed by a wisteria trellis

    Architecture Firm:Tada Architectural Design Office

    Tada Architectural Design Office

    5-1-3-607 Shonandai, Fujisawa City, Kanagawa Prefecture

    Guitar
    Proportion
    Calm Presence
    Music Room
    Built-in Garage
    Circulation Flow
    Curved Wall
    Built-inGarage
    TeaRoom
    MusicRoom
    CirculationFlow
  • Revitalization of a Traditional House in Obama|Homes Featuring Traditional Tea Rooms|Bedroom|Custom-built house

    A Western-style room was also prepared as the couple’s bedroom.

    Architecture Firm:Tetsuya Kimura Architects

    Tetsuya Kimura Architects

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

    Generational Home
    Void
    Renovation
    Exposed Beam
    Plaster Wall
    Reclaimed Wood
    Kominka Restoration
    Tea Room
    Japanese Modern
  • House Nestled Among the Trees|Homes Featuring Traditional Tea Rooms|Exterior|Custom-built house

    Street-side exterior. The simple shed-roof form is set in contrast to the surrounding grove of trees.

    Architecture Firm:Archiplace

    Archiplace

    502 Palm House Hatsudai, 1-20-2 Honmachi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo

    Tea Garden
    Wood Deck
    Outdoor Living
    Tsubo Garden
    Terrace
    Wood Siding
    Tea Room
    Study corner
    Japanese Modern
    Wooden Sash
    LivingWithNature
    WoodBurningStove
    Terrace
    TeaRoom
    TeaGarden
  • Revitalization of a Traditional House in Obama|Homes Featuring Traditional Tea Rooms|Exterior|Custom-built house

    The new entrance and living room emerge in the night.

    Architecture Firm:Tetsuya Kimura Architects

    Tetsuya Kimura Architects

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

    Generational Home
    Void
    Renovation
    Exposed Beam
    Plaster Wall
    Reclaimed Wood
    Kominka Restoration
    Tea Room
    Japanese Modern
  • Revitalization of Prewar Rental Kyoto Townhouses | Row Houses on Showa Alley|Homes Featuring Traditional Tea Rooms|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

    Renovation
    Income Property
    Exposed Beam
    Tsubo Garden
    Narrow House
    Japanese House
    Kominka Restoration
    Professional Equipment
    Reclaimed Beam
    Japanese Modern
    Kyomachiya
    SeismicReinforcement
    SeismicAssessment
    Nagaya
  • House Nestled Among the Trees|Homes Featuring Traditional Tea Rooms|Children's Room|Custom-built house

    A children’s room that can be divided into two rooms in the future. The half-height walls on the window side and stair side serve as bookshelves, with a heat-storage heater installed in part of one. A chalkboard has been built into the wall so the children can draw freely.

    Architecture Firm:Archiplace

    Archiplace

    502 Palm House Hatsudai, 1-20-2 Honmachi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo

    Tea Garden
    Wood Deck
    Outdoor Living
    Tsubo Garden
    Terrace
    Wood Siding
    Tea Room
    Study corner
    Japanese Modern
    Wooden Sash
    LivingWithNature
    WoodBurningStove
    Terrace
    TeaRoom
    TeaGarden
  • Yukyuro + Row-Type Rental Housing|Homes Featuring Traditional Tea Rooms|Japanese-style room|Custom-built house

    Yukyuro + Row-Type Rental Housing|Japanese-style room

    Architecture Firm:JYU ARCHITECT

    JYU ARCHITECT

    2-19-19 Nakane, Meguro-ku, Tokyo

    Shoji
    Tea Garden
    Income Property
    Japanese House
    Owner-occupied residence with rental units
    Tea Room
    Lattice
    seismic-damping-structure
  • Revitalization of Prewar Rental Kyoto Townhouses | Row Houses on Showa Alley|Homes Featuring Traditional Tea Rooms|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

    Renovation
    Income Property
    Exposed Beam
    Tsubo Garden
    Narrow House
    Japanese House
    Kominka Restoration
    Professional Equipment
    Reclaimed Beam
    Japanese Modern
    Kyomachiya
    SeismicReinforcement
    SeismicAssessment
    Nagaya
  • Revitalization of Prewar Rental Kyoto Townhouses | Row Houses on Showa Alley|Homes Featuring Traditional Tea Rooms|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

    Renovation
    Income Property
    Exposed Beam
    Tsubo Garden
    Narrow House
    Japanese House
    Kominka Restoration
    Professional Equipment
    Reclaimed Beam
    Japanese Modern
    Kyomachiya
    SeismicReinforcement
    SeismicAssessment
    Nagaya
  • House Nestled Among the Trees|Homes Featuring Traditional Tea Rooms|Corridor|Custom-built house

    View along the passage connecting to the Japanese-style room and wet areas. The wood-burning stove, with its rustic, simple form, is an original design by Sanrinsya.

    Architecture Firm:Archiplace

    Archiplace

    502 Palm House Hatsudai, 1-20-2 Honmachi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo

    Tea Garden
    Wood Deck
    Outdoor Living
    Tsubo Garden
    Terrace
    Wood Siding
    Tea Room
    Study corner
    Japanese Modern
    Wooden Sash
    LivingWithNature
    WoodBurningStove
    Terrace
    TeaRoom
    TeaGarden
  • House Nestled Among the Trees|Homes Featuring Traditional Tea Rooms|Garden|Custom-built house

    A tsukubai arranged around a chozubachi water basin, with a maeishi front stone, teshokuishi candle stone, and yuokeishi washbasin-bucket stone. A stone lantern is also placed nearby. Moving toward the tea room’s nijiriguchi, the stones are arranged as the sanbanishi, niban-ishi, and fumiishi. A chiri-ana and nozoki-ishi can be seen at the back.

    Architecture Firm:Archiplace

    Archiplace

    502 Palm House Hatsudai, 1-20-2 Honmachi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo

    Tea Garden
    Wood Deck
    Outdoor Living
    Tsubo Garden
    Terrace
    Wood Siding
    Tea Room
    Study corner
    Japanese Modern
    Wooden Sash
    LivingWithNature
    WoodBurningStove
    Terrace
    TeaRoom
    TeaGarden
  • Fproject|Homes Featuring Traditional Tea Rooms|Japanese-style room|Custom-built house

    Fproject|Japanese-style room

    Architecture Firm:Naoko Matsumoto Architects & Associates

    Naoko Matsumoto Architects & Associates

    1304 Park Front Nakano Arai Yakushi, 5-5-10 Arai, Nakano-ku, Tokyo, Japan

    Island Kitchen
    Outdoor Living
    Natural Garden
    Natural Materials
    Workspace
    Roof Balcony
    Circulation Flow
    Owner-occupied residence with rental units
    Tea Room
    Two-Family House
  • Revitalization of Prewar Rental Kyoto Townhouses | Row Houses on Showa Alley|Homes Featuring Traditional Tea Rooms|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

    Renovation
    Income Property
    Exposed Beam
    Tsubo Garden
    Narrow House
    Japanese House
    Kominka Restoration
    Professional Equipment
    Reclaimed Beam
    Japanese Modern
    Kyomachiya
    SeismicReinforcement
    SeismicAssessment
    Nagaya
  • Improving a Familiar Home for Greater Comfort | House to Cherish|Homes Featuring Traditional Tea Rooms|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

    Forever Home
    Renovation
    Display Storage
    Plaster Wall
    Natural Materials
    Japanese House
    Gallery
    Capturing Light
    Tea Room
    Japanese Modern
    Mingei (Japanese folk craft movement)
    Japanese Modern
    Parquet flooring
    Seismic reinforcement (structural retrofit)
    Tea preparation area (mizuya)
  • Fproject|Homes Featuring Traditional Tea Rooms|LDK|Custom-built house

    Fproject|LDK

    Architecture Firm:Naoko Matsumoto Architects & Associates

    Naoko Matsumoto Architects & Associates

    1304 Park Front Nakano Arai Yakushi, 5-5-10 Arai, Nakano-ku, Tokyo, Japan

    Island Kitchen
    Outdoor Living
    Natural Garden
    Natural Materials
    Workspace
    Roof Balcony
    Circulation Flow
    Owner-occupied residence with rental units
    Tea Room
    Two-Family House
  • House with a Library Corridor|Homes Featuring Traditional Tea Rooms|Corridor|Custom-built house

    House with a Library Corridor|Corridor

    Architecture Firm:Takeshi Hirobe Architects

    Takeshi Hirobe Architects

    1-13-2 Suwa, Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan

    Display Storage
    Tile Deck
    Wall Bookshelf
    Collection
    Terrace
    Fully Openable Sash
    Built-in Kitchen
    Tea Room
    Steel Staircase
  • Revitalization of Prewar Rental Kyoto Townhouses | Row Houses on Showa Alley|Homes Featuring Traditional Tea Rooms|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

    Renovation
    Income Property
    Exposed Beam
    Tsubo Garden
    Narrow House
    Japanese House
    Kominka Restoration
    Professional Equipment
    Reclaimed Beam
    Japanese Modern
    Kyomachiya
    SeismicReinforcement
    SeismicAssessment
    Nagaya
  • Revitalization of Prewar Rental Kyoto Townhouses | Row Houses on Showa Alley|Homes Featuring Traditional Tea Rooms|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

    Renovation
    Income Property
    Exposed Beam
    Tsubo Garden
    Narrow House
    Japanese House
    Kominka Restoration
    Professional Equipment
    Reclaimed Beam
    Japanese Modern
    Kyomachiya
    SeismicReinforcement
    SeismicAssessment
    Nagaya
  • Revitalization of Prewar Rental Kyoto Townhouses | Row Houses on Showa Alley|Homes Featuring Traditional Tea Rooms|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

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