Revitalization of a Traditional House in Obama｜Exterior
The new entrance and living room emerge in the night.
Large windows were installed in the former entrance, transforming it into a living room.
The boarded-floor room was partitioned to create an entrance hall. The black plaster absorbs the light, creating a dark, shadow-filled space.
The magnificent roof structure extends overhead, with light filtering through the smoke vent converted into a skylight.
Contemporary metal and glass furniture for receiving guests was installed.
The door from the entrance to the LDK was made as a shoji screen, allowing soft light to filter through.
A timber framework was assembled and floored over the former earthen-floored entrance hall, transforming it into an LDK.
The LDK floor is tiled, evoking the memory of the former earthen floor.
The walls of the LDK, the center of daily life, were finished in white plaster that reflects light, creating a bright interior.
The southern half of the second-floor slab was removed to create a void, reducing the oppressive feeling of the low ceiling.
Two adjoining Japanese-style rooms connect to the north side of the LDK.
Light pours in through the high windows installed in the void.
The beautifully restored two adjoining Japanese-style rooms connect to the garden on the north and the newly created LDK on the south.
A Western-style room was also prepared as the couple’s bedroom.
The elderly parents’ sitting room was newly finished in the same location as before.