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    Home Passed Down Through Generations

    Homes passed down across generations possess value cultivated by time. Durable material selection, adaptable layouts responsive to future lifestyle changes, and designs deepening affection through care. Introducing residential examples handed down to the next generation.

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  • Machiya in Sumiyoshi, Osaka|Home Passed Down Through Generations|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
    Generational Home
    Exposed Beam
    Capturing Light
    Renovation
    Reclaimed Wood
    Shoji
    Reclaimed Beam
    Authentic Garden
    Traditional Japanese House
    Kominka Restoration
    MachiyaRenovation
    RadiantHeatingAndCooling
  • Urata House|Home Passed Down Through Generations|Kitchen|Custom-built house

    Urata House|Kitchen

    Architecture Firm:Echizen Design Laboratory
    Echizen Design Laboratory
    Edobori Center Building B1, 2-1-1 Edobori, Nishi-ku, Osaka, Osaka
    Generational Home
    Solid Wood
    Exposed Beam
    Renovation
    Reclaimed Wood
    Timber Frame
    Built-in Kitchen
    Built-in Furniture
    Traditional Japanese House
    Kominka Restoration
  • Renovation Bringing Light to a Rental Row House | Row House on Showa Alley II|Home Passed Down Through Generations|Hobby room|Custom-built house

    Walls and ceilings are luan. Floors are structural plywood that also serves as reinforcement. All surfaces are left unfinished in their natural state.

    Architecture Firm:Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates
    Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates
    302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka
    Japanese Modern
    Generational Home
    House with Doma
    Exposed Beam
    Japanese House
    Renovation
    Entrance Doma
    Apartment Renovation
    Traditional Japanese House
    Kominka Restoration
    rowhouse
    Kyomachiya
    seismicAssessment
    seismicReinforcement
    ShowaRetro
  • Iimori Folk House|Home Passed Down Through Generations|Living Room|Custom-built house

    The wooden-floored room connects to the garden across the engawa veranda.

    Architecture Firm:Tetsuya Kimura Architects
    Tetsuya Kimura Architects
    5-5-5-505 Nishikōji, Minoh, Osaka, Japan
    Generational Home
    Exposed Beam
    Capturing Light
    Plaster Wall
    Engawa
    Wet-Engawa
    Shoji
    Reclaimed Beam
    Void
    Traditional Japanese House
    TimberFrameRegeneration
    PaperScreens
    GlassRoofTiles
    IroriHearth
  • Chamber of Time|Home Passed Down Through Generations|LDK|Custom-built house

    Chamber of Time|LDK

    Construction company:AS IT IS Co., Ltd.
    AS IT IS Co., Ltd.
    576 O, Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
    Retro Modern
    Mindful Living
    Generational Home
    Exposed Beam
    Renovation
    Shoji
    Reclaimed Beam
    Kominka Restoration
  • W Residence|Home Passed Down Through Generations|Kitchen|Custom-built house

    Kitchen

    Architecture Firm:Masahiko Sawamura Architect and Associates
    Masahiko Sawamura Architect and Associates
    Room 902, Famille Kamichoja-machi, 22-9, 2-chome Shimoru, Kamichoja-machi, Higashihorikawa-dori, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
    Natural Materials
    Generational Home
    Island Kitchen
    Capturing Light
    Built-in Garage
    Soundproof Room
    Home Gym
    Luxury home
    Proportion
    Natural Modern
    AudioRoom
  • House in the Forest|Home Passed Down Through Generations|Dining Area|Custom-built house

    House in the Forest|Dining Area

    Construction company:AS IT IS Co., Ltd.
    AS IT IS Co., Ltd.
    576 O, Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
    Generational Home
    Exposed Beam
    Renovation
    Wood Deck
    Kominka Restoration
  • House in the Forest|Home Passed Down Through Generations|Dining Area|Custom-built house

    House in the Forest|Dining Area

    Construction company:AS IT IS Co., Ltd.
    AS IT IS Co., Ltd.
    576 O, Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
    Generational Home
    Exposed Beam
    Renovation
    Wood Deck
    Kominka Restoration
  • Urata House|Home Passed Down Through Generations|LDK|Custom-built house

    Urata House|LDK

    Architecture Firm:Echizen Design Laboratory
    Echizen Design Laboratory
    Edobori Center Building B1, 2-1-1 Edobori, Nishi-ku, Osaka, Osaka
    Generational Home
    Solid Wood
    Exposed Beam
    Renovation
    Reclaimed Wood
    Timber Frame
    Built-in Kitchen
    Built-in Furniture
    Traditional Japanese House
    Kominka Restoration
  • A Bengara Home in Kosei|Home Passed Down Through Generations|Dining Area|Custom-built house

    The second-floor slab above the dining room was removed to create a void.

    Architecture Firm:Tetsuya Kimura Architects
    Tetsuya Kimura Architects
    5-5-5-505 Nishikōji, Minoh, Osaka, Japan
    Generational Home
    Exposed Beam
    Capturing Light
    Renovation
    Living with Dogs and Cats
    Timber Frame
    Shoji
    Authentic Garden
    Traditional Japanese House
    Kominka Restoration
  • Urata House|Home Passed Down Through Generations|Dining Area|Custom-built house

    Urata House|Dining Area

    Architecture Firm:Echizen Design Laboratory
    Echizen Design Laboratory
    Edobori Center Building B1, 2-1-1 Edobori, Nishi-ku, Osaka, Osaka
    Generational Home
    Solid Wood
    Exposed Beam
    Renovation
    Reclaimed Wood
    Timber Frame
    Built-in Kitchen
    Built-in Furniture
    Traditional Japanese House
    Kominka Restoration
  • Minimal Renovation of a Single‑Family Rental House | The Rented House|Home Passed Down Through Generations|Stairs|Custom-built house

    Entry. The existing staircase was retained, with only the risers veneered in plywood to introduce material contrast.

    Architecture Firm:Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates
    Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates
    302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka
    Retro Modern
    Generational Home
    DIY
    Compact House
    Remodeling
    Renovation
    Low Cost
    Income Property
    Traditional Japanese House
    Kominka Restoration
    Showa
    Retro
    Antique
    RentedHouse
    ForRent
  • A Bengara Home in Kosei|Home Passed Down Through Generations|Atrium|Custom-built house

    The second-floor slab above the dining room was removed to create a void. The cedar ceiling boards have a lustrous vermilion-red finish.

    Architecture Firm:Tetsuya Kimura Architects
    Tetsuya Kimura Architects
    5-5-5-505 Nishikōji, Minoh, Osaka, Japan
    Generational Home
    Exposed Beam
    Capturing Light
    Renovation
    Living with Dogs and Cats
    Timber Frame
    Shoji
    Authentic Garden
    Traditional Japanese House
    Kominka Restoration
  • A Bengara Home in Kosei|Home Passed Down Through Generations|Dining Area|Custom-built house

    The paper shoji screens and ranma transom create a gentle connection with the living room.

    Architecture Firm:Tetsuya Kimura Architects
    Tetsuya Kimura Architects
    5-5-5-505 Nishikōji, Minoh, Osaka, Japan
    Generational Home
    Exposed Beam
    Capturing Light
    Renovation
    Living with Dogs and Cats
    Timber Frame
    Shoji
    Authentic Garden
    Traditional Japanese House
    Kominka Restoration
  • Machiya in Sumiyoshi, Osaka|Home Passed Down Through Generations|Entrance hall|Custom-built house

    A floor was installed across the expansive earthen-floored area to create and organize the entrance.

    Architecture Firm:Tetsuya Kimura Architects
    Tetsuya Kimura Architects
    5-5-5-505 Nishikōji, Minoh, Osaka, Japan
    Generational Home
    Exposed Beam
    Capturing Light
    Renovation
    Reclaimed Wood
    Shoji
    Reclaimed Beam
    Authentic Garden
    Traditional Japanese House
    Kominka Restoration
    MachiyaRenovation
    RadiantHeatingAndCooling
  • A Bengara Home in Kosei|Home Passed Down Through Generations|Dining Area|Custom-built house

    Washi paper was applied alternately to the four shoji panels so that each side would present a finished face toward both the living room and dining room.

    Architecture Firm:Tetsuya Kimura Architects
    Tetsuya Kimura Architects
    5-5-5-505 Nishikōji, Minoh, Osaka, Japan
    Generational Home
    Exposed Beam
    Capturing Light
    Renovation
    Living with Dogs and Cats
    Timber Frame
    Shoji
    Authentic Garden
    Traditional Japanese House
    Kominka Restoration
  • Tsugu (Inheritance)|Home Passed Down Through Generations|LDK|Custom-built house

    Tsugu (Inheritance)|LDK

    Construction company:AS IT IS Co., Ltd.
    AS IT IS Co., Ltd.
    576 O, Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
    Retro Modern
    Generational Home
    Exposed Beam
    Renovation
    Reclaimed Wood
    Independent Kitchen
    Kominka Restoration
  • Machiya in Sumiyoshi, Osaka|Home Passed Down Through Generations|Living Room|Custom-built house

    An evening view toward the shoji doors leading from the living room to the entrance.

    Architecture Firm:Tetsuya Kimura Architects
    Tetsuya Kimura Architects
    5-5-5-505 Nishikōji, Minoh, Osaka, Japan
    Generational Home
    Exposed Beam
    Capturing Light
    Renovation
    Reclaimed Wood
    Shoji
    Reclaimed Beam
    Authentic Garden
    Traditional Japanese House
    Kominka Restoration
    MachiyaRenovation
    RadiantHeatingAndCooling
  • A Bengara Home in Kosei|Home Passed Down Through Generations|Living Room|Custom-built house

    The tokonoma from the Japanese-style room was moved to the opposite side and reconfigured as a display shelf in the living room; the former side alcove now serves as the new tokonoma.

    Architecture Firm:Tetsuya Kimura Architects
    Tetsuya Kimura Architects
    5-5-5-505 Nishikōji, Minoh, Osaka, Japan
    Generational Home
    Exposed Beam
    Capturing Light
    Renovation
    Living with Dogs and Cats
    Timber Frame
    Shoji
    Authentic Garden
    Traditional Japanese House
    Kominka Restoration
  • House in the Forest|Home Passed Down Through Generations|Atrium|Custom-built house

    House in the Forest|Atrium

    Construction company:AS IT IS Co., Ltd.
    AS IT IS Co., Ltd.
    576 O, Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
    Generational Home
    Exposed Beam
    Renovation
    Wood Deck
    Kominka Restoration
  • A Bengara Home in Kosei|Home Passed Down Through Generations|Dining Area|Custom-built house

    From the dining room toward the kitchen; the enclosure on the left is the pantry.

    Architecture Firm:Tetsuya Kimura Architects
    Tetsuya Kimura Architects
    5-5-5-505 Nishikōji, Minoh, Osaka, Japan
    Generational Home
    Exposed Beam
    Capturing Light
    Renovation
    Living with Dogs and Cats
    Timber Frame
    Shoji
    Authentic Garden
    Traditional Japanese House
    Kominka Restoration
  • House K/S|Home Passed Down Through Generations|Dining Area|Custom-built house

    House K/S|Dining Area

    Architecture Firm:Yoshihara Tamaki Architectural Design
    Yoshihara Tamaki Architectural Design
    3-25-11-704 Minamikarasuyama, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo
    Generational Home
    Flexible Partition
    Renovation
    Aging Gracefully
    Authentic Garden
    Traditional Japanese House
  • Revitalization of a Traditional House in Obama|Home Passed Down Through Generations|Entrance hall|Custom-built house

    The boarded-floor room was partitioned to create an entrance hall. The black plaster absorbs the light, creating a dark, shadow-filled space.

    Architecture Firm:Tetsuya Kimura Architects
    Tetsuya Kimura Architects
    5-5-5-505 Nishikōji, Minoh, Osaka, Japan
    Tea Room
    Japanese Modern
    Generational Home
    Exposed Beam
    Renovation
    Plaster Wall
    Reclaimed Wood
    Void
    Kominka Restoration
  • House in Tajimi|Home Passed Down Through Generations|Kitchen|Custom-built house

    House in Tajimi|Kitchen

    Architecture Firm:Tada Architectural Design Office
    Tada Architectural Design Office
    5-1-3-607 Shonandai, Fujisawa City, Kanagawa Prefecture
    Circulation Flow
    Generational Home
    Japanese House
    Passage Doma
    Forever Home
    Renovation
    Reclaimed Wood
    Aging Gracefully
  • House in Tajimi|Home Passed Down Through Generations|Corridor|Custom-built house

    The southern veranda was reconfigured into a dirt-floored space to adapt to Tajimi’s extreme seasonal climate.

    Architecture Firm:Tada Architectural Design Office
    Tada Architectural Design Office
    5-1-3-607 Shonandai, Fujisawa City, Kanagawa Prefecture
    Circulation Flow
    Generational Home
    Japanese House
    Passage Doma
    Forever Home
    Renovation
    Reclaimed Wood
    Aging Gracefully
  • A Traditional House in Kyotango|Home Passed Down Through Generations|Japanese-style room|Custom-built house

    From the living room, the south garden is connected through the Japanese-style room. The glass shoji and ranma transom remain as they were.

    Architecture Firm:Tetsuya Kimura Architects
    Tetsuya Kimura Architects
    5-5-5-505 Nishikōji, Minoh, Osaka, Japan
    Generational Home
    Solid Wood
    Exposed Beam
    Renovation
    Reclaimed Wood
    Timber Frame
    Authentic Garden
    Void
    Traditional Japanese House
    Kominka Restoration
  • Machiya in Sumiyoshi, Osaka|Home Passed Down Through Generations|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
    Generational Home
    Exposed Beam
    Capturing Light
    Renovation
    Reclaimed Wood
    Shoji
    Reclaimed Beam
    Authentic Garden
    Traditional Japanese House
    Kominka Restoration
    MachiyaRenovation
    RadiantHeatingAndCooling
  • Chamber of Time|Home Passed Down Through Generations|Exterior|Custom-built house

    Chamber of Time|Exterior

    Construction company:AS IT IS Co., Ltd.
    AS IT IS Co., Ltd.
    576 O, Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
    Retro Modern
    Mindful Living
    Generational Home
    Exposed Beam
    Renovation
    Shoji
    Reclaimed Beam
    Kominka Restoration
  • Urata House|Home Passed Down Through Generations|Atrium|Custom-built house

    Urata House|Atrium

    Architecture Firm:Echizen Design Laboratory
    Echizen Design Laboratory
    Edobori Center Building B1, 2-1-1 Edobori, Nishi-ku, Osaka, Osaka
    Generational Home
    Solid Wood
    Exposed Beam
    Renovation
    Reclaimed Wood
    Timber Frame
    Built-in Kitchen
    Built-in Furniture
    Traditional Japanese House
    Kominka Restoration
  • House K/S|Home Passed Down Through Generations|Kitchen|Custom-built house

    House K/S|Kitchen

    Architecture Firm:Yoshihara Tamaki Architectural Design
    Yoshihara Tamaki Architectural Design
    3-25-11-704 Minamikarasuyama, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo
    Generational Home
    Flexible Partition
    Renovation
    Aging Gracefully
    Authentic Garden
    Traditional Japanese House
  • Machiya in Sumiyoshi, Osaka|Home Passed Down Through Generations|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
    Generational Home
    Exposed Beam
    Capturing Light
    Renovation
    Reclaimed Wood
    Shoji
    Reclaimed Beam
    Authentic Garden
    Traditional Japanese House
    Kominka Restoration
    MachiyaRenovation
    RadiantHeatingAndCooling
  • Revitalization of a Traditional House in Obama|Home Passed Down Through Generations|LDK|Custom-built house

    A timber framework was assembled and floored over the former earthen-floored entrance hall, transforming it into an LDK.

    Architecture Firm:Tetsuya Kimura Architects
    Tetsuya Kimura Architects
    5-5-5-505 Nishikōji, Minoh, Osaka, Japan
    Tea Room
    Japanese Modern
    Generational Home
    Exposed Beam
    Renovation
    Plaster Wall
    Reclaimed Wood
    Void
    Kominka Restoration
  • Machiya in Sumiyoshi, Osaka|Home Passed Down Through Generations|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
    Generational Home
    Exposed Beam
    Capturing Light
    Renovation
    Reclaimed Wood
    Shoji
    Reclaimed Beam
    Authentic Garden
    Traditional Japanese House
    Kominka Restoration
    MachiyaRenovation
    RadiantHeatingAndCooling
  • Revitalization of a Traditional House in Obama|Home Passed Down Through Generations|Exterior|Custom-built house

    Revitalization of a Traditional House in Obama|Exterior

    Architecture Firm:Tetsuya Kimura Architects
    Tetsuya Kimura Architects
    5-5-5-505 Nishikōji, Minoh, Osaka, Japan
    Tea Room
    Japanese Modern
    Generational Home
    Exposed Beam
    Renovation
    Plaster Wall
    Reclaimed Wood
    Void
    Kominka Restoration
  • Machiya in Sumiyoshi, Osaka|Home Passed Down Through Generations|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
    Generational Home
    Exposed Beam
    Capturing Light
    Renovation
    Reclaimed Wood
    Shoji
    Reclaimed Beam
    Authentic Garden
    Traditional Japanese House
    Kominka Restoration
    MachiyaRenovation
    RadiantHeatingAndCooling
  • Machiya in Sumiyoshi, Osaka|Home Passed Down Through Generations|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
    Generational Home
    Exposed Beam
    Capturing Light
    Renovation
    Reclaimed Wood
    Shoji
    Reclaimed Beam
    Authentic Garden
    Traditional Japanese House
    Kominka Restoration
    MachiyaRenovation
    RadiantHeatingAndCooling
  • Chamber of Time|Home Passed Down Through Generations|Living Room|Custom-built house

    Chamber of Time|Living Room

    Construction company:AS IT IS Co., Ltd.
    AS IT IS Co., Ltd.
    576 O, Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
    Retro Modern
    Mindful Living
    Generational Home
    Exposed Beam
    Renovation
    Shoji
    Reclaimed Beam
    Kominka Restoration
  • Chamber of Time|Home Passed Down Through Generations|Living Room|Custom-built house

    Chamber of Time|Living Room

    Construction company:AS IT IS Co., Ltd.
    AS IT IS Co., Ltd.
    576 O, Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
    Retro Modern
    Mindful Living
    Generational Home
    Exposed Beam
    Renovation
    Shoji
    Reclaimed Beam
    Kominka Restoration
  • Iimori Folk House|Home Passed Down Through Generations|Japanese-style room|Custom-built house

    The frame around the tatami reception room was reconstructed from the original building, and all the fittings were also reused from the former house.

    Architecture Firm:Tetsuya Kimura Architects
    Tetsuya Kimura Architects
    5-5-5-505 Nishikōji, Minoh, Osaka, Japan
    Generational Home
    Exposed Beam
    Capturing Light
    Plaster Wall
    Engawa
    Wet-Engawa
    Shoji
    Reclaimed Beam
    Void
    Traditional Japanese House
    TimberFrameRegeneration
    PaperScreens
    GlassRoofTiles
    IroriHearth
  • A Traditional House in Kyotango|Home Passed Down Through Generations|Entrance hall|Custom-built house

    Walls likely to come into contact with people or objects are clad in cedar boards.

    Architecture Firm:Tetsuya Kimura Architects
    Tetsuya Kimura Architects
    5-5-5-505 Nishikōji, Minoh, Osaka, Japan
    Generational Home
    Solid Wood
    Exposed Beam
    Renovation
    Reclaimed Wood
    Timber Frame
    Authentic Garden
    Void
    Traditional Japanese House
    Kominka Restoration
  • A Bengara Home in Kosei|Home Passed Down Through Generations|Japanese-style room|Custom-built house

    The Buddhist altar, formerly located beside the tokonoma, was retained intact and made into a semi-independent Buddhist altar room.

    Architecture Firm:Tetsuya Kimura Architects
    Tetsuya Kimura Architects
    5-5-5-505 Nishikōji, Minoh, Osaka, Japan
    Generational Home
    Exposed Beam
    Capturing Light
    Renovation
    Living with Dogs and Cats
    Timber Frame
    Shoji
    Authentic Garden
    Traditional Japanese House
    Kominka Restoration
  • W Residence|Home Passed Down Through Generations|Kitchen|Custom-built house

    Kitchen-dining

    Architecture Firm:Masahiko Sawamura Architect and Associates
    Masahiko Sawamura Architect and Associates
    Room 902, Famille Kamichoja-machi, 22-9, 2-chome Shimoru, Kamichoja-machi, Higashihorikawa-dori, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
    Natural Materials
    Generational Home
    Island Kitchen
    Capturing Light
    Built-in Garage
    Soundproof Room
    Home Gym
    Luxury home
    Proportion
    Natural Modern
    AudioRoom
  • A Bengara Home in Kosei|Home Passed Down Through Generations|Living Room|Custom-built house

    A display shelf can be seen at the end of the passage from the dining room to the living room.

    Architecture Firm:Tetsuya Kimura Architects
    Tetsuya Kimura Architects
    5-5-5-505 Nishikōji, Minoh, Osaka, Japan
    Generational Home
    Exposed Beam
    Capturing Light
    Renovation
    Living with Dogs and Cats
    Timber Frame
    Shoji
    Authentic Garden
    Traditional Japanese House
    Kominka Restoration
  • A Traditional House in Kyotango|Home Passed Down Through Generations|Entrance hall|Custom-built house

    The original earthen-floor ceiling is exposed all the way to the back in the upper section.

    Architecture Firm:Tetsuya Kimura Architects
    Tetsuya Kimura Architects
    5-5-5-505 Nishikōji, Minoh, Osaka, Japan
    Generational Home
    Solid Wood
    Exposed Beam
    Renovation
    Reclaimed Wood
    Timber Frame
    Authentic Garden
    Void
    Traditional Japanese House
    Kominka Restoration
  • Machiya in Sumiyoshi, Osaka|Home Passed Down Through Generations|Dining Area|Custom-built house

    The former tokonoma alcove and tokowaki side alcove were retained as the room was converted to a Western-style space; the chigaidana staggered shelves were removed and relocated.

    Architecture Firm:Tetsuya Kimura Architects
    Tetsuya Kimura Architects
    5-5-5-505 Nishikōji, Minoh, Osaka, Japan
    Generational Home
    Exposed Beam
    Capturing Light
    Renovation
    Reclaimed Wood
    Shoji
    Reclaimed Beam
    Authentic Garden
    Traditional Japanese House
    Kominka Restoration
    MachiyaRenovation
    RadiantHeatingAndCooling
  • A Bengara Home in Kosei|Home Passed Down Through Generations|Living Room|Custom-built house

    The wide veranda was incorporated into the living room. The glass doors with a frosted pattern lead to the main entrance.

    Architecture Firm:Tetsuya Kimura Architects
    Tetsuya Kimura Architects
    5-5-5-505 Nishikōji, Minoh, Osaka, Japan
    Generational Home
    Exposed Beam
    Capturing Light
    Renovation
    Living with Dogs and Cats
    Timber Frame
    Shoji
    Authentic Garden
    Traditional Japanese House
    Kominka Restoration
  • Renovation Bringing Light to a Rental Row House | Row House on Showa Alley II|Home Passed Down Through Generations|LDK|Custom-built house

    View of the garden from the dining area. The fence is clad in yakisugi (charred cedar).

    Architecture Firm:Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates
    Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates
    302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka
    Japanese Modern
    Generational Home
    House with Doma
    Exposed Beam
    Japanese House
    Renovation
    Entrance Doma
    Apartment Renovation
    Traditional Japanese House
    Kominka Restoration
    rowhouse
    Kyomachiya
    seismicAssessment
    seismicReinforcement
    ShowaRetro
  • Machiya in Sumiyoshi, Osaka|Home Passed Down Through Generations|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
    Generational Home
    Exposed Beam
    Capturing Light
    Renovation
    Reclaimed Wood
    Shoji
    Reclaimed Beam
    Authentic Garden
    Traditional Japanese House
    Kominka Restoration
    MachiyaRenovation
    RadiantHeatingAndCooling
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Tips for connecting what you love with your home
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  • #Tea Room
  • #Japanese Modern
  • #Minimal Design
  • #Nook
  • #Vacation Home
  • #Large Opening
  • #Walk-in Closet
  • #One-Room Space
  • #Home with Margins
  • #Natural Materials
  • #Retro Modern
  • #Japandi
  • #Downsizing
  • #Wood-Burning Stove
  • #Catwalk
  • #Cat Steps
  • #Work Flow
  • #Mindful Living
  • #Storage Access Flow
  • #Continuous Window
  • #Stargazing
  • #Pellet Stove
  • #Live-Work Integration
  • #Whole-House Air Conditioning
  • #Simple Life
  • #Hotel-like
  • #Dog Run
  • #High Ceiling
  • #Second-Floor Living
  • #Collection
  • #Circulation Flow
  • #Breezy House
  • #Picture Window
  • #Sloped Site
  • #Passive Design
  • #Classic Car
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