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Six-mat Japanese-style room. A built-in air conditioner was newly installed above the overhead storage compartment.

Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka

Natural Materials

Forever Home

Tea Room

Japanese Modern

Capturing Light

Renovation

Japanese House

Plaster Wall

Display Storage

Gallery

Mingei (Japanese folk craft movement)

Japanese Modern

Parquet flooring

Seismic reinforcement (structural retrofit)

Tea preparation area (mizuya)
Yukyuro + Row-Type Rental Housing｜LDK

JYU ARCHITECT

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

Income Property

Tea Room

Japanese House

Tea Garden

Lattice

Owner-occupied residence with rental units

Shoji

seismic-damping-structure
Bathroom sequence connecting the washroom to the bathing room via the laundry.

Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka

Natural Materials

Japanese Modern

Island Kitchen

Kominka Restoration

Renovation

Japanese House

Reclaimed Wood

Traditional Japanese House

Exposed Beam

Reclaimed Beam

SeismicRetrofit

SeismicAssessment

ThermalUpgrade

Kura

Herringbone
House in Higashi-Ikoma II — Final Residence Overlooking a Rammed-Earth Wall｜Kitchen

Tokuhiro Norimatsu Architect

2nd Floor, Okada Building, 2-25 Tsurumai Higashi-cho, Nara City, Nara Prefecture, Japan

Aging Gracefully

Forever Home

Wet-Engawa

Japanese House

Built-in Garage

Wood Plank Ceiling

Calm Presence
A split-level living room with a mezzanine void created by utilizing previously dead attic space.

Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka

Natural Materials

Forever Home

Tea Room

Japanese Modern

Capturing Light

Renovation

Japanese House

Plaster Wall

Display Storage

Gallery

Mingei (Japanese folk craft movement)

Japanese Modern

Parquet flooring

Seismic reinforcement (structural retrofit)

Tea preparation area (mizuya)
House in Higashi-Ikoma II — Final Residence Overlooking a Rammed-Earth Wall｜LDK

Tokuhiro Norimatsu Architect

2nd Floor, Okada Building, 2-25 Tsurumai Higashi-cho, Nara City, Nara Prefecture, Japan

Aging Gracefully

Forever Home

Wet-Engawa

Japanese House

Built-in Garage

Wood Plank Ceiling

Calm Presence
The bay window's lattice was removed and the timber joinery was converted to frosted glass and reused. Soft light filters in from the alley.

Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka

Japanese Modern

Kominka Restoration

Renovation

Entrance Doma

House with Doma

Japanese House

Generational Home

Traditional Japanese House

Apartment Renovation

Exposed Beam

rowhouse

Kyomachiya

seismicAssessment

seismicReinforcement

ShowaRetro
Yukyuro + Row-Type Rental Housing｜Exterior

JYU ARCHITECT

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

Income Property

Tea Room

Japanese House

Tea Garden

Lattice

Owner-occupied residence with rental units

Shoji

seismic-damping-structure
Light entering from east‑ and west‑facing windows and from above the stair is diffused by the white walls and ceilings, imparting a bright atmosphere to the living room.

Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka

Japanese Modern

Kominka Restoration

Renovation

Entrance Doma

House with Doma

Japanese House

Generational Home

Traditional Japanese House

Apartment Renovation

Exposed Beam

rowhouse

Kyomachiya

seismicAssessment

seismicReinforcement

ShowaRetro
Eaves with ceramic tile roofs line both sides of the narrow street—an urban fabric that dates back to the prewar period.

Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka

Income Property

Japanese Modern

Kominka Restoration

Renovation

Tsubo Garden

Japanese House

Narrow House

Exposed Beam

Reclaimed Beam

Professional Equipment

Kyomachiya

SeismicReinforcement

SeismicAssessment

Nagaya
Entrance earthen‑floored area. The storage room at the front is also accessible from the living room, creating a convenient circulation route.

Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka

Japanese Modern

Kominka Restoration

Renovation

Entrance Doma

House with Doma

Japanese House

Generational Home

Traditional Japanese House

Apartment Renovation

Exposed Beam

rowhouse

Kyomachiya

seismicAssessment

seismicReinforcement

ShowaRetro
View from the entrance storage through the earthen floor toward the street.

Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka

Japanese Modern

Kominka Restoration

Renovation

Entrance Doma

House with Doma

Japanese House

Generational Home

Traditional Japanese House

Apartment Renovation

Exposed Beam

rowhouse

Kyomachiya

seismicAssessment

seismicReinforcement

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

JYU ARCHITECT

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

Income Property

Tea Room

Japanese House

Tea Garden

Lattice

Owner-occupied residence with rental units

Shoji

seismic-damping-structure
Yukyuro + Row-Type Rental Housing｜Garden

JYU ARCHITECT

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

Income Property

Tea Room

Japanese House

Tea Garden

Lattice

Owner-occupied residence with rental units

Shoji

seismic-damping-structure
Unfinished cedar plank flooring. Ceilings are painted with small beams exposed.

Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka

Japanese Modern

Kominka Restoration

Renovation

Entrance Doma

House with Doma

Japanese House

Generational Home

Traditional Japanese House

Apartment Renovation

Exposed Beam

rowhouse

Kyomachiya

seismicAssessment

seismicReinforcement

ShowaRetro
The entrance floor level is set between the external earthen floor (doma) and the living floor to reduce step height.

Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka

Income Property

Japanese Modern

Kominka Restoration

Renovation

Tsubo Garden

Japanese House

Narrow House

Exposed Beam

Reclaimed Beam

Professional Equipment

Kyomachiya

SeismicReinforcement

SeismicAssessment

Nagaya
House in Higashi-Ikoma II — Final Residence Overlooking a Rammed-Earth Wall｜Exterior

Tokuhiro Norimatsu Architect

2nd Floor, Okada Building, 2-25 Tsurumai Higashi-cho, Nara City, Nara Prefecture, Japan

Aging Gracefully

Forever Home

Wet-Engawa

Japanese House

Built-in Garage

Wood Plank Ceiling

Calm Presence
Responding to the characteristics of the existing building, the living spaces are arranged in a D–K–L sequence: dining, kitchen, then living.

Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka

Natural Materials

Japanese Modern

Island Kitchen

Kominka Restoration

Renovation

Japanese House

Reclaimed Wood

Traditional Japanese House

Exposed Beam

Reclaimed Beam

SeismicRetrofit

SeismicAssessment

ThermalUpgrade

Kura

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

JYU ARCHITECT

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

Income Property

Tea Room

Japanese House

Tea Garden

Lattice

Owner-occupied residence with rental units

Shoji

seismic-damping-structure
House in Higashi-Ikoma II — Final Residence Overlooking a Rammed-Earth Wall｜Stairs

Tokuhiro Norimatsu Architect

2nd Floor, Okada Building, 2-25 Tsurumai Higashi-cho, Nara City, Nara Prefecture, Japan

Aging Gracefully

Forever Home

Wet-Engawa

Japanese House

Built-in Garage

Wood Plank Ceiling

Calm Presence
The roof's earthen bedding was removed and re‑roofed with sangawara clay tiles, enhancing seismic performance.

Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka

Japanese Modern

Kominka Restoration

Renovation

Entrance Doma

House with Doma

Japanese House

Generational Home

Traditional Japanese House

Apartment Renovation

Exposed Beam

rowhouse

Kyomachiya

seismicAssessment

seismicReinforcement

ShowaRetro
The entrance sliding door was replaced with paired musō-style windows, creating an east–west cross-breeze through the house.

Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka

Natural Materials

Forever Home

Tea Room

Japanese Modern

Capturing Light

Renovation

Japanese House

Plaster Wall

Display Storage

Gallery

Mingei (Japanese folk craft movement)

Japanese Modern

Parquet flooring

Seismic reinforcement (structural retrofit)

Tea preparation area (mizuya)
Exposed service piping and meters are left visible in accordance with local practice rather than concealed.

Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka

Income Property

Japanese Modern

Kominka Restoration

Renovation

Tsubo Garden

Japanese House

Narrow House

Exposed Beam

Reclaimed Beam

Professional Equipment

Kyomachiya

SeismicReinforcement

SeismicAssessment

Nagaya
View of the living room beyond the arch.

Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka

Natural Materials

Forever Home

Tea Room

Japanese Modern

Capturing Light

Renovation

Japanese House

Plaster Wall

Display Storage

Gallery

Mingei (Japanese folk craft movement)

Japanese Modern

Parquet flooring

Seismic reinforcement (structural retrofit)

Tea preparation area (mizuya)
Large custom‑built island kitchen. The gas cooktop has three inline burners.

Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka

Natural Materials

Japanese Modern

Island Kitchen

Kominka Restoration

Renovation

Japanese House

Reclaimed Wood

Traditional Japanese House

Exposed Beam

Reclaimed Beam

SeismicRetrofit

SeismicAssessment

ThermalUpgrade

Kura

Herringbone
Yukyuro + Row-Type Rental Housing｜Exterior

JYU ARCHITECT

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

Income Property

Tea Room

Japanese House

Tea Garden

Lattice

Owner-occupied residence with rental units

Shoji

seismic-damping-structure
Storage shelving designed to display and accommodate art and antiques of various sizes. Flooring is Yoshino cedar.

Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka

Natural Materials

Forever Home

Tea Room

Japanese Modern

Capturing Light

Renovation

Japanese House

Plaster Wall

Display Storage

Gallery

Mingei (Japanese folk craft movement)

Japanese Modern

Parquet flooring

Seismic reinforcement (structural retrofit)

Tea preparation area (mizuya)
Converted the previously dim two adjacent tatami rooms into a large cedar‑clad living room, rehabilitating the property as a family‑oriented residence.

Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka

Japanese Modern

Kominka Restoration

Renovation

Entrance Doma

House with Doma

Japanese House

Generational Home

Traditional Japanese House

Apartment Renovation

Exposed Beam

rowhouse

Kyomachiya

seismicAssessment

seismicReinforcement

ShowaRetro
A simple kitchen composed of stainless commercial kitchen units.

Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka

Income Property

Japanese Modern

Kominka Restoration

Renovation

Tsubo Garden

Japanese House

Narrow House

Exposed Beam

Reclaimed Beam

Professional Equipment

Kyomachiya

SeismicReinforcement

SeismicAssessment

Nagaya
A gallery for enjoying art and antiques, created by repurposing the adjacent alcove that had become storage.

Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka

Natural Materials

Forever Home

Tea Room

Japanese Modern

Capturing Light

Renovation

Japanese House

Plaster Wall

Display Storage

Gallery

Mingei (Japanese folk craft movement)

Japanese Modern

Parquet flooring

Seismic reinforcement (structural retrofit)

Tea preparation area (mizuya)
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.

Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka

Income Property

Japanese Modern

Kominka Restoration

Renovation

Tsubo Garden

Japanese House

Narrow House

Exposed Beam

Reclaimed Beam

Professional Equipment

Kyomachiya

SeismicReinforcement

SeismicAssessment

Nagaya
To allow the tatami room fittings and the robust, generous character of the old structural frame to coexist with contemporary living and performance.

Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka

Natural Materials

Japanese Modern

Island Kitchen

Kominka Restoration

Renovation

Japanese House

Reclaimed Wood

Traditional Japanese House

Exposed Beam

Reclaimed Beam

SeismicRetrofit

SeismicAssessment

ThermalUpgrade

Kura

Herringbone
Exterior. The exterior walls, which the previous tenant had painted black, were restored with a lime plaster finish. The mushiko‑mado (insect‑lattice) window was repaired.

Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka

Japanese Modern

Kominka Restoration

Renovation

Entrance Doma

House with Doma

Japanese House

Generational Home

Traditional Japanese House

Apartment Renovation

Exposed Beam

rowhouse

Kyomachiya

seismicAssessment

seismicReinforcement

ShowaRetro
The staircase originally located inside a closet was replaced with an open‑riser (strip) stair. A shoin‑style shoji screen functions as the visual terminus.

Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka

Japanese Modern

Kominka Restoration

Renovation

Entrance Doma

House with Doma

Japanese House

Generational Home

Traditional Japanese House

Apartment Renovation

Exposed Beam

rowhouse

Kyomachiya

seismicAssessment

seismicReinforcement

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

JYU ARCHITECT

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

Income Property

Tea Room

Japanese House

Tea Garden

Lattice

Owner-occupied residence with rental units

Shoji

seismic-damping-structure
View from the entrance toward the interior; the living room entrance is on the left.

Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka

Natural Materials

Forever Home

Tea Room

Japanese Modern

Capturing Light

Renovation

Japanese House

Plaster Wall

Display Storage

Gallery

Mingei (Japanese folk craft movement)

Japanese Modern

Parquet flooring

Seismic reinforcement (structural retrofit)

Tea preparation area (mizuya)
The plan was reorganized so the kura adjoins the kitchen and dining; the kura is used as a hobby room.

Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka

Natural Materials

Japanese Modern

Island Kitchen

Kominka Restoration

Renovation

Japanese House

Reclaimed Wood

Traditional Japanese House

Exposed Beam

Reclaimed Beam

SeismicRetrofit

SeismicAssessment

ThermalUpgrade

Kura

Herringbone
Second-floor study. New floor-to-ceiling bookshelves were installed. The ceiling lighting is original from the house's construction.

Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka

Natural Materials

Forever Home

Tea Room

Japanese Modern

Capturing Light

Renovation

Japanese House

Plaster Wall

Display Storage

Gallery

Mingei (Japanese folk craft movement)

Japanese Modern

Parquet flooring

Seismic reinforcement (structural retrofit)

Tea preparation area (mizuya)
Yukyuro + Row-Type Rental Housing｜Garden

JYU ARCHITECT

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

Income Property

Tea Room

Japanese House

Tea Garden

Lattice

Owner-occupied residence with rental units

Shoji

seismic-damping-structure
A streetscape where modern buildings and old tiled roofs coexist. Nagaya units are renewed sequentially as tenants move in and out.

Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka

Income Property

Japanese Modern

Kominka Restoration

Renovation

Tsubo Garden

Japanese House

Narrow House

Exposed Beam

Reclaimed Beam

Professional Equipment

Kyomachiya

SeismicReinforcement

SeismicAssessment

Nagaya
House in Higashi-Ikoma II — Final Residence Overlooking a Rammed-Earth Wall｜Dining Area

Tokuhiro Norimatsu Architect

2nd Floor, Okada Building, 2-25 Tsurumai Higashi-cho, Nara City, Nara Prefecture, Japan

Aging Gracefully

Forever Home

Wet-Engawa

Japanese House

Built-in Garage

Wood Plank Ceiling

Calm Presence
House in Higashi-Ikoma II — Final Residence Overlooking a Rammed-Earth Wall｜Exterior

Tokuhiro Norimatsu Architect

2nd Floor, Okada Building, 2-25 Tsurumai Higashi-cho, Nara City, Nara Prefecture, Japan

Aging Gracefully

Forever Home

Wet-Engawa

Japanese House

Built-in Garage

Wood Plank Ceiling

Calm Presence
Existing ceiling removed to restore the hibukuro (smoke chamber). The resulting void connects the second-floor rooms via a double-height space.

Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka

Income Property

Japanese Modern

Kominka Restoration

Renovation

Tsubo Garden

Japanese House

Narrow House

Exposed Beam

Reclaimed Beam

Professional Equipment

Kyomachiya

SeismicReinforcement

SeismicAssessment

Nagaya
House in Higashi-Ikoma II — Final Residence Overlooking a Rammed-Earth Wall｜LDK

Tokuhiro Norimatsu Architect

2nd Floor, Okada Building, 2-25 Tsurumai Higashi-cho, Nara City, Nara Prefecture, Japan

Aging Gracefully

Forever Home

Wet-Engawa

Japanese House

Built-in Garage

Wood Plank Ceiling

Calm Presence
A purpose‑designed doma (earthen‑floor entrance). The floor is paved with variegated tiles. The shikidai (entrance platform) was repurposed from the existing front entrance.

Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka

Natural Materials

Japanese Modern

Island Kitchen

Kominka Restoration

Renovation

Japanese House

Reclaimed Wood

Traditional Japanese House

Exposed Beam

Reclaimed Beam

SeismicRetrofit

SeismicAssessment

ThermalUpgrade

Kura

Herringbone
Ceilings in hemlock, walls in German lime plaster, floors in teak herringbone, and joinery in oak.

Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka

Natural Materials

Japanese Modern

Island Kitchen

Kominka Restoration

Renovation

Japanese House

Reclaimed Wood

Traditional Japanese House

Exposed Beam

Reclaimed Beam

SeismicRetrofit

SeismicAssessment

ThermalUpgrade

Kura

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

JYU ARCHITECT

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

Income Property

Tea Room

Japanese House

Tea Garden

Lattice

Owner-occupied residence with rental units

Shoji

seismic-damping-structure
House in Higashi-Ikoma II — Final Residence Overlooking a Rammed-Earth Wall｜Study

Tokuhiro Norimatsu Architect

2nd Floor, Okada Building, 2-25 Tsurumai Higashi-cho, Nara City, Nara Prefecture, Japan

Aging Gracefully

Forever Home

Wet-Engawa

Japanese House

Built-in Garage

Wood Plank Ceiling

Calm Presence

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