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Traditional Kominka Restoration

Traditional kominka restorations preserving historic wooden beams while modernizing insulation and seismic strength. Introducing kominka restoration residential examples.

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With the joinery fully open, interior and exterior become integrated.

Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

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

Sustainable Renovation

Engawa

Skeleton Remodeling

Renovation

Kominka Restoration

Entrance Doma

Family with Children

Circulation Flow

Traditional Japanese House

Exposed Beam

traditional-Japanese-townhouse

antique-joinery

loft

inverted-boat-hull-ceiling

antique
From the dining room toward the living room, the washi paper was removed from the ranma to create transparency.

Tetsuya Kimura Architects

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

Renovation

Generational Home

Living with Dogs and Cats

Kominka Restoration

Capturing Light

Authentic Garden

Traditional Japanese House

Exposed Beam

Shoji

Timber Frame
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.

Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

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

Reclaimed Wood

Japanese House

Natural Materials

Reclaimed Beam

Renovation

Japanese Modern

Kominka Restoration

Island Kitchen

Traditional Japanese House

Exposed Beam

SeismicRetrofit

SeismicAssessment

ThermalUpgrade

Kura

Herringbone
The obi doors from the closet were reused after being covered with Japanese paper; part of the assembly was subdivided and fitted with a lattice to serve as a ventilation opening.

Tetsuya Kimura Architects

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

Void

Reclaimed Wood

Renovation

Generational Home

Kominka Restoration

Solid Wood

Authentic Garden

Traditional Japanese House

Exposed Beam

Timber Frame
The ceiling, made by reusing the original boards, connects the living room and Buddhist altar room as one continuous space.

Tetsuya Kimura Architects

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

Renovation

Generational Home

Living with Dogs and Cats

Kominka Restoration

Capturing Light

Authentic Garden

Traditional Japanese House

Exposed Beam

Shoji

Timber Frame
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

Reclaimed Wood

Japanese House

Natural Materials

Reclaimed Beam

Renovation

Japanese Modern

Kominka Restoration

Island Kitchen

Traditional Japanese House

Exposed Beam

SeismicRetrofit

SeismicAssessment

ThermalUpgrade

Kura

Herringbone
The decaying high fence was removed to expand the garden. The large roof had deteriorated tiles and soil removed and was re-roofed.

Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

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

Display Storage

Reclaimed Wood

Natural Materials

Reclaimed Beam

Renovation

Kominka Restoration

Family with Children

Custom Kitchen

Aging Gracefully

Traditional Japanese House

traditionalWoodenTownhouse

seismicRetrofit

seismicReinforcement

vacantHouse
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

Apartment Renovation

Japanese House

Renovation

Generational Home

Japanese Modern

Kominka Restoration

House with Doma

Entrance Doma

Traditional Japanese House

Exposed Beam

rowhouse

Kyomachiya

seismicAssessment

seismicReinforcement

ShowaRetro
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.

Tetsuya Kimura Architects

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

Renovation

Generational Home

Living with Dogs and Cats

Kominka Restoration

Capturing Light

Authentic Garden

Traditional Japanese House

Exposed Beam

Shoji

Timber Frame
The entrance was entirely dismantled, a raft foundation cast, and deteriorated members renewed as the assembly was rebuilt with seismic strengthening.

Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

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

Display Storage

Reclaimed Wood

Natural Materials

Reclaimed Beam

Renovation

Kominka Restoration

Family with Children

Custom Kitchen

Aging Gracefully

Traditional Japanese House

traditionalWoodenTownhouse

seismicRetrofit

seismicReinforcement

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

Tetsuya Kimura Architects

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

Void

Reclaimed Wood

Renovation

Generational Home

Kominka Restoration

Solid Wood

Authentic Garden

Traditional Japanese House

Exposed Beam

Timber Frame
Urata House｜LDK

Echizen Design Laboratory

Edobori Center Building B1, 2-1-1 Edobori, Nishi-ku, Osaka, Osaka

Reclaimed Wood

Renovation

Built-in Kitchen

Generational Home

Kominka Restoration

Solid Wood

Traditional Japanese House

Built-in Furniture

Exposed Beam

Timber Frame
The garden with an engawa serves as a multipurpose living space for children’s play, kitchen gardening, laundry drying, and other daily activities.

Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

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

Display Storage

Reclaimed Wood

Natural Materials

Reclaimed Beam

Renovation

Kominka Restoration

Family with Children

Custom Kitchen

Aging Gracefully

Traditional Japanese House

traditionalWoodenTownhouse

seismicRetrofit

seismicReinforcement

vacantHouse
Otafuku-style windows retrofitted with double glazing, following the existing aesthetic. Sightlines extend to the garden beyond.

Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

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

Display Storage

Reclaimed Wood

Natural Materials

Reclaimed Beam

Renovation

Kominka Restoration

Family with Children

Custom Kitchen

Aging Gracefully

Traditional Japanese House

traditionalWoodenTownhouse

seismicRetrofit

seismicReinforcement

vacantHouse
A Bengara Home in Kosei｜Living Room

Tetsuya Kimura Architects

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

Renovation

Generational Home

Living with Dogs and Cats

Kominka Restoration

Capturing Light

Authentic Garden

Traditional Japanese House

Exposed Beam

Shoji

Timber Frame
The engawa veranda was incorporated into the dining room, and the old wooden glass doors and ranma transom were reused.

Tetsuya Kimura Architects

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

Reclaimed Wood

Reclaimed Beam

Renovation

Generational Home

Kominka Restoration

Capturing Light

Authentic Garden

Traditional Japanese House

Exposed Beam

Shoji

MachiyaRenovation

RadiantHeatingAndCooling
The large radiant heating and cooling panels were fitted so that they do not project beyond the line of the columns.

Tetsuya Kimura Architects

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

Reclaimed Wood

Reclaimed Beam

Renovation

Generational Home

Kominka Restoration

Capturing Light

Authentic Garden

Traditional Japanese House

Exposed Beam

Shoji

MachiyaRenovation

RadiantHeatingAndCooling
The garden and engawa (verandah) were revived by reducing the footprint of the old bath and toilet. On the east side the block wall was removed and replaced by a hedge.

Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

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

Sustainable Renovation

Engawa

Skeleton Remodeling

Renovation

Kominka Restoration

Entrance Doma

Family with Children

Circulation Flow

Traditional Japanese House

Exposed Beam

traditional-Japanese-townhouse

antique-joinery

loft

inverted-boat-hull-ceiling

antique
A retractable screen door was incorporated into the column casing to the right of the door, and indirect lighting was integrated into the kamoi lintel.

Tetsuya Kimura Architects

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

Void

Reclaimed Wood

Renovation

Generational Home

Kominka Restoration

Solid Wood

Authentic Garden

Traditional Japanese House

Exposed Beam

Timber Frame
The doors feature a vertical lattice pattern in frosted glass, allowing the dogs and cats beyond to be seen.

Tetsuya Kimura Architects

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

Renovation

Generational Home

Living with Dogs and Cats

Kominka Restoration

Capturing Light

Authentic Garden

Traditional Japanese House

Exposed Beam

Shoji

Timber Frame
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

Reclaimed Wood

Japanese House

Natural Materials

Reclaimed Beam

Renovation

Japanese Modern

Kominka Restoration

Island Kitchen

Traditional Japanese House

Exposed Beam

SeismicRetrofit

SeismicAssessment

ThermalUpgrade

Kura

Herringbone
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

Apartment Renovation

Japanese House

Renovation

Generational Home

Japanese Modern

Kominka Restoration

House with Doma

Entrance Doma

Traditional Japanese House

Exposed Beam

rowhouse

Kyomachiya

seismicAssessment

seismicReinforcement

ShowaRetro
Part of the wall diagonally above the entrance door was also opened to create a light-admitting window.

Tetsuya Kimura Architects

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

Reclaimed Wood

Reclaimed Beam

Renovation

Generational Home

Kominka Restoration

Capturing Light

Authentic Garden

Traditional Japanese House

Exposed Beam

Shoji

MachiyaRenovation

RadiantHeatingAndCooling
The client purchased a pre‑owned house to be offered as a rental and the property was renovated.

Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

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

Retro Modern

Income Property

Low Cost

Renovation

Generational Home

Kominka Restoration

DIY

Compact House

Remodeling

Traditional Japanese House

Showa

Retro

Antique

RentedHouse

ForRent
A Western-style bedroom furnished with a bed; the ceiling above the headboard incorporates indirect lighting to avoid glare.

Tetsuya Kimura Architects

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

Reclaimed Wood

Reclaimed Beam

Renovation

Generational Home

Kominka Restoration

Capturing Light

Authentic Garden

Traditional Japanese House

Exposed Beam

Shoji

MachiyaRenovation

RadiantHeatingAndCooling
The amber-toned ceiling boards from the original Japanese-style room were also relaid, and the shoin posts were relocated.

Tetsuya Kimura Architects

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

Renovation

Generational Home

Living with Dogs and Cats

Kominka Restoration

Capturing Light

Authentic Garden

Traditional Japanese House

Exposed Beam

Shoji

Timber Frame
A Bengara Home in Kosei｜Living Room

Tetsuya Kimura Architects

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

Renovation

Generational Home

Living with Dogs and Cats

Kominka Restoration

Capturing Light

Authentic Garden

Traditional Japanese House

Exposed Beam

Shoji

Timber Frame
Urata House｜Japanese-style room

Echizen Design Laboratory

Edobori Center Building B1, 2-1-1 Edobori, Nishi-ku, Osaka, Osaka

Reclaimed Wood

Renovation

Built-in Kitchen

Generational Home

Kominka Restoration

Solid Wood

Traditional Japanese House

Built-in Furniture

Exposed Beam

Timber Frame
Renovation Bringing Light to a Rental Row House | Row House on Showa Alley II｜Kitchen

Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

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

Apartment Renovation

Japanese House

Renovation

Generational Home

Japanese Modern

Kominka Restoration

House with Doma

Entrance Doma

Traditional Japanese House

Exposed Beam

rowhouse

Kyomachiya

seismicAssessment

seismicReinforcement

ShowaRetro
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

Reclaimed Wood

Japanese House

Natural Materials

Reclaimed Beam

Renovation

Japanese Modern

Kominka Restoration

Island Kitchen

Traditional Japanese House

Exposed Beam

SeismicRetrofit

SeismicAssessment

ThermalUpgrade

Kura

Herringbone
Light filters through the mushiko-mado windows and wooden latticework, creating an atmospheric presence.

Tetsuya Kimura Architects

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

Reclaimed Wood

Reclaimed Beam

Renovation

Generational Home

Kominka Restoration

Capturing Light

Authentic Garden

Traditional Japanese House

Exposed Beam

Shoji

MachiyaRenovation

RadiantHeatingAndCooling
For the Japanese‑style room and LDK, the existing frames were retained, with only the shoji replaced by glazed lattice doors.

Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

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

Retro Modern

Income Property

Low Cost

Renovation

Generational Home

Kominka Restoration

DIY

Compact House

Remodeling

Traditional Japanese House

Showa

Retro

Antique

RentedHouse

ForRent
Exterior at dusk. The aluminum fence and carport were removed to create an open exterior composition.

Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

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

Sustainable Renovation

Engawa

Skeleton Remodeling

Renovation

Kominka Restoration

Entrance Doma

Family with Children

Circulation Flow

Traditional Japanese House

Exposed Beam

traditional-Japanese-townhouse

antique-joinery

loft

inverted-boat-hull-ceiling

antique
Urata House｜Exterior

Echizen Design Laboratory

Edobori Center Building B1, 2-1-1 Edobori, Nishi-ku, Osaka, Osaka

Reclaimed Wood

Renovation

Built-in Kitchen

Generational Home

Kominka Restoration

Solid Wood

Traditional Japanese House

Built-in Furniture

Exposed Beam

Timber Frame
Urata House｜Lavatory

Echizen Design Laboratory

Edobori Center Building B1, 2-1-1 Edobori, Nishi-ku, Osaka, Osaka

Reclaimed Wood

Renovation

Built-in Kitchen

Generational Home

Kominka Restoration

Solid Wood

Traditional Japanese House

Built-in Furniture

Exposed Beam

Timber Frame
A large-capacity stair library. The rear elevation is a structural reinforcement wall.

Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

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

Display Storage

Reclaimed Wood

Natural Materials

Reclaimed Beam

Renovation

Kominka Restoration

Family with Children

Custom Kitchen

Aging Gracefully

Traditional Japanese House

traditionalWoodenTownhouse

seismicRetrofit

seismicReinforcement

vacantHouse
Nearly all of the timber was reused, and the fusuma doors from the chigai-dana storage cabinet were repurposed as doors for the low storage cabinet.

Tetsuya Kimura Architects

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

Renovation

Generational Home

Living with Dogs and Cats

Kominka Restoration

Capturing Light

Authentic Garden

Traditional Japanese House

Exposed Beam

Shoji

Timber Frame
Looking up from the dining. When the kura was detached, the end of the main house was extended by one span, which altered the roof geometry.

Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

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

Reclaimed Wood

Japanese House

Natural Materials

Reclaimed Beam

Renovation

Japanese Modern

Kominka Restoration

Island Kitchen

Traditional Japanese House

Exposed Beam

SeismicRetrofit

SeismicAssessment

ThermalUpgrade

Kura

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

Tetsuya Kimura Architects

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

Renovation

Generational Home

Living with Dogs and Cats

Kominka Restoration

Capturing Light

Authentic Garden

Traditional Japanese House

Exposed Beam

Shoji

Timber Frame
Washroom. Preserving privacy from the facing condominium while framing an old cherry tree through a high window.

Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

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

Reclaimed Wood

Japanese House

Natural Materials

Reclaimed Beam

Renovation

Japanese Modern

Kominka Restoration

Island Kitchen

Traditional Japanese House

Exposed Beam

SeismicRetrofit

SeismicAssessment

ThermalUpgrade

Kura

Herringbone
Above the stairs: an open, shallow-depth library for paperbacks, paperbacks and comics.

Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

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

Display Storage

Reclaimed Wood

Natural Materials

Reclaimed Beam

Renovation

Kominka Restoration

Family with Children

Custom Kitchen

Aging Gracefully

Traditional Japanese House

traditionalWoodenTownhouse

seismicRetrofit

seismicReinforcement

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

Tetsuya Kimura Architects

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

Reclaimed Wood

Reclaimed Beam

Renovation

Generational Home

Kominka Restoration

Capturing Light

Authentic Garden

Traditional Japanese House

Exposed Beam

Shoji

MachiyaRenovation

RadiantHeatingAndCooling
Only one side of a prewar two‑unit rental row house was renovated and transformed into a home for a young family.

Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

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

Display Storage

Reclaimed Wood

Natural Materials

Reclaimed Beam

Renovation

Kominka Restoration

Family with Children

Custom Kitchen

Aging Gracefully

Traditional Japanese House

traditionalWoodenTownhouse

seismicRetrofit

seismicReinforcement

vacantHouse
Paper shoji, divided to correspond with the wooden glass windows facing the street, were added to ensure privacy.

Tetsuya Kimura Architects

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

Reclaimed Wood

Reclaimed Beam

Renovation

Generational Home

Kominka Restoration

Capturing Light

Authentic Garden

Traditional Japanese House

Exposed Beam

Shoji

MachiyaRenovation

RadiantHeatingAndCooling
Urata House｜Dining Area

Echizen Design Laboratory

Edobori Center Building B1, 2-1-1 Edobori, Nishi-ku, Osaka, Osaka

Reclaimed Wood

Renovation

Built-in Kitchen

Generational Home

Kominka Restoration

Solid Wood

Traditional Japanese House

Built-in Furniture

Exposed Beam

Timber Frame
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.

Tetsuya Kimura Architects

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

Reclaimed Wood

Reclaimed Beam

Renovation

Generational Home

Kominka Restoration

Capturing Light

Authentic Garden

Traditional Japanese House

Exposed Beam

Shoji

MachiyaRenovation

RadiantHeatingAndCooling
Low round-log beams divide the circulation area.

Tetsuya Kimura Architects

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

Void

Reclaimed Wood

Renovation

Generational Home

Kominka Restoration

Solid Wood

Authentic Garden

Traditional Japanese House

Exposed Beam

Timber Frame
The former eight-tatami Buddhist altar room was reduced to four tatami mats, while the remaining four-tatami area was incorporated into the living room as a high-ceilinged space.

Tetsuya Kimura Architects

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

Reclaimed Wood

Reclaimed Beam

Renovation

Generational Home

Kominka Restoration

Capturing Light

Authentic Garden

Traditional Japanese House

Exposed Beam

Shoji

MachiyaRenovation

RadiantHeatingAndCooling

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