House along Saigoku Highway in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan by Koyori DATT

Article source: Koyori DATT

The “House along Saigoku highway” is a renovation project of an over-100-year-old wooden house located aside the Saigoku highway in the city of Muko at Kyoto Prefecture. Due to artistic activity made by the owner; it is a living and atelier space for a 3 member’s family; the 60-years-old parents and their high school teenager son.

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• Architects: Koyori DATT (Masahiko Nakamura, Keita Ikebe, Taichi Ito)
• Project: House along Saigoku Highway
• Location: City of Muko, Kyoto prefecture, Japan
• Main structure: Wooden construction with RC parts
• Structure: Kaneko Takeshi structural design office
• Completion: January 2016
• Completion: Exteriors, estimated May 2016

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The house has several problems that have been a concern for their residents, due to the constant changes and renovations.

The main idea is to keep enough space for three people, making structural reinforcement and making necessary changes to the current architecture.

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Tags: Japan, Kyoto Prefecture

Categories: House, Residential

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