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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination. Oukikyo in Wakayama, Japan by Atsumasa Tamura Design officeNovember 12th, 2018 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Atsumasa Tamura Design office ‘Yozakura Gekka” The painting “Yozakura Gekka” by H. Senju, featuring a weeping cherry in the moonlight – Owner asked for a private space for it, where he could dwell quietly & feel the beauty of falling petals, in simple but elegant place. It was one-storied 40 years old wooden house of 66 m2. The frame was kept, but the west side was made into a spacious room with living room/ study & bedroom. Kitchen/ bathroom were placed in east. To incorporate the owner’s love for the painting and cherry blossoms, the concept for this project was proposed that the painting was to become the center of the house, rather than creating a space to exhibit it.  Terrace at dusk, Image Courtesy © Sohei Terui
 Looking at the study and the living room, Image Courtesy © Sohei Terui “Four Seasons” As “Yozakura Gekka” symbolizes Spring, the nature and its four seasons were introduced into the design. Summer is represented in “Asanoha Monyou (hemp leaf pattern)” on the three-parted sliding doors. The sunlight from the south side would be softened by the hand-crafted Yoshino Washi-paper that lined the inside of glass doors, leaving the pattern to emerge. Autumn is pictured in the elegantly lacquered panel of the Byakudan finish, with “Momiji Monyou (maple leaf pattern)” in scarlet and gold.  Before: the house and the south side path, Image Courtesy © Sohei Terui  After: the house and the south side path, Image Courtesy © Sohei Terui Winter is expressed in “Shiki-Matsuba Monyou (pine-needle covering pattern)” that was woven into the Nishizin silk covered the curved ceiling. Cherry buds would awake in winter and endure the cold until the spring blossom time. To complement the beauty of Yozakura Gekka, the winter essence was essential to the place. “Kawari-Kanzesui Monyou (flowing pattern with swirls)” on the sliding Karakami-paper door represents water, suggesting bathroom facilities laid behind. Additionally, hinoki cypress was used for newly designed furniture as well as the interior, which would give refined impression with its delicate wood texture and the natural finish. Combined with the Botticino Classico (Italian) marble stones covered the floor, the place would give the impression of the modern incorporated with the traditional Japanese style.  Before: the façade, April 2017, Image Courtesy © Sohei Terui  After: the façade, April 2018, Image Courtesy © Sohei Terui  Entrance, Foyer and the foyer garden, Image Courtesy © Sohei Terui  Before: Looking at the study and the living room, Image Courtesy © Sohei Terui  After: Looking at the study and the living room, Image Courtesy © Sohei Terui  Study desk and sofas of the living room, Image Courtesy © Sohei Terui  Study window with screen and the study, Image Courtesy © Sohei Terui  Before: View from the bedroom towards the porch, Image Courtesy © Sohei Terui  After: View from the bedroom towards the porch, Image Courtesy © Sohei Terui  Three-parted sliding doors on the porch (south), Image Courtesy © Sohei Terui  When sliding doors are opened, the porch is connected to the terrace and the south side garden, Image Courtesy © Sohei Terui  The bedroom view with “Yozakura Gekka”, Image Courtesy © Sohei Terui  “Asanoha Monyou (hemp leaf pattern)” on the three-parted sliding doors, representing Summer, Image Courtesy © Sohei Terui  “Momiji Monyou (maple leaf pattern)” on the lacquered panel, representing Autumn, Image Courtesy © Sohei Terui  East side corridor leading to bathroom facilities, Image Courtesy © Sohei Terui  Terrace at dusk, Image Courtesy © Sohei Terui  Cobbled path at dusk, Image Courtesy © Sohei Terui  Floor plan (Before), S=1/150 & Floor plan (After), S=1/150, Image Courtesy © Atsumasa Tamura Design office  Section detail drawings for three north windows, S=1/20, Image Courtesy © Atsumasa Tamura Design office  Sectional view of the bedroom, S=1/20, Image Courtesy © Atsumasa Tamura Design office
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