Article source: OHArchitecture  

This is a remodelling project of a Kyomachi-ya, a traditional Kyoto house, constructed over 80 years ago.

At first, it was a Kyomachi-ya that has been painted multiple times due to refurbishments in the last 80 years. Firtstly, for returning it to the original form, the paints were scraped off. Then, to be able to provide the minimal needs for living in a house, a white box has been placed in the building. The coexistence of the newly placed white box and the historical elements of the Kyomachi-ya, as a background, emphasizes the contrast of the old and the new, and lets the memories of the building possessed with in the flow of time surrounds the space.

Image Courtesy © Toshiyuki Yano

• Architects: OHArchitecture
• Project: House
• Location: nakagyou-ku, Kyoto-city, Japan
• Photography: Toshiyuki Yano
  
• Software used: AutoCAD and SketchUP
• Contractor: Archistyle Keisuke kato
• Total area: 1F:40.88m²2F：31.87m² Total72.75m²
• Construction phase: Apr.2015〜Oug. 2015

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