Works
old folk house
Title
black old house（ Yasugi）
2019
Comment
The vacant house where my parents grew up had black beams and clay walls. However, the son and his wife, who had noticed the shadows in the dark space, became the client and wanted a place to live that made use of the black soot that connects to old ways of life.
The townhouse in Mori, Yasugi City, has a wide frontage and a large garden. The storehouse and new parlor that had been added to the garden were demolished to restore ventilation and lighting, and the earthen floor was expanded to create a living space that connects to the town through the lattice.
The low-ceilinged attic was renovated into a calm bedroom, and it was made into a flexible one-room apartment that can be partitioned in the future.
When restoring old houses, a bright space is often required, but here many of the walls are painted black, and the few walls are painted in neutral colors that reflect light, achieving a balance between natural light and artificial lighting.
The earthen wall of the tokonoma alcove was significantly cracked in the Tottori Prefecture Western Earthquake. In order to reduce the cost of restoring the earthen wall, we mixed plaster and color powder to create an earthen color.
(Received the Encouragement Award at the 2019 Shimane Architecture and Housing Competition)
