Works
old folk house
Title
old house in kashima（ Matsue）
2020
Comment
A son and his family are living in an old house built by his grandfather in the first year of the Meiji era. The parents had a deep attachment to the old house, and it was a building that had been cherished, so they wanted to add modern comfort while preserving its atmosphere. The kitchen has already been renovated, and a new bathroom and insulation renovation was carried out. The Showa era extension was demolished and the house was returned to its original appearance.
In order to preserve the atmosphere of the veranda, the single sliding glass door was left, and a retractable drum-shaped shoji screen was used to keep it warm in the winter. When opened, the Japanese-style room and the garden are connected, as before, and when the retractable shoji screen is closed, the Japanese-style room becomes an extension of the Japanese-style room, expanding the area for activities. The shoji screen not only blocks views, but also has excellent heat retention and moisture permeability, and these excellent functions of the shoji screen are relied upon in this renovation.
The idea was that if the Japanese-style room is used appropriately, there is no need for private rooms, so the adjacent room was left, and we are pleased that we were able to preserve the freedom and ventilation of the rice-rice-shaped floor plan, which is the greatest advantage of a private house.
