House along Saigoku Highway

House along Saigoku Highway
© Shohei Yoshida

HOUSE ALONG SAIGOKU HIGHWAY

Koyori + DATT

ARCHITECTS
DATT, Koyori

ARCHITECTS IN CHARGE
Masahiko Nakamura, Keita Ikebe, Taichi Ito

MANUFACTURERS
FREDERICIA, FROS, HUKLA

STRUCTURE
Kaneko Takeshi structural design office

GARDEN
Zoukeifusakichi, Yoichiro Iwamura

PHOTOGRAPHS
Shohei Yoshida

YEAR
2016

LOCATION
Muko, Japan

CATEGORY
Houses

Text description provided by architect.

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.

House along Saigoku Highway
© Shohei Yoshida
House along Saigoku Highway
© Shohei Yoshida

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.

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

House along Saigoku Highway
© Shohei Yoshida
House along Saigoku Highway
© Shohei Yoshida

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


House along Saigoku Highway
© Shohei Yoshida
House along Saigoku Highway
© Shohei Yoshida
House along Saigoku Highway
© Shohei Yoshida
House along Saigoku Highway
© Shohei Yoshida


House along Saigoku Highway
© Shohei Yoshida
House along Saigoku Highway
© Shohei Yoshida
House along Saigoku Highway
© Shohei Yoshida
House along Saigoku Highway
© Shohei Yoshida
House along Saigoku Highway
© Shohei Yoshida
House along Saigoku Highway
© Shohei Yoshida
House along Saigoku Highway
© Shohei Yoshida
House along Saigoku Highway
© Shohei Yoshida
House along Saigoku Highway
© Shohei Yoshida
House along Saigoku Highway
© Shohei Yoshida
House along Saigoku Highway
© Shohei Yoshida
House along Saigoku Highway
© Shohei Yoshida


House along Saigoku Highway
© Shohei Yoshida
House along Saigoku Highway
© Shohei Yoshida
House along Saigoku Highway
© Shohei Yoshida
House along Saigoku Highway
© Shohei Yoshida
House along Saigoku Highway
© Shohei Yoshida
House along Saigoku Highway
© Shohei Yoshida


House along Saigoku Highway
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House along Saigoku Highway
Floor Plan