Mugen Plus Guesthouse

Mugen Plus Guesthouse
© Matsumura Kohei

Mugen Plus Guesthouse

ENDO SHOJIRO DESIGN + td-Atelier

CLIENTS
Nagatome Kazuya, Nagatome Afuru

POTTERY BASIN
Nakane Ren

MANUFACTURERS
Sanwa

CONSTRUCTION
Fujisakigumi

LANDSCAPE
Michikusa

STRUCTURAL ADVICE
Mondo Yoshiki

INVESTMENT
Intellex

METAL LAMPSHADES
Noda Takuma

PRINTMAKING
Noda Takuma

PHOTOGRAPHS
Matsumura Kohei

AREA
80 M²

YEAR
2019

LOCATION
Kyoto, Japan

CATEGORY
Hotels

Text description provided by architect.

We renovated the Kyoto Machiya (traditional wooden townhouse) built about 120 years ago in the Nishijin area, Kyoto. This is a guesthouse of wholesale lease. This guesthouse is operated by the nearby ryokan “Kyo-Hatago MUGEN”.

We placed the “tube” made of wooden panels without changing the plan configuration of this Kyoto Machiya. Guests enter the Kyoto Machiya from the tube that sticks out of the facade.

Mugen Plus Guesthouse
© Matsumura Kohei
Mugen Plus Guesthouse
© Matsumura Kohei
Mugen Plus Guesthouse
© Matsumura Kohei

The tube obscures the internal space of the Kyoto Machiya and creates a three-dimensional composition and continuity.

The tube has openings at the tops and the sides. Guests can feel the insides and the outsides of the spaces by passing through the openings.

Mugen Plus Guesthouse
© Matsumura Kohei
Mugen Plus Guesthouse
© Matsumura Kohei

We designed various spaces, such as a living room with mud-made traditional walls and traditional floorboards with an uneven surface, a white room with stucco, a black room with black Japanese papers, and the semi-underground space that kids can play.

Guests will discover traditional and contemporary designs while using spaces. The craftsman's works are in harmony with the architecture.These blend of contemporary designs and Japanese tradition.

Mugen Plus Guesthouse
© Matsumura Kohei
Mugen Plus Guesthouse
© Matsumura Kohei

Although it is a small accommodation of about 80 square meters gross floor area, we designed spaces of various scales and ideas and Japanese traditions. Guests can enjoy Kyoto's everyday and extraordinary days.



Mugen Plus Guesthouse
© Matsumura Kohei
Mugen Plus Guesthouse
© Matsumura Kohei
Mugen Plus Guesthouse
© Matsumura Kohei
Mugen Plus Guesthouse
© Matsumura Kohei


Mugen Plus Guesthouse
© Matsumura Kohei
Mugen Plus Guesthouse
© Matsumura Kohei
Mugen Plus Guesthouse
© Matsumura Kohei
Mugen Plus Guesthouse
© Matsumura Kohei
Mugen Plus Guesthouse
© Matsumura Kohei


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