5 Nice Japanese Garden Homes That Will Satisfy Your Imagination of Living

What impresses people about Japanese homes is the beauty of the living space.

The emphasis is on the overall ecological design of the house, with a keen sense to explore the deeper nature of the space, and then converted into elements of architectural space, shaping the spatial beauty of the Japanese style house.

5 nice Japanese garden houses

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1 Kyoto Guest House Hotei

This house in Karasuma Gojo, Kyoto, is more than 100 years old and is a traditional timber-framed townhouse with a good skeleton of the main body, which has been remodeled to produce a hybrid combination of old and new architecture.

Unlike a minshuku, it also offers a small museum-style space for cultural display and experience, hence the name Hotei.

A tunnel-like, purely modern space is inserted into the main fa?ade as the main entrance, jutting outward into the street and inward through the mother house into the deep courtyard, allowing people to see the view of the deep courtyard as they pass by on the street.

The tunnel not only connects the various spaces of the B&B and the tea room garden, but also serves as an exhibition gallery where various old Japanese objects are displayed that have been collected.

To meet the new demands, the designers reorganized the interior space of the mother house, modified the direction of the staircase and made a new staircase without destroying the original structure, and added modern bathrooms on both the first and second floors to ensure a comfortable experience.

When utilizing the space under the staircase to make storage drawers, the wooden planks of the old house that were removed were reused to make drawer boards, reflecting the historical emotion of the house.

The courtyard landscape was designed with age-old stones and mason jars as the centerpiece, and the original maple trees in the courtyard were also preserved, while combining modern and traditional landscaping syntax to create a seemingly Japanese yet somewhat modern courtyard.

Every space is interesting to see the simultaneous presence of old wood structures and new woodwork furniture Partitions.

2 Stylish Synergy

The designers of the home, which is owned by a young couple, dubbed it the "house with a view***" after taking inspiration from the structure of a traditional house and blending it with the surrounding landscape, which looks out over the mountains in the distance.

The overall design of the house is open and light-filled, with traditional silhouettes and modern elements in a warm color palette.

The interior space is simple and cozy in original wood and white, and the partitions inside the rooms disappear completely, so whether you are in the living room or the study, the view is right in front of you.

The ceiling in the living room forms a soft curve, intentionally creating a feeling of being surrounded by security.

While each room is connected into a simple, large overall space, they are individually given their own interior styles, avoiding the feeling of uniformity.

The unique timber-framed L-shaped deck connects to the outside world, and the glass doors and windows bring the beauty of the distant mountains inside, allowing you to feel the wonderful nature at all times.

The colors of the mountains change to show people the time of year, and this cabin continues to be in the company of nature and part of the ever-changing landscape around it.

3 Hiiragi's House

Hiiragi's House is located in Ehime Prefecture, Japan, and has a holly osmanthus tree that has been planted and nurtured for generations.

To ensure that every room has a view of the tree in the central courtyard, a U-shaped structure was designed for the house so that one can see the courtyard from any part of the house.

The living room is the area most used for the family's daily activities, and the space was designed to create a "soft" feel with warm wood details.

The Japanese tatami-mat room is used as a guest room, and the designers used as few materials as possible to keep the shape simple, in order to draw the eye to the niche on the right side, where the window is filled with greenery.

The entrance to the house leads to a simple hallway with large windows offering sweeping views of the courtyard. Floor-to-ceiling windows in the bunk bedrooms also share beautiful courtyard views, and built-in sliding doors provide direct access to the outdoor deck.

The materials used for the building's surfaces are solid wood, diatomaceous earth, Japanese paper grass and wallpaper made of tree fibers, creating a healthy, natural and comfortable environment through the use of natural materials.

4 House of Nagahama

Elegant Japanese furnishings and a tranquil garden combine to create a chic and cozy Japanese living space, designed with the idea of using local materials to create a home space that blends with nature and the local environment.

Left: Black granite slab below the sink. Center: Small windows and a narrow porch were purposely designed to reduce brightness. Right: A traditional Japanese front yard that extends to the entrance of the home.

5 Japanese Home with Garden and Unique Roof

The project is located in Hamamatsu, a coastal city on the southern side of central Japan, where the local climate is warm and pleasant. The home is an extension of an older house built in 1983, but the two are not connected. Rather than emphasizing the contrast between the old and new buildings, the design aims to integrate the two residences into one.

The building's linear volume extends in an east-west direction, with activity spaces such as gardens and terraces formed between the three blocks. The roof of the new building echoes the old one, showing the continuity between the new and the old.

The building contains wooden elements common to Japanese houses, which are used in an original way in the furniture and storage units, beams and roof.

The furniture is separated by sliding doors and windows that can be fully opened to connect the interior spaces to the old house.

The project is a beautiful expression of the new relationship between the interior and the exterior, the new and the old.