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This Crumbling Kyoto Home Was Rebuilt as a Wabi-Sabi Sanctuary - and Every Detail Is Intentional - Yanko Design

A Kyoto renovation restores a traditional Sukiya residence by removing decades of alterations, creating livable spaces that honor historical principles while serving contemporary needs.

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I didn't want my family's old house in Japan to sit empty - so I turned it into a cafe

I grew up visiting this house. It originally belonged to my grandfather's older sister, and whenever I traveled down from Iwate, the northern prefecture in Japan where I grew up, this was where the family gathered. Later, I worked as a rehabilitation consultant at hospitals in Osaka and Yokohama. I moved, but this place was always in the back of my mind.

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This Crumbling Kyoto Home Was Rebuilt as a Wabi-Sabi Sanctuary - and Every Detail Is Intentional - Yanko Design

I didn't want my family's old house in Japan to sit empty - so I turned it into a cafe

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#traditional-japanese-architecture