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analogue's 1990s concrete-block house renovation in japan revives its structural layers

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analogue's 1990s concrete-block house renovation in japan revives its structural layers — photograph 1
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analogue's 1990s concrete-block house renovation in japan revives its structural layers — photograph 2
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analogue's 1990s concrete-block house renovation in japan revives its structural layers — photograph 3
Image via designboom; see original article for photographer credits · Published project source
analogue's 1990s concrete-block house renovation in japan revives its structural layers — photograph 4
Image via designboom; see original article for photographer credits · Published project source
analogue's 1990s concrete-block house renovation in japan revives its structural layers — photograph 5
Image via designboom; see original article for photographer credits · Published project source
analogue's 1990s concrete-block house renovation in japan revives its structural layers — photograph 6
Photography credited in the original designboom article · Published project source

Analogue chooses to work with the marks of age

analogue's 1990s concrete-block house renovation in japan revives its structural layers — photograph 7
Photography credited in the original designboom article · Published project source

the intervention allows one to understand what has been added and how it connects to the original

analogue's 1990s concrete-block house renovation in japan revives its structural layers — photograph 8
Photography credited in the original designboom article · Published project source

reading the structural logic of the residence as a guide for renewal

analogue's 1990s concrete-block house renovation in japan revives its structural layers — photograph 9
Photography credited in the original designboom article · Published project source

new floor edges, fittings, and adjustable louvers were introduced

analogue's 1990s concrete-block house renovation in japan revives its structural layers — photograph 10
Photography credited in the original designboom article · Published project source

maintaining the clarity of the existing structure

analogue's 1990s concrete-block house renovation in japan revives its structural layers — photograph 11
Photography credited in the original designboom article · Published project source

each intervention was designed to be visible

analogue's 1990s concrete-block house renovation in japan revives its structural layers — photograph 12
Photography credited in the original designboom article · Published project source

a folded-plate roof with a gentle pitch tops the residence

analogue's 1990s concrete-block house renovation in japan revives its structural layers — photograph 13
Photography credited in the original designboom article · Published project source

sunlight enters the bedroom through large openings framing views of the neighborhood’s tiled rooftops and the surrounding mountains different atmospheres coexist within a single volume the ground floor of House M opens along a north–south axis

analogue's 1990s concrete-block house renovation in japan revives its structural layers — photograph 14
Photography credited in the original designboom article · Published project source

sunlight enters the bedroom through large openings framing views of the neighborhood’s tiled rooftops and the surrounding mountains different atmospheres coexist within a single volume the ground floor of House M opens along a north–south axis

analogue's 1990s concrete-block house renovation in japan revives its structural layers — photograph 15
Photography credited in the original designboom article · Published project source

sunlight enters the bedroom through large openings framing views of the neighborhood’s tiled rooftops and the surrounding mountains different atmospheres coexist within a single volume the ground floor of House M opens along a north–south axis

analogue's 1990s concrete-block house renovation in japan revives its structural layers — photograph 16
Photography credited in the original designboom article · Published project source

sunlight enters the bedroom through large openings framing views of the neighborhood’s tiled rooftops and the surrounding mountains different atmospheres coexist within a single volume the ground floor of House M opens along a north–south axis

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