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Orient

Japan

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Kiriko design office

Type

Residential › Private House

STATUS

Built

YEAR

2021

SIZE

0 sqft - 1000 sqft

BUDGET

$100K - 500K

Prior to its renovation, the building was a Japanese-style building fitted only with wooden shutters and paper sliding doors without any glass, and it was located away from the main building and linked via a connecting corridor.
The inside of this building was made of wood of exceptional quality, and the open veranda that circled around the fully openable fittings (wooden shutters and paper sliding doors) provided a pleasant space with the perfect distance from the garden.
When we asked the client about it, we were told that this building was originally intended to serve as a guest house. As it was designed with a sunken hearth, the thoroughness of its ventilation setup made a lot of sense.
For this renovation, we were requested to design a bedroom fitted with its own plumbing fixtures and to make sure there is adequate thermal insulation.
However, we received an unexpected request at this point.
The client also wanted us to transform the atmosphere of the corridor leading from the main building so as to create the illusion of having entered the carriage of Orient Express and being brought to a world that transcends time and space.
While this was a slightly perplexing request that departed greatly from the usual renovation style of repurposing existing materials as much as possible to construct the new space, we were very excited by the monumental work required.
After completing the insulation of the entire building, we altered its structural design by removing part of the building and setting up a large terrace along its edge to recreate the perfect sense of distance from the garden that we had felt before.
We used wooden sashes with superior thermal insulation for the sashes facing the terrace and created a secondary living room between the bedroom and the terrace as a buffer capable of making the heat transfer from the outside even more gradual.
We used mahogany as the corridor's finishing material and applied a mirror finish (though technically not the finishing touch) reminiscent of the opulent interior of a train.
Because we have used pre-made plastic sashes along the corridor to enhance thermal insulation and reduce air penetration, we lined the parts inside the building with mahogany fittings to elevate the overall sense of harmony.
We used vintage bricks for the walls of the secondary living room to create a synergistic effect with the striking transoms that already exist.
Although the building is only a few decades old and does not have a long history by any means, its previous qualities and features were remarkably different from those of our modern living environment. By equipping the building with cutting-edge amenities and drawing on the idea of connecting the spaces like a luxury train, we have made this into a one-of-a-kind place for the client, who is well acquainted with foreign cultures.
After the building was completed, we realized that we could hear the sound of trains, something we had not noticed before.
We would like to thank the client for putting their faith in us all the way until the finishing touches have been applied.

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