Japanese House No. 2 - Timber Frame Construction Series - "Tatemae" - July 2021
In this series, we are in Machida, Japan where we are participating in a new Japanese house build. The house design is based on a very traditional Japanese building style. The architect, chose a more classic design with his client and utilized a lot of natural land features to help increase the comfortability of the house itself. The positioning of the house along side a hill provides cool air during the summer months and a protection from too much loss of heat during the winter months. It is difficult to juggle the somewhat extreme climate fluctuations in Japan. The hot and humid summer months and cold and dry winter months are equally as long and difficult to comfortably adjust to.
House Information:
Land Area: ~436.18 sq. meters (~132 tsubo) (~4695 sq. feet)
Building Area: ~105.29 sq. meters (~32 tsubo) (~1133 sq. feet)
Total Living Area: ~134.66 sq. meters (~41 tsubo) (~1450 sq. feet)
1st Floor Area: ~92.54 sq. meters (~28 tsubo) (~996 sq. feet)
2nd Floor Area: ~42.12 sq. meters (~12.74 tsubo) (~453 sq. feet)
The house has a two stories with the common living area situated on the first floor. The 1st floor has a large 12.5 tatami great room and a dining, kitchen, and tea area are adjacent to the large great room. Also downstairs is a full bathroom with the toilet room separated. There is an outdoor terrace space that faces the hillside which will provide cool and shade during the summer months. The second floor is available space for rooms or storage. This house is designed for communal family living where all members of the family will reside in the same room.
In Part 1 of the House No. 2 build, we are jumping right into building up the house. This house is more traditional in the sense that the pillars are set on top of stones which have been placed on top or embedded into a concrete slab. The stones used in this build are noted as being some of the heaviest variety in Japan which makes them ideal for supporting a heavy house construction. The day starts quickly as we were racing to get as much completed with the use of the rented crane and also the quickly changing weather. About half way through the morning the rain eventually came and shut down the worksite for 45 minutes. In this video, you will witness a few new Japanese joints and also how the labelling of the different pieces are done.
Special Thanks to:
Fujimoto Traditional Carpentry Company (ryofujimoto.com/)
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Videographers and Editing:
Kaori / Garrett
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Olympus OMD EM-1 Mark iii (4k)
Sony ZV Log Camera (4k)
Apple iPhone 10 (4k)
Rode VideoMic NTG (Audio)
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