Old Folk House in Iwakura / td-Atelier

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Text description provided by the architects.This project is the renovation of a traditional house located in Iwakura, in the northern part ofKyotoCity. Although its exact origin is unclear, it is presumed to be a farmhouse built in the Meiji period. According to archival research, the building conforms to the typology of the "Iwakura-typeminka(folk house)." This regional house type is characterized by a lineardoma(earthen-floored passage) running north–south, with rooms arranged alongside it, and by a robust timber beam structure. The building is therefore considered to date from the late Edo to the Meiji period. Further investigation, including registry records and architectural surveys, revealed that extensions and alterations were carried out in the 1970s.