Renka Residence

Renka Residence 

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Renka Residence
© Norihito Yamauchi

ARCHITECTS
Raumus

LEAD ARCHITECTS
Masashi Takeda

AREA
188 M²

YEAR
2024

LOCATION
Japan

CATEGORY
Houses, Renovation

Renka Residence
© Norihito Yamauchi
Renka Residence
© Norihito Yamauchi

Text description provided by architect.

RENKA is a model house for renovating a 70-year-old rice mill in the center of the former Asakura Town in Fukuoka Prefecture.

It was renovated to suit modern lifestyles and built to convey the appeal and possibilities of renovation.

A rice mill that has long been loved and supported by the local people was renovated into a modern residence that makes the most of the building's history and charm while preserving it.

Renka Residence
© Norihito Yamauchi
Renka Residence
© Norihito Yamauchi

Originally a rice mill, the building consisted of a one-story building used for rice milling and a two-story building used mainly as a warehouse.

Because of its large scale as a stand-alone residence, the two-story portion was renovated as a house, and the one-story portion was designed as a retail space, open to the community.

Renka Residence
© Norihito Yamauchi
Renka Residence
© Norihito Yamauchi

Currently, many model houses are being built all over Japan, but many of them are rebuilt after about five years because the design is consumed and they become old.

In response to this situation, we sought to create a sustainable model house that would be loved by the local community and interchangeably related to the model house 'plus alpha.'

Renka Residence
© Norihito Yamauchi


Renka Residence
© Norihito Yamauchi
Renka Residence
© Norihito Yamauchi
Renka Residence
© Norihito Yamauchi
Renka Residence
© Norihito Yamauchi


Renka Residence
© Norihito Yamauchi
Renka Residence
© Norihito Yamauchi
Renka Residence
© Norihito Yamauchi
Renka Residence
© Norihito Yamauchi
Renka Residence
© Norihito Yamauchi
Renka Residence
© Norihito Yamauchi
Renka Residence
© Norihito Yamauchi
Renka Residence
© Norihito Yamauchi
Renka Residence
© Norihito Yamauchi


Renka Residence
Floor Plan 1F
Renka Residence
Floor Plan 2F