Inheritance and update of Traditional Kyoto machiya

地理位置与当前课题

Tawara庵坐落在京都的中心之地，距离乌丸御池站、丸太町站和三条站这个地铁大站都只有10分钟左右步行路程。

京都被2020年康泰纳仕旅行杂志选为世界上最受欢迎的观光城市第一位，是类获殊荣的著名旅游城市。目前由于新冠流行的影响，从海外前来日本的访客一时骤减。今后观光游客数量的回复虽是一个时间的问题，为了做好各种风险管控，本次翻修项目的方案中加入了适合本地旅游者就近出行需求的因素。

关于历史文化建筑的保存

Tawara庵这一栋町家建筑与1897年（明治30年）。入口狭窄而纵深宽广，连接两头出入口的庭院一直延伸到门户深处。在狭长的地皮的两端各建有东西两楼，中间配置了传统形式的日本庭院。在最大程度保留原有氛围的前提下，对窗棂、墙壁等进行了以满足建筑基准法要求为目的的翻修，目前对外提供住宿服务。

本次翻修项目计划在保存建筑物本身的历史文化价值的前提下，充分利用东西两栋楼的独特地理特色，构筑一个全新的现代空间。

活用方案与目的

Tawara庵本来是东西两栋楼各自单独提供酒店服务的设计。本次翻修方案将充分利用两栋楼各自独立的特征，西楼继续作为酒店功能部分，而东楼则在昼夜之间进行灵活的功能切换。昼间是书店，晚间是入住者专属的读书室兼起居室。在晚间酒店空间得到扩张，将给入住者带来独一无二的体验。同时，将部分酒店空间改修为对公众开放的书店，可以把京都本地的爱书人也吸引进来，扩大了酒店整体的顾客层面与深度。另一方面，前来京都游玩的酒店入住者也可以在晚间尽情享受读书时光，大大增加了长期入住时的乐趣。

东西两栋楼之间配置可动墙，可分可合，能根据昼夜之间的功能切换，灵活改变楼内间隔。

对历史的传承与更新

对历史性建筑物进行翻修时，有几种可选择的方案。本次计划书中我们选取了下列手法：

从明治年间(公元1890年代）流传至今的建筑架构与屋顶不改动
有实际功能的，鉴于周边环境而必须保留的墙壁、围墙尽量利用现有之物。
撤掉外墙后的部分，将以玻璃墙间隔室内与室外。

保留外侧围墙，以保护内部的隐私。而围墙内两栋楼的外墙改为玻璃墙，可增强楼宇和庭院的一体感，构筑宽阔开放的空间。建筑结构方面则通过一部分的结构增强工程，以保证建筑物整体的耐震性。通过上述3个流程，既保存京都传统町家建筑样式的氛围，又提供了明治年代所无法想象的开放感，对历史进行传承与更新。

Location and Challenges

Kyoto is located in the heart of Kyoto, about a 10-minute walk from Karasuma-Oike, Marutamachi, and Sanjo stations, and is one of the world’s most popular tourist destinations, having been ranked the most popular city in the world by Condé Nast Traveler in 2020. Kyoto. However, due to the effects of the new coronavirus infection, the number of tourists from overseas has decreased dramatically. Therefore, while taking into consideration the recovery of the number of tourists in the future, the program also takes into account micro-tourism that can be enjoyed by users in the neighborhood.

About the existing historical buildings

Built in 1897 (partly built in 1932), this Kyoto machiya is located on a narrow frontage and deep site with a street garden extending to the back. There are two separate buildings, east and west, on the deep site, with a courtyard in between. Currently, the building is used as a lodging facility and has been renovated minimally by updating the sashes and walls to meet the building code, while retaining the existing atmosphere to the maximum extent.

This project proposes a renovation to update the building into a modern space and program, while taking advantage of its historicity and the fact that it is divided into two buildings.

Program and Aims

Originally, the building was an accommodation facility divided into two buildings. In this project, we took advantage of the fact that it was divided into two buildings, and turned the west building into an accommodation facility. The east wing, on the other hand, has a different day and night program, with a bookstore during the day and a library living room available to guests at night, and the hotel space expanding at night to provide a special experience. The partial conversion to a bookstore makes the facility, which was originally intended for tourists coming from outside Kyoto, a facility that can also bring in book lovers = people within Kyoto. In addition, since hotel guests can enjoy books during their stay, the program is also suitable for longer stays.

A movable wall is placed between the two buildings, east and west, to flexibly divide them according to changes in the day and night program, or to connect them as one.

Inheritance and renewal of history

When it comes to renovating a historical building, there are several options. The options we took were as follows.

(1) Retain the existing structure and roof that have remained since the Meiji era.

2) Use the existing walls and fences that are necessary for functionality and relationship with the surrounding area.

3) Use glass as the boundary between the interior and exterior where the exterior walls have been removed.

Through these three operations, we tried to inherit and renew the history.

Specifically, the perimeter walls were left as they were to ensure privacy inside the walls. The exterior walls of the two buildings inside the wall are made of glass, creating an open space where the interior of the wall, including the street garden, can be felt as one. The structure has been partially reinforced to ensure earthquake resistance.

As a result of the above, while retaining the atmosphere of a Kyoto machiya, the renovation will create a space with a sense of openness that could not have been achieved in the Meiji era, and is a unique mix of old and new.
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[示意图]建筑的周边将保持原状，外墙将由玻璃制成，以在京都的中心创造一个开放的空间，同时保护隐私。

[DIAGRAM]The perimeter of the building will be left as it is, and the exterior walls will be made of glass to create an open space in the center of Kyoto while protecting privacy.
外观

Appearance
[白天时间] 东翼书店

[DAY TIME] East Wing Bookstore
[白天]东翼，用于写作和工作的玻璃房

[DAY TIME] East wing, glassed-in room for writing and working
[白天时间] 西翼酒店

[DAY TIME] West Wing Hotel
[晚间]东翼图书馆起居室

[NIGHT TIME] East Wing Library Living Room
[夜色]西翼厨房餐厅酒店，可以作为一个整体来使用的西翼书库

[NIGHT TIME] West Wing Kitchen Dining Room Hotel that can be used as a whole to the west wing book library
[DAY TIME PLAN] 为了保护客人的隐私，东西两翼用活动墙隔开。东翼被用作书店，任何人都可以轻松进出。

[DAY TIME PLAN] To protect the privacy of guests, the east and west wings are separated by movable walls. The east wing is used as a bookstore where anyone can easily come and go.
[夜间计划]在夜间，东西两翼可以合二为一，客人可以在白天将原书店作为图书馆的客厅。

[NIGHT TIME PLAN] At night, the east and west wings can be used as one, and guests can use the former bookstore as a library living room during the day.

CREATOR:

YNY YNY

我们是一家位于日本东京的设计建筑师事务所。西田洋平于2015年毕业于东京城市大学研究生院手冢研究室，并于2014年在奥斯陆建筑与设计学院学习。在Go Hasegawa and Associates工作后，他于2016年底成立了独立建筑师事务所YNY。2018年，他加入东京城市大学，担任兼职讲师。

除了作为建筑师创作建筑外，他还参与解决空置房屋的社会问题，为地方政府做讲座，并与艺术和数字领域合作开展艺术活动和升级改造项目。

他获得的主要奖项包括：2012年函馆Monozukuri论坛建筑竞赛的大奖，第41届日新工业建筑设计竞赛的大奖和荣誉奖，以及2015年东京肯奇库收藏国家大师设计展的入围者。

We are a design architect firm based in Tokyo, Japan.
Yohei Nishida graduated from Takaharu Tezuka Laboratory, Tokyo City University Graduate School in 2015, and studied at The Oslo School of Architecture and Design in 2014.
After working at Go Hasegawa and Associates, he established an independent architect firm YNY at the end of 2016. In 2018, he joined Tokyo City University as a part-time lecturer.

In addition to creating buildings as an architect, he is also involved in addressing the social issue of vacant houses, giving lectures to local governments, and collaborating with the art and digital fields on art activities and upcycling projects.

His major awards include the Grand Prize at the 2012 Hakodate Monozukuri Forum Architectural Competition, the Grand Prize and Honorable Mention at the 41st Nisshin Kogyo Architectural Design Competition, and a finalist at the 2015 Tokyo Kenchiku Collection National Master Design Exhibition.