Maana Kamo

A machiya's rebirth.

The first time we walked into this house, we nearly turned around. It had been neglected for years. The walls were covered in vinyl, the property had almost no natural light, and the floorboards gave under our feet. But we had a feeling about what was underneath.

As we peeled back the vinyl, we found earthen walls that had been quietly aging in the background for a century. Under the worn floorboards was a solid wooden structure, still standing on its original foundations.

This house is going to get a second life.