A Project of Removing and Reconstructing a Japanese-and-Western-style Residence Built in the Early Showa Era

Abstract

This project is designing to remove and reconstruct a Japanese-and-Western-style residence (built in the 4th year of the Showa Era) which will be displaced by a broadened promenade accompanying the construction of National Kyushu Museum. The purpose of the designing is double: removing and restoring the two-story wooden residence built for descendants of Shuho Saito, a painter in the Edo Era, to preserve it as a cultural heritage in Dazaifu City which is eligible for a registered cultural asset; and remaking it into a new practical space fit for the modern life style. By rearranging the 76-year-old wooden residence in the local cultural scene, this project offers the idea that everyday living space lasts long through everyday developments and changes.