![House along Saigoku Highway / Koyori + DATT - Wood, Beam, Windows, Facade, Column](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/58fd/4edb/e58e/cef5/b600/001b/newsletter/SAIGOKU*9.jpg?1492995796)
- Year: 2016
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Photographs:Shohei Yoshida
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Manufacturers: FREDERICIA, FROS, HUKLA
![House along Saigoku Highway / Koyori + DATT - Concrete](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/58fd/4e2e/e58e/cedf/3300/0022/newsletter/SAIGOKU*1.jpg?1492995622)
Text description provided by the architects. The “House along Saigoku highway” is a renovation project of an over-100-year-old wooden house located aside the Saigoku highway in the city of Muko at Kyoto Prefecture. Due to artistic activity made by the owner; it is a living and atelier space for a 3 member’s family; the 60-years-old parents and their high school teenager son.
![House along Saigoku Highway / Koyori + DATT - Beam, Countertop, Chair](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/58fd/4ece/e58e/cef5/b600/001a/newsletter/SAIGOKU*8.jpg?1492995781)
![](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/58fd/4e94/e58e/cedf/3300/0025/newsletter/SAIGOKU_PLAN.jpg?1492995726)
![House along Saigoku Highway / Koyori + DATT - Beam](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/58fd/4f18/e58e/cef5/b600/001d/newsletter/SAIGOKU*13.jpg?1492995857)
The house has several problems that have been a concern for their residents, due to the constant changes and renovations.
![House along Saigoku Highway / Koyori + DATT - Windows, Facade, Garden, Courtyard](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/58fd/4fb3/e58e/cef5/b600/0023/newsletter/SAIGOKU*24.jpg?1492996012)
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![House along Saigoku Highway / Koyori + DATT - Windows, Chair](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/58fd/4f46/e58e/cedf/3300/002c/newsletter/SAIGOKU*18.jpg?1492995903)
The main idea is to keep enough space for three people, making structural reinforcement and making necessary changes to the current architecture.
![House along Saigoku Highway / Koyori + DATT - Facade, Garden](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/58fd/4fa1/e58e/cedf/3300/002e/newsletter/SAIGOKU*23.jpg?1492995994)