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Tokonoma and Kakejiku, traditionally hidden in Japanse interiors, reimagined and relocated into the garden as a public focal point . GoodDesignWorks LLC

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Destructive Elegance: The Lounge at Village Kiramachi

PrizeHonorable Mention in Architectural Design / Conceptual Architecture

Firm LocationKyoto , Japan

Project locationkyoto japan

CompanyGoodDesignWorks LLC

Lead ArchitectKiraeri Moatesu

Projecthttps://yadokiramachi.jp/

This radical transformation of a 140-year-old Kyoto townhouse repositions the traditional tokonoma and scroll from the guestroom into the garden, fully visible from both the lounge and the street.Framed by a tiered floor and uninterrupted by walls or glass,they become a quiet focal point in a continuous indoor-outdoor space. Guided by the philosophy of Destructive Elegance, this spatial reversal dissolves boundaries and transforms private ritual into public architecture.The result is a conceptual design that is open,inclusive, softly subversive, and reimagines tradition with refined restraint.