Renka Residence / raumusSave this picture! Norihito YamauchiArchitects: RaumusAreaArea of this architecture projectArea:188 mYearCompletion year of this architecture project Year: 2024 PhotographsPhotographs:Norihito Yamauchi Lead Architects: Masashi Takeda Save this picture!Text description provided by the architects. RENKA is a model house for renovating a 70-year-old rice mill in the center of the former Asakura Town in Fukuoka Prefecture. It was renovated to suit modern lifestyles and built to convey the appeal and possibilities of renovation.Save this picture!Save this picture!Save this picture!Save this picture!A rice mill that has long been loved and supported by the local people was renovated into a modern residence that makes the most of the building's history and charm while preserving it.Save this picture!Save this picture!Save this picture!Originally a rice mill, the building consisted of a one-story building used for rice milling and a two-story building used mainly as a warehouse. Because of its large scale as a stand-alone residence, the two-story portion was renovated as a house, and the one-story portion was designed as a retail space, open to the community.Save this picture!Save this picture!Save this picture!Save this picture!Currently, many model houses are being built all over Japan, but many of them are rebuilt after about five years because the design is consumed and they become old. In response to this situation, we sought to create a sustainable model house that would be loved by the local community and interchangeably related to the model house 'plus alpha.'Save this picture!Project gallerySee allShow lessAbout this officeRaumusOfficePublished on March 27, 2025Cite: "Renka Residence / raumus" 27 Mar 2025. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/1027748/renka-residence-raumus&gt ISSN 0719-8884Save!ArchDaily?You've started following your first account!Did you know?You'll now receive updates based on what you follow! Personalize your stream and start following your favorite authors, offices and users.Go to my stream