SAWARA MACHIYA-KAN

TAKUMA ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN STUDIO

Outline: This is a rest area in Sawara, Katori City, Chiba Prefecture, an important traditional building preservation district. It was built on a vacant lot owned by the city, referring to the scale and characteristics of Sawara's traditional townhouses, in order to preserve the townscape. It consists of a rest area, a pavilion, an office building (storehouse), and a plaza surrounded by the three buildings.

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