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24th September 2006, 06:31 PM #1
Traditional Japanese House Construction.
Hello Groovers, On the weekend we travelled to a small billage called Tokigawa. This is a very quaint small village with many traditionally constructed houses, hotels and shacks. Here are some interesting pictures. The first picture Iis of the interior roof construction using the natureal shape of the tree. Not too many straight lines here.
The second and third are similar.
The fourth shows a wedged m&t of small sub-rafter that provide some of the support for the soofits. (dificult to explain)
Photo fifth shows the detail of the window construction using double m&t. ( wouldn't that be fun to do)
Photo 6 shows the entrance door to the udon restaurant. Note the single slab of timber about 1200mm in width.
Lucky last shows another entrance to a house. This one is very traditional.
Damien.
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24th September 2006, 06:33 PM #2
More pictures.
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24th September 2006, 07:52 PM #3
aaahh much food for thought there ol son... maybe I should have a burl at makin a traditional Japanese house instead of puttin up a steel frame one eh?... yeah right like I could see the Harvey Shire lettin that happen
So you havin a tour around Japan or just visitin family and friends? or just doin your own thing?
Have a good one mate and cheers for the pics!Believe me there IS life beyond marriage!!! Relax breathe and smile learn to laugh again from the heart so it reaches the eyes!!
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24th September 2006, 08:28 PM #4
Thanks Damien.
Please keep the photo's coming as you get to see some of the good stuff. The traditional architecture, trades/crafts and gardens are the only thing that attracts me to Japan, so I'll keep an eye out for anything you post.
Have fun
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24th September 2006, 10:02 PM #5
Dingo, Im here in Japan with my own business and generally creating havoc as any true blooded Aussie would do.
Clinton, mate no worries i have ample pics of the groovy side of japan, so I will post in the future. I wasn't sure if anyone was interested.
Damien.
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24th September 2006, 10:41 PM #6
Hi goodwoody,
keep 'em coming, very interesting! Check out the slab on that door on the left (was it the last post of photos?), as wide as the door frame I think!:eek: And the beautiful aging of the timber.
Did I see a double mortice, wonder if it was cut with one of those amazing twin bladed chisels!?
Cheers,Andy Mac
Change is inevitable, growth is optional.
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25th September 2006, 02:38 AM #7
Overkill on them roofing beams!
One can only imagine how long it takes to find logs with the correct amount of curve, wonder if they grow them that way?....................................................................
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25th September 2006, 10:28 AM #8
Thanks for sharing these, Damien. We've been to Japan but didn't get to see this side of it! I love any rustic, vernacular architecture - bare bones type of buildings. It's interesting, isn't it, to see the similarities with the trad. cruck frame buildings in the UK, and the log framed homes all over the World, really - the natural logs, with some attempt at squaring off with basic tools, all exposed, etc. What is the infill in these? Wattle and daub? Looks like cypress for the ceiling in the first ones? I wonder if they have termites?
Cheers,
Jill
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25th September 2006, 10:46 AM #9
Jill, the logs are a type of cedar that is similar to Huon Pine. Its is soft resinous and has a Phenolic compound that the termites dont like. The black coating is over 100 years of silt and smoke from the "irori" which is their open fireplace.
I have a question What is wattle and daub?
damien.
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25th September 2006, 12:34 PM #10
Wikipedia says: Daub and wattle are building materials used in constructing houses. A woven latticework of wooden stakes called wattles is daubed with a mixture of mud and clay, animal dung and straw to create a structure. The daub was sometimes mixed (a laborious process by hand) by placing it in farm gateways for the animals to trample through. Hence the dung would have been introduced more as a side-effect than intentionally, although it does no harm to the mix. It is normally whitewashed to increase its resistance to rain.
Was used by early settlers here.
Cheers,Andy Mac
Change is inevitable, growth is optional.
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25th September 2006, 02:51 PM #11
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26th September 2006, 12:25 AM #12
Thanks for the info, Damien. I love the practicality of the Japanese with their space usage in their homes, etc. Oh, and the BEST, sweet ripe fresh figs I ever tasted I bought down some side street in Osaka...and the biggest persimmons - I've never seen any near that size over here!
(Thanks Andy for filling Damien in on the wattle and daub - you beat me & explained it better!) In Chester, England - the city famous for it's black cruck framed buildings - a lot of those have been built with wattle and daub infill, and some are still in good nick even though they were built in 1200 AD.
Have fun over there!
Cheers,
Jill
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26th September 2006, 08:18 AM #13
Interesting pics, goodwoody. The door has a very wide board in that frame -- I wonder if expansion is a problem.
Also, I wonder why the wood turns white near the ground. Photo effect, or splashing up from the ground, or does it go white when wet?Those are my principles, and if you don't like them . . . well, I have others.
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1st October 2006, 10:20 PM #14
I do like the minimalist style, also seen in Dutch/Belgium farm buildings esp. barns. However the Japanese seem to have a way of doing it just a bit better! Thanks for posting and the insights added. makes a great detour from the normal posts on this BB. Funny how they can make age look good, wish I could learn that trick (both for woodwork and myself!) Keep up the flow.
Jacko
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2nd October 2006, 09:02 AM #15
When the roof comes down.
Tradition Japanese homes are built to resist typoons, but that heavy clay tile roof and a lack of bracing of the walls, means they are killers in a earthquake.
This is what caused the big death toll in Kobe.
I don't think I would sleep soundly in one.
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