Takayama, wooden Machiya townhouses
A house for the sacred, a house for the profane
… to Hida Museum of Woodcrafting:
Samples of bent wood
How the wooden latticework is produced
Wood bending was used in former furniture production…
… as well as contemporary furniture for eastern and western sitting habits
… to Hida Museum of Folk Culture: A farm house with stratified, yet flexible spatial zones
Stepped floor levels, changing floor materials, layered spaces
Naturally bent wood is used for specific structural purposes