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