Japan's MINKA houses design for style & safety | talking with architect Miroslav Bachura

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Miroslav Bachura is an architect-designer who is originally from Slovakia, now based in Shizuoka Japan. Here he talks about how to properly reuse Minka traditional Japanese houses and materials to be both stylish, cost effective, safe and more sustainable.

Watch the talk with Miro here to see all the great pictures we refer to in this talk.

Miro is now working for the Sozosya (Sozosha) architectural design company focused on building renovations, machizukuri, and local urban development projects. https://sozosya.co.jp/

• 00:00 Welcome
• 01:05 Miro's Backstory
• 05:18 Heritage & Sustainable Design
• 07:30 Minka Summit 2024 talk summary
• 08:40 Before Renovation Minka
• 09:33 Old Clay Patterns HONEGUMI
• 11:00 Wood & Lumber in Japan
• 14:30 Grooves in flooring
• 15:00 Jon Stollenmeyer hand carved flooring
• 16:40 Artisan hotel promote local crafts in design
• 17:44 House moved to new location in Japan
• 19:20 Subtle Lighting
• 20:22 Wooden Bathtubs from Shizuoka
• 21:00 Views from bath & bathroom
• 22:30 Samurai Japanese gates
• 24:40 Eateries, Guest Houses & Onsen projects
• 25:50 Village Museum vision for preservation
• 26:30 How to Reuse Wooden Beams
• 28:30 Do not knock structural elements down
• 31:00 Earthquake safety design for Minka
• 33:00 KURA storehouse renovation to guest house
• 36:00 Choose insulation carefully
• 38:10 Chazome fermented tea dye design
• 41:40 Energy and heat efficiency standards
• 43:00 Solar panels without insulation is inefficient
• 44:30 Make use of abandoned Akiya or not
• 47:00 Wood shock effect on construction
• 49:00 Artistic Minka to Guest House projects
• 50:59 Hanamura Yakitori eatery design
• 51:28 Gara Batik Kimono design
• 52:00 Local bamboo art
• 53:00 Natural light use
• 54:00 City central sauna design
• 55:20 Upcoming projects for 2024
• 56:40 Urban planning pedestrian green project
• 58:00 Getting rid of trees in Japan cities
• 1:00:00 Thanks for joining!

LINKS for projects Miro is a part of with Sozosya co in Shizuoka Japan:

Apartment remodel: https://sozosya.co.jp/works/3452/

Craft Inn Waraku GuestHouse https://craftinn-waraku.jp/

Restaurant - Yakitori Hanamura https://sozosya.co.jp/works/4749/

Guest House from a traditional MINKA house Izumigaya Crafts Inn Waraku ~RAKU~ https://sozosya.co.jp/works/4298/

Guest House from a MINKA Izumigaya Crafts Inn Waraku ~ WA WA ~ https://sozosya.co.jp/works/4289/

Pre-Japan projects in Chezchia & Slovakia

Matyskovi - https://architekturasrdcem.cz/matyskovi-na-slapech

Self-Sufficient for energy and resource home Aranka - https://architekturasrdcem.cz/aranka-v-orechu

Library project Vamberk https://architekturasrdcem.cz/altan-knihovny-vamberk

Apartment project: https://architekturasrdcem.cz/zuzka-pepa-byt-hanspaulka

Miroslav was a presenter at the 2024 Minka Summit in Hanase Village talking about “Reshaping Heritage: Sustainably Revitalizing Japanese Architecture” & a

panelist talking about "Lessons from Noto – Personal Stories & Disaster Mitigation".

Miro also appeared in some short videos on my channel explaining some interesting Japanese design concepts while we viewed the stunning 2m26 Kayabuki Atelier:

* Kaidan-Dansu (Stair Storage) https://youtube.com/shorts/WZsNI0NlmEU?si=-YY0DDDHyBUI7njk

* Nuki (support beams) https://youtube.com/shorts/a4XTWvD12f0?si=nzOPdAeOAMAVFYX3

* Kusabi (Wooden Wedges) https://youtube.com/shorts/qX5vyZssJN4?si=XWeKLPOvJKid6Qfj

2m26 architecture, design and construction studio

https://2m26.com/about/

Miroslav Bachura on LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/miroslav-bachura-2479161b4/

Related Links:

Waste issues for housing construction: https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/earth-and-planetary-sciences/construction-waste

Japan's Wood Shock: https://str-con.com/wood-shock-eng-version/

Jon Stollenmeyer's stunning showhome tour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abmvhZyRB9g&t=258s

Alex Kerr talks about the Minka Summit event and introduces the design of his home CHIIORI in the Iya Valley, Tokushima https://www.youtube.com/live/2DMobzO4IPc?si=CMtPLB2-HqHR4MP7&t=1140

2m26 Design Team - Kayabuki thatch roof atelier talk with Melanie https://youtu.be/UkyNSnXb558?si=ZD1PdrBtL3WdDZxP

Japanese houses and earthquake safety talk with Uberto and Ayumi in Fukuoka: https://www.youtube.com/live/veARC65sE14?si=UApzCmhiNshxVay8

Brett Rassmussen on Ojika Island Renovation Projects: https://www.youtube.com/live/LVESPjbfGW4?si=X6IzzfTXBI10R9zv

USA EPA report on benefit of adding trees to city centers to reduce heat island effect: https://www.epa.gov/heatislands/using-trees-and-vegetation-reduce-heat-islands#:~:text=Trees%20and%20vegetation%20also%20provide,lower%20than%20unforested%20urban%20areas.