Thread: Japanese House

Originally Posted by hepcat

In the tokonoma is usually a picture, and the chigai dana has a shelf of some kind. Google images illustrates this better than I could ever explain.

Originally Posted by Old Monkey

Originally Posted by hepcat

Awesome project, Mr. Monkey. Will you be including a room with a tokonoma and chigai dana? How about fusama partitions between rooms? I can't wait to see the finished product.

You got me there!
Please define your term, I'm with a Japanese girl right now and she doesn't know them.

New idea! Sure I've seen these recesses, but I thought they were for religious purposes, with a few candles, prayers, images, statues...
Maybe, I'll study this.
I'm now working on the living room floor plan, drawing different arrangements wood floor-tatamis, circulation, raised "table" with tatamis top. 10 different drawings done, at least 20 to do, until one fits better.
Just came back at dusk, will see the building progress tomorrow, will post pictures.

Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog

Originally Posted by DrAndy

but I still contend that the air cannot be 4C cooler inside, that is just what you feel it may be

Wind chill factor?

if you manage to get a nice updraught, then it will feel cooler, same as having a fan on

Originally Posted by DrAndy

Originally Posted by Old Monkey

I was afraid it would be very expansive, but, considering the authenticity, the work involved and the durability, it is reasonable, I think.

They now make Tatamis by machine and they are still good quality, but a lot cheaper

we used to have the hand-made ones for our judo school, way back, and they were tough and really comfortable to bounce on

Can you get those in Thailand?

The arches have been worked on!
Friday, Jan 21, I was absent 8 days, lots was done.

Angles are softer.

The small bricks have been rendered in the storage room.

Not quite dry, can still see bricks.

Now rendering the outside, West wall, storage room.

Outside storage room, North wall, being rendered.

Storage room, small door opening.

My wife's office, red blocks solid wall.

Kitchen, counter, with foot recess, cantilever.

Outside the counter, koi tank.

Ensemble. Kitchen.

Living room.

Living room, separating wall with my office.

Bedroom wall, door opening to toilet and shower.

Walk-in closet wall.

View from the bedroom.

Originally Posted by DrAndy

Originally Posted by Old Monkey

Originally Posted by DrAndy

Originally Posted by Old Monkey

I was afraid it would be very expansive, but, considering the authenticity, the work involved and the durability, it is reasonable, I think.

They now make Tatamis by machine and they are still good quality, but a lot cheaper

we used to have the hand-made ones for our judo school, way back, and they were tough and really comfortable to bounce on

Can you get those in Thailand?

dunno; that was in London

they have machine made ones in Thailand

Thai Tatami Products Co.,Ltd.

Thank you for the info. I looked at the site and they do not seem to have full size tatami mats in their products. I will go visit them next tuesday.
I must say that I would be tempted to trust more a japanese professional's product than any other country's, specially on an article like a tatami floor mat, a semi permanent feature in my design and a traditionnal feature in Japan.
There should be a significant difference in price to convince me.
On the other hand, some of the Thai handicraft is of very good workmanship.

let us know what they are like OM

they are quite near me so maybe I will have a look

Arches are being rendered, beams too. Making beauty.

This, on the right, was supposed to be the walk-in wardrobe. If this stayed like this, my wife's idea, we would have to walk in the toilet to get to the bedroom, furthermore, 2 walls would be needed to hide the person sitting on the toilet.
So, I told the contractor to put down the back wall of the walk-in and to build it on the left of the separating wall.
This was my plan to start with, and it got modified. So, this way, the toilet will be invisible from the bedroom, we will be walking in the bedroom by the shortest route.

The counter moves on... Two red block walls on either ends, two rows of blocks on top, a piece of wood and a large window, sliding open.

Where Alea is, 4-5 wood posts inclined at 45o, to help support the outside edge, and the window.

Thank you.
I am sometimes afraid of being the only one obsessed by this thing. Boring people by details nobody cares about, except me.
I'll keep on.

Electricity wires in pipes for the ground floor. This will be integrated in the floor, under the tiles.

The arches are changing too, "making beauty"

The beams too.