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Completed in 2024 in Tokyo, Japan. Images by Shinkenchiku Sha, Mariko Yasaka, Masao Nishikawa. The renovation of Villa Serena 204 began as a personal and professional mission to challenge Japan's "scrap-and-build" culture. Located in a historic...
Save this picture!© Shinkenchiku Sha+ 21 Curated by Miwa Negoro Share ShareFacebookTwitterMailPinterestWhatsappOrhttps://www.archdaily.com/1040798/jingu-studio-ynas Clipboard "COPY" CopyApartments, Renovation•Tokyo, Japan Architects: YNAS Area Area of this architecture project Area: 96 m² Year Completion year of this architecture project Year: 2024 Photographs Photographs:Shinkenchiku Sha, Masao Nishikawa, Mariko Yasaka Lead Architects: Yuko Numata Category: Apartments, RenovationLead Team: Yuko NumataTechnical Team: KawamuraCity: TokyoCountry: JapanMore SpecsLess Specs Save this picture!© Masao Nishikawa Text description provided by the architects. The renovation of Villa Serena 204 began as a personal and professional mission to challenge Japan's "scrap-and-build" culture. Located in a historic modernist building designed by Junzo Sakakura, the project seeks to prove that aging architecture can gain value through thoughtful intervention. The core inspiration was the tension between the building's rigid 600mm structural grid and the fluid lifestyle of its occupants—an architect and a casting director. By embracing the "ambiguity" between work and life, the design breathes new life into a modernist relic, transforming it into a high-functioning home and studio.
