Minamicho House / ROOVICE | ArchDaily

Minamicho House / ROOVICE | ArchDaily

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Completed in 2025 in Tokyo, Japan. Images by Akira Nakamura. The house had remained within the same family for generations, quietly carrying layers of everyday life and memory. Although the new owner lives...

Save this picture!© Akira Nakamura+ 23 Curated by Miwa Negoro Share ShareFacebookTwitterMailPinterestWhatsappOrhttps://www.archdaily.com/1040762/minamicho-house-roovice Clipboard "COPY" CopyHouses, Renovation•Tokyo, Japan Architects: ROOVICE Area Area of this architecture project Area:  112 m² Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2025 Photographs Photographs:Akira Nakamura Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project Manufacturers:  Osmo Edel, Tajima Lead Architects: Giulia Taverna, Koichi Takahashi (Roovice) Category: Houses, RenovationProject Site Manager: Koichi Takahashi (Roovice)City: TokyoCountry: JapanMore SpecsLess Specs Save this picture!© Akira Nakamura Text description provided by the architects. The house had remained within the same family for generations, quietly carrying layers of everyday life and memory. Although the new owner lives abroad, he chose not to part with it, feeling a strong attachment to the place he had inherited. Rather than selling, the decision was made to bring the house back into use through ROOVICE's Kariage framework—a system that renovates vacant homes and subleases them, allowing owners to preserve their properties without the burden of managing them. This approach made it possible for the house to be lived in once again, while retaining its identity and history.

Originally published on April 18, 2026. Curated by Construction News.

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