T-Square Design Associates

京都祇園の花見小路から１本西の西花見小路に面するこのお店は現在のオーナーの祖母の代から続く気軽にお酒が楽しめる場として人気の高いお店である。しかし、築年数が７０年を超えた建物の老朽化が激しい上、設備の劣化、建物の傾き、害虫、ネズミ等の様々な被害に対し、精神的に限界に達していたオーナーが全面的な改修を決意された。とは言え、１階店舗、２階住居という伝統的な基本構成や、景観規制により、外観等は変わらない。そこで、上階住居部分は現在のライフスタイルや、家族構成に沿ったプランに変更し、1階店舗は、それまでの「昭和感満載」だった空間（私はそれも好きだったが）から、全く新しい雰囲気に変貌させ、既存客だけでなく、新たな顧客を獲得することも目指した。祇園に行かれたら、是非一度足を運んでみて下さい。

写真：中村写真工房　中村大輔

This is a renovation project of a townhouse in Gion, Kyoto. Due to the oldness of the architecture and interior, the owner decided to renovate the place. A traditional style of a town house in Gion is that shops, restaurants or bars are on the first floor letting direct access from the road with the living quarter above. Here, the first floor is a bar operated by one of the sisters who live above. A very strict regulation about changing the façade also exists in Gion, so the façade was kept as it was. (the exterior was remade off course but to look exactly like before, all materials were simply replaced to new same materials) The townhouse style as an architecture was kept so that the owner can keep the same life style. However, the actual plan, finishing material and everything else were changed. It is difficult to notice what was done from the outside but once you enter inside, a completely different space is created. Please try to find this bar in Gion and have a drink.

Photo：Nakamura Photo Studio (Daisuke Nakamura)