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This is a Japanese-style room or "nihonma" built into a newly constructed home. It is enclosed by a combination system of shoji screen and glass sliding doors. The shoji screens can open both vertically and horizontally. The low table in the center can be stored in the recess below and covered with a tatami mat, giving the room multiple uses..

The small Japanese-style room or "nihonma" is enclosed by "yukimi" style shoji screens. "Yukimi" translates as "snow viewing" and means that the screens can open vertically as well as horizontally. The tatami floor mats were custom made by Uota Tatami Mats. The tea table, constructed by Sakaguchi-san, is made of cherry wood. There is a recess in the center of the table covered by a piece of wood matching the table top. When the cover is removed, a portable electric or gas burner can be placed there to boil tea or make a hot pot.

This home office includes a wooden ceiling made of Western red cedar, walls covered with Japanese "mud" plaster (juraku), an alcove for placing art work (tokonoma), tatami-mat floor, shoji window screens, a bamboo latticed window (shitaji mado), and a low table that can be hydraulically raised up and down. When the table is lowered into the floor, it is covered with a tatami mat, providing more space and options for use of the room..

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This ridge roof (kirizuma) style tea house, which has posts partly submerged in a koi pond, is constructed with Port Orford cedar. The tearoom is 4-1/2 tatami mats or approx. 9' square. The interior includes a closet kitchen (mizuya) and an alcove for displaying art (tokonoma). The tea house is enclosed by sliding shoji doors and surrounded by a veranda (engawa).

The tea table, constructed by Hiroshi Sakaguchi, is made of cherry wood and can be stored beneath the floor and covered with a custom-sized tatami mat. The cabinetry of the built-in closet kitchen (mizuya) is framed with Port Orford cedar. The panels are made of thin Western red cedar slats woven together (ajiro). The design in the solid panel at the top of the sink cabinet is hand carved by Sakaguchi-san.

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The Japanese-style low table was constructed by Sakaguchi-san of black ash. Large enough to invite guests for a Japanese "hot-pot" dinner, It can be stored in the recess below and covered with a tatami mat when not in use. Elements in the alcove behind the table or "tokonoma", are made of varied woods including rosewood, Dutch elm, Western red cedar, and Southern cypress.

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Japanese Tatami Room - Living room by day, sleeping room by night in Traditional Japanese Style with Tatami Mat floors and Shoji Doors. At night, the table moves aside and a futon comes from the a specialty closet with shelves and cubbies for futon and pillows. Design by Trilogy Partners, Trey Parker, and Laura Frey. Built by Trilogy Partners

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The renovation of this Wallingford craftsman-style bungalow is a thoughtful mix of contemporary ideals within the traditional language of the existing home. Overall, the house was in good shape, but there were unique changes the owner wanted to promote socializing and cooking, relatable to the craftsman style, setting an eclectic balance. Natural light transforms the space. The vaulted ceiling and five over-sized skylights, plus glass doors allow sunlight to pour through and fill the kitchen and social space with tons of daylight. To extend the kitchen, the busiest room in the home, a NanaWall opens to a tiered deck with a connection to the backyard and intimate garden views. There is an in-kitchen Wood Stone pizza oven. An 18-foot long island runs the length of the kitchen where homemade pizzas are made, plus it conceals a shuffleboard table. A black metal wall holds eight beer taps and a surface for creativity. The tatami room serves as an adaptive space – for eating, sleeping, playing games, and socializing.

The wall monitor can be hidden by a paper covered or "fusuma" screen. A screen can also cover the computer area, so that the high-tech office can be converted into a traditional Japanese room used for multi-purposes such as a place to relax or a guest room.

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