Takao Shiotsuka (Takao Shiotsuka Atelier)
Masaki Shimomura (Masaki Shimomura Architect & Associates)

A regional revitalization project set in Kunisaki City’s Tsurukawa district, a place where history and culture thrive. The project consists of the Challenge Shop (CS) building and a 120-year-old traditional house renovated into a Telework (TW) facility. The layout plan references the area’s central Sakura Hachiman Shrine, integrating the local cultural context. The TW building, with its bold and rustic timber framing of logs and beams, contrasts with the newly constructed CS building, designed with a modular, flexible, and highly adaptable structure. This architecture, traversing 120 years of history and showcasing the tension between traditional and modern building techniques, serves as a new activity hub that connects the community’s heritage to its future.