![The sunset reflecting from Oaks and Hickorys](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c1ac1f94cde7a94e55498a6/1584039652545-WVGB5CNFBX8CF3IFGK3A/CC%27d+Web+Pic%28s%29-166.jpg)
Japanese Farmhouse
![The sunset reflecting from Oaks and Hickorys](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c1ac1f94cde7a94e55498a6/1584039652545-WVGB5CNFBX8CF3IFGK3A/CC%27d+Web+Pic%28s%29-166.jpg)
The sunset reflecting from Oaks and Hickorys
![Floor plans based on a square design module, similar to the Japanese Ken system](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c1ac1f94cde7a94e55498a6/1584039688636-8N5G93MVE7NNU5K0MSZ4/Screen+Shot+2020-01-17+at+11.05.05+AM.jpg)
Floor plans based on a square design module, similar to the Japanese Ken system
![Ya-ne, literally meaning “house/interior” and “root/source” The roof is seen as the very root of the house](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c1ac1f94cde7a94e55498a6/1584039722016-OPINKU0HRZ26VTZ2W1KW/CC%27d+Web+Pic%28s%29-23.jpg)
Ya-ne, literally meaning “house/interior” and “root/source” The roof is seen as the very root of the house
![Rough timbers express primitiveness in the roof’s structural system, contrasting with the more refined joinery](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c1ac1f94cde7a94e55498a6/1584039757030-K4ZKZ1A3VMUY4JWBUB13/CC%27d+Web+Pic%28s%29-25.jpg)
Rough timbers express primitiveness in the roof’s structural system, contrasting with the more refined joinery
![Shoji , translucent sliding doors, are covered with mulberry paper which becomes whiter when exposed to sunlight](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c1ac1f94cde7a94e55498a6/1584040089308-UI6XIBX21SJT6KWGXXI4/CC%27d+Web+Pic%28s%29-115.jpg)
Shoji, translucent sliding doors, are covered with mulberry paper which becomes whiter when exposed to sunlight
![Threshold sections and entrance vestibule layout](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c1ac1f94cde7a94e55498a6/1584040157986-078FO5ACXJ0RQGUP0J1L/Screen+Shot+2020-01-17+at+11.04.04+AM.jpg)
Threshold sections and entrance vestibule layout
![The raised wood-floored living space, with a lowered entrance level, evolved from the earthen floors of agricultural villages](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c1ac1f94cde7a94e55498a6/1584040197576-606K26DM9L81HIYZHQI7/CC%27d+Web+Pic%28s%29-117.jpg)
The raised wood-floored living space, with a lowered entrance level, evolved from the earthen floors of agricultural villages
![Wooden members of the shoji are notched into each other from alternate sides, weaving thin strips into lightweight rigid panels](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c1ac1f94cde7a94e55498a6/1584040236235-LGFU1O4OD455ZTLHAULC/Screen+Shot+2020-01-17+at+11.07.31+AM.jpg)
Wooden members of the shoji are notched into each other from alternate sides, weaving thin strips into lightweight rigid panels
![Two halves of a large poplar tree are joined, forming the main beam supporting the second floor](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c1ac1f94cde7a94e55498a6/1584040268824-H7NIIJPXQT0EKP9TJT5I/CC%27d+Web+Pic%28s%29-106.jpg)
Two halves of a large poplar tree are joined, forming the main beam supporting the second floor
![The open plan kitchen and dining area](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c1ac1f94cde7a94e55498a6/1584040305313-KMBPGDEBMODJ6XMWNL02/japanese-farmhouse-kitchen-breakfast-room.jpg)
The open plan kitchen and dining area
![A naturally arched timber creates a recess for the vent hood. Daylight spectrum fluorescent light is softened by Kozo paper grids](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c1ac1f94cde7a94e55498a6/1584040349626-HCD4STPMZTPZ481CGW59/CC%27d+Web+Pic%28s%29-109.jpg)
A naturally arched timber creates a recess for the vent hood. Daylight spectrum fluorescent light is softened by Kozo paper grids
![Balloon framed walls use continuous studs extending to the roof. The second-floor members rest on a band board notched into the studs](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c1ac1f94cde7a94e55498a6/1584040407548-L6TPA0OR6J39T0GELGL3/Screen+Shot+2020-01-17+at+11.07.11+AM.jpg)
Balloon framed walls use continuous studs extending to the roof. The second-floor members rest on a band board notched into the studs
![Walnut with a natural edge and traditional joinery accent the peninsula end panel](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c1ac1f94cde7a94e55498a6/1584040434703-DPVEVN461DBTOS5MCHFL/CC%27d+Web+Pic%28s%29-114.jpg)
Walnut with a natural edge and traditional joinery accent the peninsula end panel
![Interior wall elevations keyed to the floor plan grid system](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c1ac1f94cde7a94e55498a6/1584040474063-QT9MDCDGE10NJ178E6E4/Screen+Shot+2020-01-17+at+11.06.34+AM.jpg)
Interior wall elevations keyed to the floor plan grid system
![The bath reflects the Shinto notions of natural purity, simplicity, and aesthetics, also associated with physical cleanliness](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c1ac1f94cde7a94e55498a6/1584040512015-ZQP5FJYBHSNQTEYPQZXC/CC%27d+Web+Pic%28s%29-98.jpg)
The bath reflects the Shinto notions of natural purity, simplicity, and aesthetics, also associated with physical cleanliness
![An enlarged plan of the bath](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c1ac1f94cde7a94e55498a6/1584040559850-DA3AK13306FDSVNIV9Q7/Screen+Shot+2020-01-17+at+11.10.30+AM.jpg)
An enlarged plan of the bath
![Submerged to the chin in clean hot water while watching the day settle into dusk, one begins to drift, cleansing the mind as well as the body](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c1ac1f94cde7a94e55498a6/1584040604415-P69X95RIWS0HTM92DMBH/CC%27d+Web+Pic%28s%29-84.jpg)
Submerged to the chin in clean hot water while watching the day settle into dusk, one begins to drift, cleansing the mind as well as the body
![Enlarged bath elevations](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c1ac1f94cde7a94e55498a6/1584040847966-KDPT5PMA65XJV6I4S30C/Screen+Shot+2020-01-17+at+11.10.11+AM.jpg)
Enlarged bath elevations
![Simple natural materials](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c1ac1f94cde7a94e55498a6/1584040879705-0WH1G23OR85HVD58K8NJ/Japanese+Tub+River+Pebles.jpg)
Simple natural materials
![Green Soapstone and recycled Honduran Mahogany vanity](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c1ac1f94cde7a94e55498a6/1584040913816-BSX8IS7ZM1WQNDGF1P2C/CC%27d+Web+Pic%28s%29-62.jpg)
Green Soapstone and recycled Honduran Mahogany vanity
![The original scheme called for bending plywood with hardwood veneer for the radius front](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c1ac1f94cde7a94e55498a6/1584040950545-BI7QES42NGGQ3C5Z9QZR/Screen+Shot+2020-01-17+at+11.07.45+AM.jpg)
The original scheme called for bending plywood with hardwood veneer for the radius front
![As I began making the vanities, a dear friend gifted me the mahogany lumber he’d been saving for a special project : )](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c1ac1f94cde7a94e55498a6/1584040989111-SZ5MPTCJOG4ZU1S04949/CC%27d+Web+Pic%28s%29-61.jpg)
As I began making the vanities, a dear friend gifted me the mahogany lumber he’d been saving for a special project : )
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![Screen Shot 2020-01-17 at 11.04.26 AM.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c1ac1f94cde7a94e55498a6/1584041072298-F3IEM6S4UU38BYR66EHH/Screen+Shot+2020-01-17+at+11.04.26+AM.jpg)
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![Screen Shot 2020-01-17 at 11.04.43 AM.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c1ac1f94cde7a94e55498a6/1584041144476-IK28J71H4YC2W3IPNQ8A/Screen+Shot+2020-01-17+at+11.04.43+AM.jpg)
![CC'd Web Pic(s)-69.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c1ac1f94cde7a94e55498a6/1584041181597-TIJPAA7WS5TX6WLN21XO/CC%27d+Web+Pic%28s%29-69.jpg)
![Screen Shot 2020-01-17 at 11.05.32 AM.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c1ac1f94cde7a94e55498a6/1584041217229-VZPSI7E3P6997EJO96WT/Screen+Shot+2020-01-17+at+11.05.32+AM.jpg)