Historic Building Activation: Japanese Dormitory Transformed into a Bookstore

The interior of a wooden Japanese dormitory. The original wooden floor, shoji, and engawa are preserved. The tatami room is re-floored with wood to place movable bookshelves, which are not fixed to the walls. Lighting uses floor lamps and standing lamps, with wiring running openly along the baseboards. The garden is visible through the glass doors of the engawa. Avoid: removing partitions to create a large open space, fixing bookshelves into original alcoves, opening holes in the ceiling for recessed lights, or completely replacing the floor with new wood.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一棟木造日式宿舍的室內。原有的木地板、障子與緣側被保留,榻榻米房間改鋪木地板放置活動式的書架,書架不固定在牆上。照明用落地燈與立燈,管線沿踢腳明走。庭院透過緣側的玻璃門看得見。避免:拆除隔間做成開放大空間、把書架固定嵌入原有壁龕、在天花開孔裝嵌燈、用新木料把地板全面換新。