Miroslav Bachura is an architect-designer who is originally from Slovakia, now based in Shizuoka Japan. Here he talks about how to properly reuse Minka traditional Japanese houses and materials to be both stylish, cost effective, safe and more sustainable.
Miro is now working for the Sozosya (Sozosha) architectural design company focused on building renovations, machizukuri, and local urban development projects. https://sozosya.co.jp/
00:00 Welcome
01:05 Miro's Backstory
05:18 Heritage & Sustainable Design
07:30 Minka Summit 2024 talk summary
08:40 Before Renovation Minka
09:33 Old Clay Patterns HONEGUMI
11:00 Wood & Lumber in Japan
14:30 Grooves in flooring
15:00 Jon Stollenmeyer hand carved flooring
16:40 Artisan hotel promote local crafts in design
17:44 House moved to new location in Japan
19:20 Subtle Lighting
20:22 Wooden Bathtubs from Shizuoka
21:00 Views from bath & bathroom
22:30 Samurai Japanese gates
24:40 Eateries, Guest Houses & Onsen projects
25:50 Village Museum vision for preservation
26:30 How to Reuse Wooden Beams
28:30 Do not knock structural elements down
31:00 Earthquake safety design for Minka
33:00 KURA storehouse renovation to guest house
36:00 Choose insulation carefully
38:10 Chazome fermented tea dye design
41:40 Energy and heat efficiency standards
43:00 Solar panels without insulation is inefficient
44:30 Make use of abandoned Akiya or not
47:00 Wood shock effect on construction
49:00 Artistic Minka to Guest House projects
50:59 Hanamura Yakitori eatery design
51:28 Gara Batik Kimono design
52:00 Local bamboo art
53:00 Natural light use
54:00 City central sauna design
55:20 Upcoming projects for 2024
56:40 Urban planning pedestrian green project
58:00 Getting rid of trees in Japan cities
1:00:00 Thanks for joining!
LINKS for projects Miro is a part of with Sozosya co in Shizuoka Japan:
Miroslav was a presenter at the 2024 Minka Summit in Hanase Village talking about “Reshaping Heritage: Sustainably Revitalizing Japanese Architecture” & a
panelist talking about "Lessons from Noto – Personal Stories & Disaster Mitigation".
Miro also appeared in some short videos on my channel explaining some interesting Japanese design concepts while we viewed the stunning 2m26 Kayabuki Atelier:
