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Architecture and Regional Planning Lab
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An architecture and regional planning lab exploring how to use old traditional houses and vacant houses in depopulated and rural areas.
AboutAbout the lab
Considering regional kominka and vacant houses through architectural planning and regional planning
The Architecture and Regional Planning Lab specializes in architectural planning and regional planning.
Its research keywords include depopulated areas, rural areas, migration and settlement, kominka (old traditional houses), vacant houses, closed schools, and community organizations.
Research titles include day care facilities for older adults in converted traditional wooden houses, support for migration and settlement by community organizations, and lodging facilities for rural migrants.
Associate Professor Sachiko Yamamoto also serves outside the university in roles such as chair of the Ibaraki Kominka Utilization Council.
Key terms
- Kominka
- An old traditional wooden house. In this lab, its use as welfare facilities, lodging facilities, and the like is a research subject
- Migration and settlement
- Moving from another region and continuing to live there. Support by community organizations is a research subject in this lab
- Vacant house
- A house that no one lives in anymore. In this lab, its use, such as conversion into dormitories for international students, is a research subject
NewsLab news
Associate Professor Sachiko Yamamoto received the Wood Education Award
Research on migration and settlement support by community organizations was published in the Journal of Architecture and Planning of the Architectural Institute of Japan
Research on a dormitory for international students using a vacant detached house was published in the Proceedings of the Housing Research Symposium of the Architectural Institute of Japan
Associate Professor Sachiko Yamamoto received the Excellence Award at the Housing Renovation Contest
ResearchResearch themes
Specializing in architectural planning and regional planning, the lab conducts research on depopulated and rural areas. Its subjects include support for migration and settlement by community organizations and the use of kominka and vacant houses.
*Illustrative imageConverting Traditional Wooden Houses into Community Facilities
The lab studies how to set space uses and what renovation requirements apply when converting traditional wooden houses into community facilities. The spatial use composition and actual use of day care facilities for older adults in converted traditional wooden houses are also among its research titles.
*Illustrative imageCommunity Organizations Supporting Migration and Settlement
The lab studies the operating structures and effects of migration and settlement support provided by community organizations. One study analyzes the settlement process and contributing factors for young migrants on remote islands, focusing on Izu Oshima.
*Illustrative imageLodging Facilities for Migrants and Community Exchange
The lab studies the operations and community exchange activities of lodging facilities run by rural migrants. Its subjects are guesthouses across Japan and facilities in the Kyushu, Chugoku, and Shikoku regions.
*Illustrative imageUsing Vacant Houses
The lab studies methods of converting vacant detached houses into dormitories for international students, and the effects on the local community. One study covers a case in Tone Town, Ibaraki Prefecture, where a house was converted into a dormitory for a Japanese-language school.
MembersFaculty
- Associate ProfessorSachiko Yamamoto
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Traditional House At Hida Takayama (30203193)” Mark Bucayan / CC BY 3.0 (cropped)
- Converting Traditional Wooden Houses into Community Facilities: “Celtic settlement-Rural Architecture Museum of Sanok” Silar / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Community Organizations Supporting Migration and Settlement: “The Izu oshima island Izu Oshima Island ( )” Yamaguchi Yoshiaki from Japan / CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped)
- Lodging Facilities for Migrants and Community Exchange: “Bularros-casa rural” Xemenendura / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Using Vacant Houses: “House under repair or renovation - geograph.org.uk - 3011998” Trevor Littlewood / CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped)
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