Enemane House 2017 Machiya + Core: Proposal for a machiya community revitalization model using ZEH

Prof. Daisuke Ogura

Graduate School of Engineering

Enemane House is a project to raise awareness about energy efficiency by building a model community. In a partnership between the University and private companies, the project builds model houses based on the concept pf the Net Zero Energy House (ZEH), a house whose net consumption of primary energy over the course of a year is zero. The environmental and energy performance of the houses is then measured, tested and exhibited to the public.

The project was led in 2017 by two labs in the Department of Architecture and Architectual engineering, Graduate Shchool of Engineering, Kyoto University, namely the Yanagisawa Lab (Course on Housing and Environmental Design) and the Ogura Lab (Course on Architectural Environmental Planning). In the proposal, “Machiya + Core: Proposal for a machiya community revitalization model using ZEH,” wooden townhouses built with traditional techniques in the Kyoto style, called kyomachiya, are partially equipped with a “ZEH core” to satisfy the conditions for ZEH. This approach preserves the appeal of the machiya configuration and decor while improving performance on various metrics. Once renovated, the kyomachiya are managed by the local community, presenting a model residential style that is sustainable and contributes to the transmission of residential culture and revitalization of the community.