Japan's MINKA houses design for style & safety | talking with architect Miroslav Bachura

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. Watch the talk with Miro here to see all the great pictures we refer to in this talk.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 Welcome01:05 Miro's Backstory 05:18 Heritage & Sustainable Design07:30 Minka Summit 2024 talk summary08:40 Before Renovation Minka 09:33 Old Clay Patterns HONEGUMI11:00 Wood & Lumber in Japan14:30 Grooves in flooring15:00 Jon Stollenmeyer hand carved flooring16:40 Artisan hotel promote local crafts in design17:44 House moved to new location in Japan19:20 Subtle Lighting20:22 Wooden Bathtubs from Shizuoka21:00 Views from bath & bathroom22:30 Samurai Japanese gates24:40 Eateries, Guest Houses & Onsen projects25:50 Village Museum vision for preservation26:30 How to Reuse Wooden Beams28:30 Do not knock structural elements down31:00 Earthquake safety design for Minka 33:00 KURA storehouse renovation to guest house36:00 Choose insulation carefully38:10 Chazome fermented tea dye design41:40 Energy and heat efficiency standards43:00 Solar panels without insulation is inefficient44:30 Make use of abandoned Akiya or not47:00 Wood shock effect on construction49:00 Artistic Minka to Guest House projects50:59 Hanamura Yakitori eatery design51:28 Gara Batik Kimono design52:00 Local bamboo art 53:00 Natural light use54:00 City central sauna design55:20 Upcoming projects for 202456:40 Urban planning pedestrian green project58:00 Getting rid of trees in Japan cities1:00:00 Thanks for joining!LINKS for projects Miro is a part of with Sozosya co in Shizuoka Japan: Apartment remodel: https://sozosya.co.jp/works/3452/Craft Inn Waraku GuestHouse https://craftinn-waraku.jp/Restaurant - Yakitori Hanamura https://sozosya.co.jp/works/4749/Guest House from a traditional MINKA house Izumigaya Crafts Inn Waraku ~RAKU~ https://sozosya.co.jp/works/4298/Guest House from a MINKA Izumigaya Crafts Inn Waraku ~ WA WA ~ https://sozosya.co.jp/works/4289/Pre-Japan projects in Chezchia & Slovakia Matyskovi - https://architekturasrdcem.cz/matyskovi-na-slapechSelf-Sufficient for energy and resource home Aranka - https://architekturasrdcem.cz/aranka-v-orechuLibrary project Vamberk