Machiya Renovation Ideas Contest with Prize Pool of 160.000 JPY

Hachise is accepting entries for Machiya (Japanese Townhouse) Renovation Ideas Contest. Chance to make your thoughts happen, in reality! A contest that seeks out-of-the-box renovation ideas. Hachise has been renovating nearly 500 pre-owned homes and has proposed numerous housing plans and living styles to customers aiming for "safety, security, and comfort".

Apart from that, we also believe that "playfulness" of a property is one key point that makes people exciting to live in it, which pushes us to keep innovating our renovation proposals after repeated studies.

To achieve this, Hachise not only works hand-in-hand with professionals involved in the housing and real estate fields daily, but we would like to hear the voice of those who love architecture or home design as a hobby with groundbreaking ideas that make us want to live.

We have decided to recruit widely, all over the world, thus anyone with an idea is welcome. Waiting to hear your ideas; a revolutionary approach to house-making!

1. Champion: 100.000 JPY.
2. First runner up (two): 30.000 JPY.
3. Distinction award (ten): 1 night accommodation voucher of Unknow Kyoto

• Please refer to the floor plan below and apply for ideas on how to renovate this Machiya as follows:

1. Total floor area of the original plan: approx. 72sqm
2. This floor plan is not an actual property.
3. Renovation idea has to be for residencial purpose. Residence with shop/office is also eligible for entry, but the residencial area should be the main focus of the case.

• Commercial-only renovations (solely for shops or offices, etc.) are NOT subject to review.
• It doesn't matter if you are planning for the whole townhouse or just a part of it (kitchen, garden, etc.).
• We are longing for a plan that emphasizes revolutionary ideas rather than feasibility!
• Anyone is welcome no matter you are an architect, a constructor, a student.
• Participants may register either individually or as a team.
• You are welcome to submit multiple entries. However, please ensure they are your original ideas and please refrain from submitting ideas that have been published previously or already constructed.
• All information submitted and correspondence must be conducted in either Japanese or English.
• Fore more info on terms and conditions and examples of ideas here.

About Hachise:

Hachise is a real estate company in Kyoto that focuses on traditional Japanese townhouses, Kyo-Machiya, and to give them new concepts and new lives through renovation. Our goal is to help you match with these Kyo-Machiyas, and to keep the beautiful cityscape of Kyoto everlasting.

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