Japanese engawa.

A room at the edge of the garden.

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Shape the threshold

01

Starting design

Moss gardenWarm cedar, open screens and stepping stonesQuiet gravelPale timber and a compact dry gardenLong verandaA generous deck beneath broad eaves

02

Room & veranda

Facade widthmm

Room depthmm

Engawa depthmm

Clear post heightmm

Floor above gardenmm

The engawa is the timber threshold outside the sliding screens. Dimensions are indicative.

9.0 m² timber veranda

03

Screens & shelter

Screen opening%

Four screens slide along separate tracks in each bay. Fully open, they stack at one side.

Show roofHide the roof and rafters to explore the room

Eaves beyond deckmm

Roof pitch°

Timber finish

CedarCypressWeathered

04

Garden setting

MossGravel

Garden plantingLayered trees, low shrubs and moss islands

Stone water basinA quiet detail beside the timber deck

Pattern 07 · Japanese engawa

Concept study. Dimensions are indicative, not construction drawings.

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