While we were renovating Yukuribako, we received a call from the site.

Senboku New Town, Oikedai.

They said they were looking for a place to live in this area.

Then, when a property came up, we went to the site and together we considered what kind of house would be built. We had a few chances, but we missed the last move.

At that time, a wonderful property appeared. There is a building agreement in place in that area, and the entire town has white walls and red roofs. When it was first constructed, it was sold by the Sakai City Housing Supply Corporation.

And it was built by a house builder. The house builder is National Housing Industry Co., Ltd. This is what we call Pana Home today.

From there, a battle began in a sense as to how to renovate the house.

A lightweight steel frame house built in 1986. When acquiring real estate, one of the things I consider important is the perspective of asset value.

In particular, when purchasing a used home and renovating it, think about how to secure the asset value.

We are moving forward with the acquisition of a renovated long-term quality home. We have tried to improve the performance to meet this, which is currently one of the publicly recognized standards.

As the structure complies with the new seismic standards and the property is a lightweight steel frame house, we believe that no seismic reinforcement work is necessary. The rest is deterioration countermeasures, maintenance and conservation measures, and energy conservation measures. The most difficult thing was dealing with deterioration.

We had many discussions with PanaHome and the people at the Long-term Quality Housing Office about the thickness of the steel frame itself and whether rust prevention measures had been taken. As for energy saving measures, this time as well, we applied for the Building Energy Efficiency Labeling System (BELS), just as we do for new construction.

The standard this time was the “Long-Term Quality Housing Renovation Promotion Project”. As with the previous wooden renovation, this time too we were aiming for an advanced energy-saving subsidy of 3 million yen.

A reduction level of 20% or more from current energy saving standards. The outer skin performance standard is UA value = 0.58. I also really wanted to do some work on the exterior walls.

Using this grant, the exterior walls were renovated using a galvalume steel plate covering method.

There were not many structural constraints on the plan, so I was able to create it with some degree of freedom. The client loves books, so we created a space where he could sit in the wide hallway leading to the LDK and enjoy books.

A large workbench was also planned for the Daikoku kitchen so that the whole family could cook together.

Furthermore, the unique Senboku green road park that extends from the LDK to the deck offers a spectacular view, and we want you to live in a constant connection with the outside, rather than just staying inside the house. With this in mind, we proceeded with the design and construction.

The story of building a house has come to an end. Thanks to the kindness of our client, we had the opportunity to show it to everyone. Used houses + renovated houses that give form to your thoughts about life.