Saionji Shonagon
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Post by Saionji Shonagon on Jul 24, 2007 0:54:52 GMT -5
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Shinmen Ukyo
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Post by Shinmen Ukyo on Jul 24, 2007 7:37:33 GMT -5
That last picture is absolutely amazing. I've discussed my teahouse project with my fiancee, and after the wedding on Sept 1st, we hope to begin construction in mid-sept. We've got a great little spot picked out in the back, we have 4 acres of woodland, and I thought it would be the perfect spot.
I'd like to make sure it's fairly weather proofed as the winters here in VT can be rather unforgiving at times.
Not exactly a portable thing, but I can't wait to get started on it!
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Post by Otagiri Tatsuzou on Jul 24, 2007 16:31:57 GMT -5
Hmmm ....
Less than 10 days before I pack and leave ... check
Portable in a van or trailer ... check
Roof, walls, floor ... check
Less than 500 ... check
Is Otagiri insane enough to try to build a portable "house" just before Pennsic ... ?
(Scratch that ... the only question is "will it stand?")
(I have a plan)
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Saionji Shonagon
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Post by Saionji Shonagon on Jul 24, 2007 17:08:13 GMT -5
Is Otagiri insane enough to try to build a portable "house" just before Pennsic ... ? Do you really need to ask that question, tomodachi?  Suddenly, having the Tosenin kosode wearable by Pennsic seems such a modest goal.... Good luck. |
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Post by solveig on Jul 24, 2007 17:17:07 GMT -5
Noble Cousin! Greetings from Solveig! Thatching poses its own problems Yes, it does come with problems. A lot of formerly thatched building in Japan now sport metal roofs. I recommend that you consider a bevelled wooden slat design which actually appears as an architectural feature on one of the oldest extant buildings in Japan. Please consider the following architectural detail:  The blue prints you found are for a tea hut. homepage2.nifty.com/tskigawa/arctaian.htmAs much as I love tea hut architecture, I do not recommend living in one. For example, the entrance is the small door in the lower right hand corner. I do agree that the tea hut that you found is rather charming and shows that the builder has at least a clue about they are supposed to be like:  |
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Post by Saiaiko on Jul 24, 2007 17:21:00 GMT -5
I say, "Go for it!" Some of the best projects I've done/helped with/nearly blown up have begun the week before Pennsic. My squire brother, Toshinobu-dono, pulled off an excellent akunoya-type in a few days with an easy-up. I built our encampment's gate in three days, three days before leaving for War. I would advise against using real reeds for a thatched roof. I still have nightmares of being stranded under the high power lines where they grew, armed with only nail clippers.  |
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madyaas
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Post by madyaas on Jul 24, 2007 18:08:00 GMT -5
The blue prints you found are for a tea hut. homepage2.nifty.com/tskigawa/arctaian.htmAs much as I love tea hut architecture, I do not recommend living in one. For example, the entrance is the small door in the lower right hand corner. Of course, one could use the design as a basis for a small dwelling. It wouldn't be a chashatsu anymore, of course. It really is a charming building and looks right. I also like the very slight upturned corners which make the rather straight roofline subtly soft. My garden is big enough but not at all the right style to suit that kind of building. |
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Saionji Shonagon
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Post by Saionji Shonagon on Jul 24, 2007 18:23:51 GMT -5
As much as I love tea hut architecture, I do not recommend living in one. For example, the entrance is the small door in the lower right hand corner. I saw the bivy Otagiri-dono occupied during Estrella one year. I doubt a tea hut door would pose a problem for him. |
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Post by Otagiri Tatsuzou on Jul 24, 2007 18:28:49 GMT -5
I built our encampment's gate in three days, three days before leaving for War. The gate in three days? That's impressive. If I do this, it won't be as solid as your yashiki which I greatly admire. But it will be more portable. But the real question ... would it be "good enough" to get the Solveig-sensei seal of approval? I don't know. |
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Post by Saionji Shonagon on Jul 24, 2007 19:26:28 GMT -5
We can do it! Er, I mean you can do it! 
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Hiroyuki
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Post by Hiroyuki on Jul 25, 2007 10:05:44 GMT -5
Otagiri-dono... your ambition never ceases to amaze me.  |
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Post by solveig on Jul 25, 2007 17:25:35 GMT -5
Noble Cousin! Greetings from Solveig! It really is a charming building and looks right. I also like the very slight upturned corners which make the rather straight roofline subtly soft. My garden is big enough but not at all the right style to suit that kind of building. May I suggest taking out a subscription to Sunset Magazine and redesigning your garden to suit the hut? |
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Post by madyaas on Jul 25, 2007 17:54:59 GMT -5
May I suggest taking out a subscription to Sunset Magazine and redesigning your garden to suit the hut? Sure, you can, but the garden is intended to be relatively water wise and easily kept in order by your basic gardener . It's intended to be a rather naturalistic garden. Although I don't believe in letting everything run wild, I do believe in pruning to enhance shape (for instance, a 'Ray Hartman' ceanothus would turn into a huge mounding shrub if not trimmed and pruned). It's all about California natives, proteaceous plants (Leucospermum, Protea, Grevillea), Aussie, New Zealand, and South African natives, a few cactus, and a few water loving subtropicals. Nothing needs to be clipped or kept perfectly in order as many plants would in a traditional Japanese garden to create something more "natural than nature", as a Japanese culture professor of mine once said. However, I have read that an ideal Japanese garden outside of Japan would take advantage of the native landscape to create the garden, so it could be done with natives. California does have many cognates to Japanese plants, and a few things found in Japan are also found here in different species form, such as Asarum, Oxalis, Woodwardia, etc. |
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Post by Saiaiko on Jul 25, 2007 22:29:22 GMT -5
The Solveig-sensei seal of approval is a rare prize to be treasured. However, so is being dry *and* stylish at Pennsic.
Points to remember: My war house isn't called The Blazing Saddles Yashiki for nothing, and the gate is a reproduction in the most abstract sense. Besides, I was on summer vacation. What else did I have to do?
If you can do it, I would. But... only if it's fun or at least satisfying.
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Post by Otagiri Tatsuzou on Jul 26, 2007 0:03:46 GMT -5
If you can do it, I would. But... only if it's fun or at least satisfying. Another day down with no progress. On the other hand, I took a major step forward to wrapping things up at work. I'm going to give it a shot, but I was stymied yesterday at the first step. |
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