A study on Engawa: The Japanese Tradition and its Contemporary Revival

The engawa (縁側) is a strip of decking, often finished in wood or bamboo, that exist between the periphery of the Japanese house and the garden, covered by the part of eaves that extend from the moya. Its reoccurrence in all kinds of art form, ranging from Japanese traditional wooden prints, paintings, photography, architecture, and even to films and animations, makes it a remarkable feature in the impressions of Japanese dwelling. It is not difficult to realize that, by observing the way engawa is depicted and presented in various medias, the engawa forms an essential part of the Japanese livelihood, while it has been repeatedly used as the subject of re-interpretation or concept development in architectural designs (of architecture of Tadao Ando, Kengo Kuma, Go Hasegawa etc.). Therefore, the essay’s interest lies in investigating the timelessness qualities of the engawa, and to critically evaluate its contemporary revival, in the hope of extracting the genuine values behind this architectural symbol that would be worth preserving and developing in current context. <a href="https://siujui.medium.com/a-study-on-engawa-evaluation-on-the-contemporary-learning-from-tradition-e2d1dc4727c0">Click Here</a>