Relocation and Restoration of the Former Watanabe Jinkichi (渡辺甚吉) Residence at the ICI General Center
First written in FY2023-Q2. 2 of 3 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2023. Latest entry: FY2024-Q1.
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- FY2024-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「At the ICI General Center in Toride, Ibaraki Prefecture, the Former Jinkichi Watanabe Residence, whose relocation within the center was completed in fiscal 2022, has been open to the public by reservation since fiscal 2023 in response to strong requests from outside the center, including from local residents. All reservations for the 3-day public viewing held in June were filled, and more than 130 people visited.」
The Former Jinkichi Watanabe Residence has progressed to the stage of opening to the public by reservation from fiscal 2023, with all reservations filled for the 3-day opening in June and more than 130 visitors. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「It was subsequently registered as a Nationally Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on 27 February.」
The Former Jinkichi Watanabe Residence was registered as a Tangible Cultural Property after its relocation and restoration, and is also being developed as a hub for community interaction through lectures, workshops and other activities. - FY2023-Q2First statedAnnual report
「At the ICI General Center in Toride, Ibaraki Prefecture, which entered its third year since opening, the Former Jinkichi Watanabe Residence was relocated to the site on 21 April, and an opening ceremony was held with architectural historian Fujimori Terunobu (藤森 照信) serving as honorary director. The Former Jinkichi Watanabe Residence is a historic structure embodying the highest level of experience and expertise in Japanese residential architecture at the time it was built, in the early Showa period. When it was dismantled in Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, it was documented using 3D scanning and a 360-degree camera, while missing or decayed components were restored using craftsmen’s traditional techniques and the robot-arm wood-processing machine WOODSTAR.」
The relocation and restoration of a historic structure at the ICI General Center has been disclosed for the first time, along with the specific use of facilities and technologies combining 3D scanning, a 360-degree camera, traditional techniques and a robot-arm wood-processing machine.