Winter is Coming and it seems we have a Leak in the Roof. #Demolition #Renovation #Handyman #SapporoHokkaido #Property #RealEstate #HokkaidoJapan #LeakingRoof

Japanese Houses in general are designed around smaller individual rooms, which each serve a separate function. This makes for Darker, Smaller more Intimate Rooms which are easier to heat during the Cold of Winter. At Lenken Design we want to create a more Open and Sociable Layout which has good Flow and Functionality, but without the huge costs of Heating the larger spaces. When we started the demolition on the ground floor we were surprised just how much the Natural Light fl

At Lenken we take our Projects and Design seriously, which means attending some of the World's Largest Trade Shows. We just recently packed our bags and headed to Guangzhou for China's largest and oldest Import and Export Fair, the 122nd Canton Fair. What an amazing experience to enter Day One of the Fair with over 200,000 people from Around the World. We walked more than 6km through some 20,000 exhibitors, which means we have a full list of New Building Products and Designs

It is hard to believe that the standard practice in Japan is to demolish and not recycle anything from an old house. They simply knock it down, send everything away as rubbish, then rebuild a brand new house. After Lenken peeled back the layers of this old Japanese house we found all the exquisite timbers, as they were 40 years ago, with the most intricate craftsmanship and structure that's more solid than the day it was built. Apart from some layout and window placement chan

What seemed like a simple job turned into an expensive week of hard labor ... here's what happened. As part of our Zenibako Town House project we needed to open up the front retaining wall to allow access for a car park. To own a vehicle in Japan you must be able to prove that you have somewhere to park your car and that it fits within this space, so the wall had to come down. We purchased the appropriate tools from Homac, one heavy duty jack hammer and one concrete cutter, p

One of our first projects in Hokkaido, was this 21sqm Apartment at the edge to Odori Park. The wallpaper was yellow from the tenants years of smoking, the kitchen was sectioned off, it was dark, and the laminated floors made it feel cold. So we transformed this place from depressing to refreshing. Light Bright and Open Planned, this Apartment is now the ultra modern stylish Central Sapporo Pad. Features include custom wood ceiling, modern streamlined kitchen with butchers blo