Renovate or Rebuild? An Architect Weighs In

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When is an old house worth saving and when should you start over? Architect Hana Mori joins us with the framework she uses with her clients.

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The four-question gut check
Earthquake retrofitting in 2026
Insulation: the forgotten variable
A renovation that should have been a rebuild

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The 3 Million Yen Farmhouse in Niigata

We tour a 120-year-old kominka with a hand-cut hinoki frame, talk through the renovation budget line by line, and ask whether snow country is really for you.

Apr 28, 2026

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