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OOC: Nexus housing, Sadako-style
May. 24th, 2007 05:51 amI was trying to figure out a place for Sadako to live that was both appropriately Japanese and appropriately weird and Gothic, while still allowing her to have a cute little shop of her own. Fortunately, I came across a description of a particular sort of classic townhouse/shop combination called a machiya. It's specific to Kyoto, but it's still something she'd find more familiar than an apartment building, especially since (at first--it would be cool if she got some neighbors) she'll be relatively isolated.
http://www.kansai.gr.jp/culture_e/build/living/machiya1.htm
http://craft.kyoto-np.co.jp/e/more.html
http://craft.kyoto-np.co.jp/e/gallery.html
http://www.kyotoguide.com/ver2/machiya/machiya1.html
These are long, narrow buildings, usually two stories, with a storefront in front, multiple patios and a rear and side garden. It's a really funky design. I am imagining a row of these things in some darker corner of the Nexus; all are abandoned, most are in disrepair, and Sadako is still working to fix hers up.
Of course, S. needs a place to haunt. I'm thinking the second floor and possibly the broken-down tearoom in the back garden are going to be...off-limits...for a while.
http://www.kansai.gr.jp/culture_e/build/living/machiya1.htm
http://craft.kyoto-np.co.jp/e/more.html
http://craft.kyoto-np.co.jp/e/gallery.html
http://www.kyotoguide.com/ver2/machiya/machiya1.html
These are long, narrow buildings, usually two stories, with a storefront in front, multiple patios and a rear and side garden. It's a really funky design. I am imagining a row of these things in some darker corner of the Nexus; all are abandoned, most are in disrepair, and Sadako is still working to fix hers up.
Of course, S. needs a place to haunt. I'm thinking the second floor and possibly the broken-down tearoom in the back garden are going to be...off-limits...for a while.
