Mapping Machiya

I visited with Birgit (an architect working in Delft, who’s also invited by the KCCC) some Machiya. Now I start to recognize the structure and similarities in the houses: levels, mapping (everything according to the size of the tatami), materials, garden and ways of use (see map below with my first general view on the Machiya).
All the four Machiya I entered today, have a public function: restaurant, bar, gallery or meeting place.
They were very kind to show their houses and explained about the renovations they made.

The grey rectangle at the entrance is a stone, a kind of doormat.