A minimalist Japanese dining room with a sunken horigotatsu: a rectangular concrete platform surrounds a recessed well with a light wood table, partnered with two blue floor cushions and two wood chairs with woven seats. Warm plaster walls sit beneath dark exposed beams, with narrow clerestory windows and a shoji-style lattice door opening to a rain-soaked stone garden and rain chain; soft LED lighting glows under the platform and across the limestone floor.

Zen Horigotatsu Dining with Shoji and Rain Chain

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Centered on a horigotatsu, this Zen dining room features a sunken seating well in charcoal microcement with a light solid-wood table. Lime plaster walls and exposed dark timber beams anchor the space, while clerestory windows and a shoji-style screen open to a rain-washed stone garden. Warm perimeter LEDs skim the platform and limestone floor, emphasizing natural textures, restrained lines, and a calm palette punctuated by indigo cushions.

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warm beige plaster walls charcoal gray platform light natural wood tones dark walnut-stained beams indigo blue cushions

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