Located in a dense residential area in the suburbs of Tokyo, this residence for a young couple was designed under the constraints of a small building lot in the suburban environment. The house’s integration of various different characteristics, such as angled alleys, a spacious room with high ceiling, creates an illusion that affects one’s psychological and physical sense of distance.

Architect: Ken’ichi Otani / Ken’ichi Otani Architects
Location: Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan
Structure Engineer: Yukihiro Kato / MID
Structure: Timber construction
Site area: 70.00 sqm
Built area: 39.84 sqm
Total floor area: 95.64 sqm
Project Year: 2006-2007
Photographs: Koichi Torimura

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