The Showa-cho House in Osaka Japan is an amazingly airy residence despite its miniscule 59 x 13-foot lot. Architect Fujiwara Muro made incredible use of the limited space available by building up and splitting the home in half with a staircase, which acts as both a transition space and delineates the private and public sides of the home without a wall. Plenty of daylight flows in, and a simplified modern interior streamlines the space, adding a tranquil feeling to a home dictated by a ten foot-wide interior dimension.
[...] to other micro homes in Japan, this three-story, 474 sq ft home could actually be considered quite accommodating. For much of the [...]
[...] house was designed by Mount Fuji Architects Studio for a unique, tiny L-shaped lot that is very narrow at the street and a bit wider in the back. Tight quarters are not unusual in these parts, so this [...]