Skinny Eel’s Nest Home and Office in LA Takes Cues from Impossibly Narrow Japanese Lots

<a href="http://anonymousarchitects.com/ArchProjects/project_MM-1.htm">Anonymous Architects</a> has splashed out onto the design scene with a couple of special projects lately, including the skinny Eel's Nest home and office in Los Angeles. The name refers to <a href="http://inhabitat.com/tag/japanese-design/">super narrow lots in Japan</a> that are between five and 15 feet wide, the latter of which is the exact width of this project in Echo Park. Special planning permission had to be obtained to give the daylit dwelling extra height, an intervention that doubled the interior space.

Anonymous Architects designed the Eel's Nest in Los Angeles

The name refers to lots in Japan that are only between five and 15 feet wide

Special attention was given to daylighting

Anonymous Architects doubled the interior space by with the vertical extension

Natural wood floors and cabinets further brighten up the interior

Windows that take up entire interior walls facilitate daylighting

The dwelling doubles as a home office

Views from the rooftop deck extend as far as the Hollywood sign and San Gabriel mountains