“SLIT” – House in Horikiri

Nice stairs. This house in the busy “Shitamachi” (the old downtown district) of Tokyo was built for a couple with a newborn baby. It makes me wonder how they are living in this ‘vertical’ house with a small child.

^Who: APOLLO Architects & Associates (Satoshi Kurosaki)   ^What: Single family residence (2 adults + a child)   ^Where: Horikiri, Tokyo   ^When: 2007 (completion)   ^How: Three-story steel frame construction   ^{Site Area:} 515 square feet (47.84m²)   ^{Construction Area:} 349 square feet (32.40m²)   ^{Total Floor Area:} 919 square feet (85.37m²)   ^{Photographer:} Masao Nishikawa

Photos © Masao Nishikawa