House in Yoga

When architects design their own homes, they don’t want everything set in stone. Nobuya Kashima and Aya Sato, who designed the houses shown in our two previous posts, built their own house on a small and narrow lot in Tokyo. Their primary concern was to build a solid box with maximum volume of space, and they let the rest to follow after they move into the house.

Photos above © Hiroshi Ueda
 

Photos above © Satoshi Asakawa
 

Floor plans © K+S Architects – click on image to enlarge
 
^Who: Nobuya Kashima and Aya Sato
^What: Single family residence
^Where: Setagaya-ku, Tokyo
^How: Three-story reinforced concrete construction
^{Site Area:} 646 square feet
^{Construction Area:} 386 square feet
^{Total Floor Area:} 890 square feet