Cratered Stairs
This house with beautifully textured concrete stairs sits on a typical Tokyo flag lot. Take a look at the site plan below.
House on a Flag Lot
Flag lot divisions are quite common in a densely populated city in Japan
Michi no Ie (House in the middle of street)
This narrow lot (10 feet wide) used to be part of the street stretching ahead
Nonchan’s House
At a glance, it looks like a building with some offices
A House Made of Two
Naf Architect & Design is a firm established by two partners, Tetsuya Nakazono and Akio Nakasa
House in Yoga
When architects design their own homes, they don’t want everything set in stone
Courtyard House
Accommodating two generations under one roof, a common housing situation in Japan, gives an additional facet to the design of a house
The House on Waseda Street
The width of this house is less than 11 feet in the front and even smaller in the rear (8’4″)