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Near House by Mount Fuji Architects Studio
Japanese firm Mount Fuji Architects Studio have squeezed a narrow gate house between two existing Tokyo residences, leading to a main house on the L-shaped site behind.
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The gate house (above) faces onto the road, separated from the main house at the back of the site (below) by a small courtyard.
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Both parts of Narrow House are two-storey wood frame structures.
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The gate house (above) has walls lined with bookshelves and a ladder connecting the two floors.
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The main house has a bathroom and bedroom on the ground floor with the kitchen and living space on the first.
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All photographs are by Shigeo Ogawa.
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Here's some more from the architects:
Near House has two buildings in a site.
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Both buildings are very small, therefore we find a big potential.
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It is not as large as the houses and not as small as the furniture.
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This project has "unique near distance".
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Principal use:private residence
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Site area:66.42m2
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Building area:37.65m2
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Total floor area:75.30m2
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Design:2008.9 - 2009.4 construction:2009.7 - 2010.2
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