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House in Motoyawata by Naya Architects
This house by Japanese firm Naya Architects is so closely surrounded by apartment blocks that its walls have to lean away from them.
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Named House in Motoyawata, the building has double doors inset on a small first floor terrace to let more light past the neighbouring block and into the living room.
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Wooden ceiling beams are left exposed inside the house, while a spiral staircase connects the two storeys.
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Providing a home for a family of four, the house is located on the outskirts of Tokyo and has bedrooms on its ground floor and an open-plan living room upstairs.
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Other Japanese houses on Dezeen this week include two homes tangled around each other and a house with a terrace climbing over its roof.
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Photography is by Makoto Yoshida.
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Here's a few extra details from Naya Architects:
House in Motoyawata
Design to completion: October 2010-March 2011
Location: Ichikawa-Shi, CHIBA
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Primary usage: Residence
Structure: wooden construction, two stories above ground
Family structure: Couple with children
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Site area: 75.10 m2
Building area: 33.12 m2
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Total floor space: 59.62m2
Architect: Naya Architects
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First floor:
1.Master bedroom
2.Bathroom & Washroom
3.Child's bedroom
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Second floor:
4.Balcony
5.Living room & Dining room & Kitchen