The client is a couple in their 50s and both work full-time. Their plan was to rebuild their parents? house in the urban area in order to live with their mother. The site is located in a dense residential area where one can find the remnant of good old days of Tokyo. In order to prepare for possible natural disasters in the future, the couple wished to build a house of reinforced concrete box frame construction with high resistance to fire and earthquakes. Since the site is small with a deformed shape, it was required to achieve the maximum capacity while avoiding setback-line limits on each side of the house.

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Architects: APOLLO Architects & Associates
Location: Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan

Architect In Charge: Satoshi Kurosaki / APOLLO Architects & Associates

Area: 78.68 sqm

Project Year: 2016

Photographs: Masao Nishikawa

Structural Engineer: Nomura Structure (Nomura Motoi)

Mechanical Engineer : Naoki Matsumoto

Lighting Design: SIRIUS LIGHTING OFFICE

© Masao Nishikawa

The client is a couple in their 50s and both work full-time. Their plan was to rebuild their parents? house in the urban area in order to live with their mother. The site is located in a dense residential area where one can find the remnant of good old ...