On a plot in Tokyo, a small garden has been thriving next to an old house for a long time. As the tiny existing building was replaced, our client really wanted to preserve the garden and allow it to sprawl all around the house. The small plot should also fit a parking, the maximum footprint of the house, and the necessary gap to the site perimeter.

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Architects: Elding Oscarson · Office Profile

Location: Tokyo, Japan

Partners In Charge: Jonas Elding, Johan Oscarson

Project Architect: Yuko Maki

Area: 99.0 sqm

Project Year: 2015

Photographs: Kenichi Suzuki  · Photographer Profile

Local Architect: Koichiro Tokimori, Osamu Kato
Structural Engineer: Jun Sato Structural Engineering

Project Engineer: Yuko Mihara

Mechanical Engineer: System Design Labo

Builder: Kudo Komuten

Gardener: Tokuzo

Curtain: Akane Moriyama

Construction Cost: 38.000.000 yen

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From the architect. On a plot in Tokyo, a small garden has been thriving next to an old house for a long time. As the tiny existing building was replaced, our client really wanted to preserve the garden and allow it to sprawl all around the house. The small plot should also fit a parking, the maximum footp...