{"id":2366,"date":"2016-09-16T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-09-16T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/architizer.wpengine.com\/dwelling-in-density\/"},"modified":"2022-05-31T08:20:09","modified_gmt":"2022-05-31T12:20:09","slug":"dwelling-in-density","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/inspiration\/stories\/dwelling-in-density\/","title":{"rendered":"Dwelling In Density: Tokyo’s Super Skinny Homes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Living in Tokyo\u2014the world’s largest megalopolis\u2014can feel rather crowded. In the city’s residential areas, housing is densely packed on small plots, often in the form of large apartment buildings. And while this is certainly the case in many of the world’s most populous cities, Tokyo\u2014with its 35 million+ residents stuffed within the metropolis’s borders\u2014has it extra bad. Which means that architects must continuously find innovative ways to provide adequate and efficient housing for large populations of residents.<\/p>\n

While dense apartment blocks often define the inner districts of Tokyo, the city’s outer rings are afforded a little more breathing room, with plenty of single-family homes. Still, these detached homes are often located on tiny plots of land to maintain high density in suburban areas. For architects building new homes in Tokyo, this often translates to exceptionally skinny and tall contemporary homes squeezed between existing structures, bringing up issues of adequate living area and lighting.<\/p>\n

At first limiting, these restrictions have challenged architects to come up with innovative home designs that maximize floor area over a small site; use unique materials to provide ample natural light while maintaining privacy; and devise logical and efficient paths of circulation over several stories. Whether through lofted rooms, glass curtain walls, or “floating” staircases, the following houses exemplify the best in designing for single families in the midst of Tokyo’s high-density.<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 *studioLOOP<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

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\u00a9 *studioLOOP<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

Stay<\/b><\/a> by StudioLOOP<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a9 Florian Busch Architects<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 Florian Busch Architects<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

House in Takadanobaba<\/b><\/a> by Florian Busch Architects<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u00a9 Atelier TEKUTO<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

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\u00a9 Atelier TEKUTO<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

Lucky Drops<\/a><\/b>by Atelier TEKUTO<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u00a9 naf architect and design inc.<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 naf architect and design inc.<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

ZYX House<\/b><\/a> by naf architect and design inc.<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u00a9 another APARTMENT<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

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\u00a9 another APARTMENT<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

Park House in Tokyo<\/a><\/b>by another APARTMENT<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u00a9 PANDA - Person and Architecture<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

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\u00a9 PANDA - Person and Architecture<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

ST-House<\/a><\/b>by PANDA – Person and Architecture<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u00a9 Mount Fuji Architects Studio<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

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\u00a9 Mount Fuji Architects Studio<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

Near House<\/a><\/b>by Mount Fuji Architects Studio<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u00a9 Apollo Architects and Associates<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

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\u00a9 Apollo Architects and Associates<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

LATTICE<\/b><\/a> by APOLLO Architects & Associates<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u00a9 Ryue Nishizawa<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

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\u00a9 Ryue Nishizawa<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

House and Garden<\/b><\/a> by Ryue Nishizawa<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u00a9 atelierA5<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

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\u00a9 atelierA5<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

W.house<\/a><\/b>by atelierA5<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Restrictions have challenged architects to come up with innovative home designs that maximize floor area over a small site<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"architizer_featured_type":"projects","architizer_featured_image":"623261","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,5],"tags":[18],"architizer_project":[],"architizer_brand":[],"architizer_firm":[],"architizer_product":[],"class_list":["post-2366","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-practice","category-stories","tag-buildings"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nDwelling In Density: Tokyo's Super Skinny Homes - Architizer Journal<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/inspiration\/stories\/dwelling-in-density\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Dwelling In Density: Tokyo's Super Skinny Homes - 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