Japanese studio Kazuya Saito Architects have completed this wood-framed house on a narrow site in Tokyo, Japan.

House Shimouma is the studio's first project and was built in three months on a limited budget.

The interior has exposed beams, and bespoke wooden furniture and staircases.

The ground floor, which houses the utility space and a bathroom, has a portion removed to create a car port on the exterior.

The first floor has a kitchen and living/dining space, with a balcony cut out above the car port.

The second floor has two bedrooms and a staircase leading up to a roof-terrace.

Location: Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Program: Private residence

Family Structure: Mother + Son + Cats

Architect: KAZUYA SAITO ARCHITECTS

Structural design: Konishi Structural Engineers

Construction: Nozaki Builder

Structural system: Wooden

Number of storeys: 3 stories + penthouse floor

Eave height: 8,129 mm

Maximum height: 8,407 mm

Site area: 49.41 m²

Building area: 36.85 m²

Total floor area: 109.67 m²

Design period: 2009.10~2010.02

Construction period: 2010.03~2010.06

All photos are by Sadao Hotta.

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