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House Tokyo

Never Too Small • 23-Sep-2024

When Hiroyuki Unemori set out to design this 51sqm/549sqft Tokyo residence for his close friends, he wanted to do more than simply maximise the small footprint; he wanted to create a world away from the world, a place to call their own within the city.

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Tokyo, Small House, Industrial, Split Level

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