Two for one: connected Tokyo homes showcase the modern possibilities of multi-family living

Unemori Architects designed two single-family homes on a shared property in Tokyo. - Kai Nakamura

The homes were designed and built for the practice’s lead architect and his sister-in-law’s family. - Kai Nakamura

The families wanted to live independently but be able to support one another ‘allowing for a sense of expansion that is difficult to achieve as a single household’, the architect explains. - Kai Nakamura

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Location

Tokyo, Japan

Architect

Unemori Architects

Client

Hiroyuki Unemori

General Contractor

Sanryo

House A Floor Area

110 sq-m

House B Floor Area

122 sq-m

Hiroyuki Unemori of Unemori Architects designed two adjacent homes for him and his sister-in-law’s family, allowing interaction and individuality.

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