Tokyos impermanent skinny house made to age well with owners

Inheritance taxes on land in Japan means plots often get smaller as they are passed on. This divide and sell phenomenon in Tokyo translates into some very tiny home sites. When architects Masahiro and Mao Harada were tasked with creating a home on a lot only 2 meters (6. 5 feet) wide at its narrowest point, they chose to interpret small as near and use the small scale to their advantage. On the narrowest portion of the lot, along the street, they created a gatehouse: used as both an entryway and offic