‘attic house’ by be-fun design, tokyo, japan all images courtesy of be-fun design

japanese practice be-fun design has recently completed ‘attic house’, a 9 family residential block in tokyo, japan. positioned perpendicular to the main road, inhabitants access their individual dwelling from a row of paired portals within an alley. every other door leads into four two-storey homes are entered directly at street level, while the intermediary four require residents to climb a spiral staircase to reach the two-storey units positioned above the ground level residences. due to the site’s size, a last leftover dwelling breaks the alternating pattern and spans all four floors.

be fun design: attic house - 2 (left) street view (right) alley view images © hiroyuki hirai

be fun design: attic house - 3 images © hiroyuki hirai

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be fun design: attic house - 10 images © hiroyuki hirai

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be fun design: attic house - 18 sectional perspectives

be fun design: attic house - 19 floor plan / level 0

be fun design: attic house - 20 floor plan / level 1

be fun design: attic house - 21 elevation