00:02The apartment is located in Setagaya, one of the most populated residential areas in Tokyo.
00:11It was very important that two adult mother and son could live their lives together while keeping their distance from
00:19each other when needed, even in such a small space.
00:23The client is a creative professional and lives with his mother.
00:29The mother has originally lived alone in this apartment, but after she was injured, her son decided to move in
00:38with her
00:39and decided to renovate the apartment to make their lives as comfortable and enjoyable as possible.
00:47My name is Kumiko Ouchi. I am an architect and a founder of Small Design Studio in Tokyo.
01:03The apartment is 46 square meters with the balcony space of 6.8.
01:12When we first visited the apartment, the interior is almost 40 years old and the facilities were old and difficult
01:21to use.
01:22There were two bedrooms, which one could be used as a living room.
01:27There was a kitchen and dining area and a bathroom.
01:32We consulted with the client several times and came up with the floor plan with the private rooms and the
01:40sense of spaciousness in the living and dining areas where they spend most of their time.
01:46The kitchen now shares the space with the dining and living areas.
01:57As you walk into the entrance, there is a shoe storage on the left side and the wardrobe area along
02:04the hallway.
02:06This space is the main storage space in the house and was planned to be able to hide and store
02:12everything from golf bags to wifi routers and clothes.
02:16To brighten up the storage, I added sensor lighting to the wardrobe.
02:22The bathroom is located on the right side and leads to the mother's room at the far end.
02:30The living room is a step lower than the rest of the apartment.
02:35The floor in this space is carpeted to create a comfortable space for sitting on the floor and to help
02:41create a separate zone.
02:44A bioethanol fireplace is located directly in front of the entrance, separating the hallway from the living room.
02:52It is positioned in such a way that the living room is not visible from the entrance.
03:00Three large niches were designed for the sun's recode correction.
03:06The sofa is a wooden bench by the window.
03:10It has a custom-made cushion and converts into the sun's bed in the evening.
03:15We also created a storage space under the bed so that the futon can be quickly put away when they
03:22have guests over.
03:24We took special care in planning the room to serve as a living room during the day and a bed
03:30at night.
03:34The client loves cooking and it is a very important element for his life.
03:39So I designed a kitchen to be bright and open space where they would want to spend their time.
03:46The guest stove and oven is built in with a dining table in an island in the middle of the
03:52room.
03:53This creates a lively kitchen environment where you can serve what you cook right away.
03:59The sink side is facing the window with the most open and green space and has a dishwasher and plenty
04:06of storage.
04:07The kitchen cabinet is made of wood and finished in water-resistant plaster.
04:14A utility space is located next to the kitchen.
04:18It is a narrow hallway which cannot be seen from the living area.
04:23It has a fridge and a washing machine.
04:26The mother's bedroom can also be accessed from here.
04:32There is a clothes rack that hangs from the ceiling for the mother's clothes.
04:37And the shelves are recessed into the wall to hold books, clocks and other small items.
04:43To keep the path between the bedroom and the bathroom, I installed a door to the bathroom at the back
04:50of the room.
04:52Between the bath and wash space, there is storage for linen and other household items.
04:59We planned the washroom to be as comfortable as possible and to provide the necessary storage.
05:08As for the toilet, it is quite compact.
05:11We used indirect lighting to create a comfortable space that does not feel so small.
05:17We planned storage to hide toilet paper and power board.
05:29As Japan's population ages, the number of environment in which parent and children's generation live together has been increasing very
05:39rapidly.
05:41It is important to consider a space where each can maintain an appropriate distance from each other while keeping a
05:49place for a family to share.
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06:04Forty is in the room under but I know it differently.
06:05Forty is here in the space where I use my mouth to it as an upright.
06:06Forty is here as if the toilet can mimic it and then fill the light.
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