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Homes Designed for Living with Cats

A curated collection of custom residences tailored for cat enthusiasts, featuring dedicated catwalks and private entrances. These pet-friendly homes thoughtfully integrate feline circulation paths, play areas, and storage solutions, harmonizing functionality with sophisticated design to create stylish, well-conceived living environments that foster a seamless coexistence between owner and pet.

House with High Sidelights

High sidelight windows capturing steady sunlight and sky views while maintaining privacy from ground level. Introducing high sidelight residential examples.

We hope the cats will welcome visitors from the entrance’s display shelf, which connects to the staircase.

Tetsuya Kimura Architects

5-5-5-505 Nishikōji, Minoh, Osaka, Japan

Living with Cats

Second-Floor Living

Exposed Beam

High Sidelight

Sloped Ceiling

Built-in Furniture

Pet Door

Capturing Light

Catwalk

Study corner
The floor and walls are tiled; the space beneath the shelving is for the cat litter box, and the entrance door also has a cat flap.

Tetsuya Kimura Architects

5-5-5-505 Nishikōji, Minoh, Osaka, Japan

Living with Cats

Second-Floor Living

Exposed Beam

High Sidelight

Sloped Ceiling

Built-in Furniture

Pet Door

Capturing Light

Catwalk

Study corner
The stainless-steel kitchen, with a counter concealing the work surface, faces the balcony.

Tetsuya Kimura Architects

5-5-5-505 Nishikōji, Minoh, Osaka, Japan

Living with Cats

Second-Floor Living

Exposed Beam

High Sidelight

Sloped Ceiling

Built-in Furniture

Pet Door

Capturing Light

Catwalk

Study corner
The street-facing west elevation is enclosed to block solar radiation; the kitchen’s clerestory window appears on the gable wall.

Tetsuya Kimura Architects

5-5-5-505 Nishikōji, Minoh, Osaka, Japan

Living with Cats

Second-Floor Living

Exposed Beam

High Sidelight

Sloped Ceiling

Built-in Furniture

Pet Door

Capturing Light

Catwalk

Study corner
The space between the two beams accommodates upward-facing indirect lighting and a downward-facing lighting track.

Tetsuya Kimura Architects

5-5-5-505 Nishikōji, Minoh, Osaka, Japan

Living with Cats

Second-Floor Living

Exposed Beam

High Sidelight

Sloped Ceiling

Built-in Furniture

Pet Door

Capturing Light

Catwalk

Study corner
A fully opening glass door was also installed between the entrance’s earthen-floored area and the outside, creating a double-door arrangement to prevent the cats from escaping.

Tetsuya Kimura Architects

5-5-5-505 Nishikōji, Minoh, Osaka, Japan

Living with Cats

Second-Floor Living

Exposed Beam

High Sidelight

Sloped Ceiling

Built-in Furniture

Pet Door

Capturing Light

Catwalk

Study corner
A Japanese-style room is connected to the back of the dining room and can be opened up with sliding doors.

Tetsuya Kimura Architects

5-5-5-505 Nishikōji, Minoh, Osaka, Japan

Living with Cats

Second-Floor Living

Exposed Beam

High Sidelight

Sloped Ceiling

Built-in Furniture

Pet Door

Capturing Light

Catwalk

Study corner
Part of the shelving unit separating the dining room from the desk corner is open, allowing it to be used from both sides.

Tetsuya Kimura Architects

5-5-5-505 Nishikōji, Minoh, Osaka, Japan

Living with Cats

Second-Floor Living

Exposed Beam

High Sidelight

Sloped Ceiling

Built-in Furniture

Pet Door

Capturing Light

Catwalk

Study corner
The north-facing desk corner, separated from the dining room, offers a comfortable sense of enclosure.

Tetsuya Kimura Architects

5-5-5-505 Nishikōji, Minoh, Osaka, Japan

Living with Cats

Second-Floor Living

Exposed Beam

High Sidelight

Sloped Ceiling

Built-in Furniture

Pet Door

Capturing Light

Catwalk

Study corner
The second-floor living-dining room is filled with natural light and has a generously high ceiling.

Tetsuya Kimura Architects

5-5-5-505 Nishikōji, Minoh, Osaka, Japan

Living with Cats

Second-Floor Living

Exposed Beam

High Sidelight

Sloped Ceiling

Built-in Furniture

Pet Door

Capturing Light

Catwalk

Study corner
A cat walks along scaffold boards laid across the exposed timber members.

Tetsuya Kimura Architects

5-5-5-505 Nishikōji, Minoh, Osaka, Japan

Living with Cats

Second-Floor Living

Exposed Beam

High Sidelight

Sloped Ceiling

Built-in Furniture

Pet Door

Capturing Light

Catwalk

Study corner
The roof-supporting timber members are doubled to sandwich the posts and ensure a passageway for the cats.

Tetsuya Kimura Architects

5-5-5-505 Nishikōji, Minoh, Osaka, Japan

Living with Cats

Second-Floor Living

Exposed Beam

High Sidelight

Sloped Ceiling

Built-in Furniture

Pet Door

Capturing Light

Catwalk

Study corner
The high ceiling follows the roofline and incorporates clerestory windows for both daylighting and ventilation.

Tetsuya Kimura Architects

5-5-5-505 Nishikōji, Minoh, Osaka, Japan

Living with Cats

Second-Floor Living

Exposed Beam

High Sidelight

Sloped Ceiling

Built-in Furniture

Pet Door

Capturing Light

Catwalk

Study corner
The second-floor balcony serves as a canopy over the entrance and parking space.

Tetsuya Kimura Architects

5-5-5-505 Nishikōji, Minoh, Osaka, Japan

Living with Cats

Second-Floor Living

Exposed Beam

High Sidelight

Sloped Ceiling

Built-in Furniture

Pet Door

Capturing Light

Catwalk

Study corner
The desk corner can also be observed from the kitchen.

Tetsuya Kimura Architects

5-5-5-505 Nishikōji, Minoh, Osaka, Japan

Living with Cats

Second-Floor Living

Exposed Beam

High Sidelight

Sloped Ceiling

Built-in Furniture

Pet Door

Capturing Light

Catwalk

Study corner
Sumire the cat walks along the beam above the dining table.

Tetsuya Kimura Architects

5-5-5-505 Nishikōji, Minoh, Osaka, Japan

Living with Cats

Second-Floor Living

Exposed Beam

High Sidelight

Sloped Ceiling

Built-in Furniture

Pet Door

Capturing Light

Catwalk

Study corner

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