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    Compact House × Renovation

    View project photos for Compact House and Renovation.

    Follow your intuition to save photos that catch your eye. Explore spatial designs to uncover implicit preferences you haven't yet put into words.

    Compact House

    A compact house maximizes limited site space and floor area to create a rich, organized, and comfortable living environment. Open layouts that integrate living and dining areas convey a sense of spaciousness far beyond actual square footage. Built-in storage, under-stair spaces, and wall niches neatly house everyday items. Strategic window placement, double-height ceilings, and unobstructed sightlines bring in light and air. With reduced cleaning and maintenance needs, a well-designed small home deepens your appreciation for simple living.

    Whole-House Renovation

    A full renovation transforms an existing building by rethinking its floor plan, equipment, and interior/exterior finishes while preserving its core structure. Reconfiguring space to suit modern lifestyles gives the house a unique character distinct from new constructions. You can remove walls to create an expansive living area, upgrade insulation and seismic resistance, or blend old materials with new finishes. Preserving meaningful spaces while adding modern functionality is part of its appeal. Introducing full renovation homes that unlock the potential of existing structures for a new chapter of living.

    Find Architectural Projects for Compact House and Renovation

  • House by Subtraction | A Condominium Renovation That Removes the Superfluous|Compact House|Whole-House Renovation|Dining Area|Custom-built house

    With no tall neighboring buildings, curtains were omitted and window treatments were kept minimal.

    Architecture Firm:Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

    Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

    302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka

    Slow Life
    Natural Light
    Display Storage
    Remodeling
    Solid Wood
    Natural Materials
    Material Texture
    Apartment Renovation
    Renovation
    Simple Life
    Oak
    Paint
    Wall-mounted kitchen
    Muji
  • House by Subtraction | A Condominium Renovation That Removes the Superfluous|Compact House|Whole-House Renovation|Kitchen|Custom-built house

    Open storage displaying frying pans and knives directly on the wall.

    Architecture Firm:Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

    Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

    302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka

    Slow Life
    Natural Light
    Display Storage
    Remodeling
    Solid Wood
    Natural Materials
    Material Texture
    Apartment Renovation
    Renovation
    Simple Life
    Oak
    Paint
    Wall-mounted kitchen
    Muji
  • House by Subtraction | A Condominium Renovation That Removes the Superfluous|Compact House|Whole-House Renovation|Kitchen|Custom-built house

    Kitchen fabricated from birch plywood.

    Architecture Firm:Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

    Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

    302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka

    Slow Life
    Natural Light
    Display Storage
    Remodeling
    Solid Wood
    Natural Materials
    Material Texture
    Apartment Renovation
    Renovation
    Simple Life
    Oak
    Paint
    Wall-mounted kitchen
    Muji
  • House by Subtraction | A Condominium Renovation That Removes the Superfluous|Compact House|Whole-House Renovation|Living Room|Custom-built house

    A condominium renovation that removes the superfluous.

    Architecture Firm:Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

    Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

    302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka

    Slow Life
    Natural Light
    Display Storage
    Remodeling
    Solid Wood
    Natural Materials
    Material Texture
    Apartment Renovation
    Renovation
    Simple Life
    Oak
    Paint
    Wall-mounted kitchen
    Muji
  • House by Subtraction | A Condominium Renovation That Removes the Superfluous|Compact House|Whole-House Renovation|Entrance hall|Custom-built house

    At the entrance, the existing storage doors were removed and full-height wooden doors to the ceiling were fabricated.

    Architecture Firm:Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

    Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

    302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka

    Slow Life
    Natural Light
    Display Storage
    Remodeling
    Solid Wood
    Natural Materials
    Material Texture
    Apartment Renovation
    Renovation
    Simple Life
    Oak
    Paint
    Wall-mounted kitchen
    Muji
  • House by Subtraction | A Condominium Renovation That Removes the Superfluous|Compact House|Whole-House Renovation|Living Room|Custom-built house

    Converted into a large open-plan studio by removing partitions and the ceiling.

    Architecture Firm:Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

    Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

    302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka

    Slow Life
    Natural Light
    Display Storage
    Remodeling
    Solid Wood
    Natural Materials
    Material Texture
    Apartment Renovation
    Renovation
    Simple Life
    Oak
    Paint
    Wall-mounted kitchen
    Muji
  • House by Subtraction | A Condominium Renovation That Removes the Superfluous|Compact House|Whole-House Renovation|Lavatory|Custom-built house

    A simple washroom composed only of a counter and a basin.

    Architecture Firm:Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

    Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

    302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka

    Slow Life
    Natural Light
    Display Storage
    Remodeling
    Solid Wood
    Natural Materials
    Material Texture
    Apartment Renovation
    Renovation
    Simple Life
    Oak
    Paint
    Wall-mounted kitchen
    Muji
  • House by Subtraction | A Condominium Renovation That Removes the Superfluous|Compact House|Whole-House Renovation|Living Room|Custom-built house

    The walls incorporate embedded channel supports and structural reinforcement to bear heavy items such as a television.

    Architecture Firm:Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

    Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

    302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka

    Slow Life
    Natural Light
    Display Storage
    Remodeling
    Solid Wood
    Natural Materials
    Material Texture
    Apartment Renovation
    Renovation
    Simple Life
    Oak
    Paint
    Wall-mounted kitchen
    Muji
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