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Homes Designed for Living with Cats|Introduction to Architecture Firms|A Home Designed to Support a Cat's Free‑Spirited Life
Author: Qurasuki Editorial Department
Cats favor vertical, three‑dimensional environments and relish observing the interior from elevated perches. Design strategies that harness feline behavior—such as catwalks, wall‑mounted shelving, and cat‑sized openings and passageways that permit free movement—introduce playfulness and spatial richness to a dwelling. Practical measures are equally essential, including the selection of scratch‑resistant materials and the design of litter areas to prevent the scattering of litter. Here we introduce architectural practices that carefully design residences for living with cats from an architectural perspective.
Tenkosha First-Class Architects Office
302, Showa Building Minami, 314 Ogikubo, Odawara City, Kanagawa Prefecture
Tetsuya Kimura Architects
5-5-5-505 Nishikōji, Minoh, Osaka, Japan
Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates
302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka
Yu Architectural Design Studio
159-20 Tsuboi-cho, Funabashi City, Chiba Prefecture
ARCHIXXX Satoru Shinno Architectural Design
2-4-34 Minamimorimachi, Kita-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture
Mitsuhiro Kojima Architects
426-1-101 Higashisin-machi, Ota City, Gunma Prefecture
Archiplace
502 Palm House Hatsudai, 1-20-2 Honmachi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
JYU ARCHITECT
2-19-19 Nakane, Meguro-ku, Tokyo
In-Ex Design Co., Ltd.
4-59 Takanoizumicho, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
Far East Design Lab.
Cercle Akasaka 1F, 4-2-25 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Yosuke Tomiya Architectural Design Co., Ltd.
4-8, 16-chome, 5-jo, Shinkawa, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido
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