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Japanese firm Mount Fuji Architects Studio have squeezed a narrow gate house between two existing Tokyo residences, leading to a main house on the L-shaped site behind.

The gate house (above) faces onto the road, separated from the main house at the back of the site (below) by a small courtyard.

Both parts of Narrow House are two-storey wood frame structures.

The gate house (above) has walls lined with bookshelves and a ladder connecting the two floors.

The main house has a bathroom and bedroom on the ground floor with the kitchen and living space on the first.