Staircase, Concrete Tread, and Metal Railing House in Tokyo is a minimal residence designed by Ako Nagao + miCo for a couple who required a music studio. The site is located between reinforced concrete mid-to-high-rise apartments and an old wooden housing area. The volume needed to be closed and  Photo 6 of 35 in 35 Swoon-Worthy Staircases That Are a Step Above the Rest from House in Tokyo by Ako Nagao + miCo

35 Swoon-Worthy Staircases That Are a Step Above the Rest

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House in Tokyo is a minimal residence designed by Ako Nagao + miCo for a couple who required a music studio. The site is located between reinforced concrete mid-to-high-rise apartments and an old wooden housing area. The volume needed to be closed and "inward-looking" for the music studio space, but at the same time spread beyond the site for the couple’s livelihood.