Fitting big ideas into tiny homes


A compact house in Zushi, Japan, a seaside town about an hour from Tokyo. — ©2025 The New York Times Company

IN the labyrinthine back streets of Tokyo stands an odd geometric structure that looks nothing like the houses surrounding it.

With its vertical wood siding, imposing oblong form and almost total lack of windows, it looks like an artwork, or a mini fortress. Appropriately enough, it’s called The Keep. And it’s designed as a home.

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