Narrow timber columns frame interiors of home in Japan by IGArchitects

Slender timber columns frame the living spaces in Forest of Pillars, a block of two family homes in Fukushima, Japan, designed by local studio IGArchitects to reference the forest of thin trees at the rear of the site.
The project was designed for two families who wanted to live in the same building but have their own independent spaces.
Drawing both on the nearby trees and traditional timber homes in Japan, IGArchitects designed the structure around a narrow grid of timber columns that act as a