High-density urban areas were formed from complicated streets, renewal of buildings and dynamic changes in life style in Japan.

Satoh Laboratory has been proposing the concept of the Self-Sustaining Housing Area, which ensures good housing conditions derived from the site plan of buildings and their use. Furthermore, it supports various ways of living, such as children living close to their parents

A Self-Sustaining Housing Area is a city/town that has developed a self-sustaining society through the establishment of residential independence along with the maturity of its city/town.

The 'Archetype' is the basic unit and building style that constitutes a Self-Sustaining Housing Area.

We are proposing the methodology of phasing out MACHIZUKURI and its spatial composition, which would be carried over from supporting individual/cooperate rebuilding as a part of the development of Self-Sustaining Housing Areas in high density urban sections of Ichikawa city, Chiba Prefecture and Urawa city, Saitama Prefecture.

In addition, we are proposing the SHIN-MACHIYA (prototype of post town house), which is a unique Archetype having locational and regional characteristics for the centres of local cities

MACHIZUKURI: community and urban planning