This is No Small Plans, a series where we highlight some of Dwell’s best floor plans for real, practical inspiration. It’s never easy to pinpoint the origins of an enduring architectural type.

Here's how a mother and her adult son live comfortably in a 500-square-foot apartment. Such shifts could happen on a small scale as well. In Tokyo, Japan, one son decided to move back into his ...

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