> Three separate height restrictions pressed against the building from above, and the car claimed its space from below.
Very AI style in this whole article. Some good photos though.
Then there is Colin Furze who designed a garage that sits under his driveway, with an "elevator" that raises the cars from under the ground.
These houses could have done that ? Unless there are regulations governing subterranean construction in regulation-heavy Tokyo/Japan ?
Earthquakes, heavy rains, humidity (mold), often quite rocky foundations, cost. Also, often resale of a home in Japan means complete demolition of the previous home and building from scratch. I'm sure they've thought of this, as there are quite a lot of innovative parking implementations in Tokyo.