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Firefly squid is a small Italian restaurant located in a business district in Tokyo.

As a site was surrounded by a tall contiguous similar flat facade, our strategy was to insert a crack a pathway like garden deep, through the site to use the merit of the smallness of the requested area due to a limited small budget.

By dividing the narrow site lengthwise into two lane, a proper width for counter seats and path-garden was provided at the same time.

A horizontal ribbon window opened at the high below waist gives a garden view to the customers.

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