Have you ever seen a floor plan of a share house? You’ve probably seen floor plans for houses for sale or rent before. But what about floor plans of share houses? The living room is huge! I want a balcony! And so on. I’d like to have a balcony! Why don’t you join me, the TESEN share house staff, and have a look at the floor plan of a share house? This time, let’s take a look at HAYA OSAKA, a share house just a 10 minute bike ride from Tennoji.
Now, what kind of floor plan do we have? Yeah. First of all, the entrance is located on the first floor, on the far right. After entering the entrance, you’ll find your room on the right. It’s probably more spacious than the other rooms! And to the left is the kitchen. Looking at the floor plan, there are two sinks facing each other. And in the center, there’s a kitchen island. There’s also a kitchen door next to the kitchen. It’s pretty convenient since you can go throw out the trash right away. Maybe it’s a big kitchen like in other countries! I love it!
Next to the kitchen is the dining area, and right beside the dining space there’s a large terrace! There’s even a garden area next to the terrace—this share house really seems to have plenty of outdoor space. Further inside, past the dining area, is the living room.
Hmm? I see an L-shaped outline and a round shape drawn on the floor plan. That must be an L-shaped sofa and a table! An L-shaped sofa is something to admire. Next to the living room, there’s a staircase, and beside the stairs is the bathroom area. There are two toilets, three shower rooms, and washing machines as well. You can’t tell from the floor plan, but I’m guessing there’s also a sink area. In front of the bathroom area, there are four rooms. I see! On the first floor, there are lots of shared spaces and a total of five private rooms. Since there’s a staircase next to the living room, let’s go check out the second floor too!
We’re now on the second floor. It’s labeled “COLONNADE” next to the stairs. If you look closely, you’ll see that it’s similar in shape to the living room space on the first floor. And then there’s a “X” mark on the inverted line. Hm? Does that mean there’s no room here? No room means only space? Yes, this must be the atrium space that connects the first and second floors! How extravagant! And it’s so difficult to show the atrium space on a floor plan, lol. And in front of the atrium space, there’s a library space. I guess it’s a place to relax and read books. And there’s also a restroom on the far left! Looks like we don’t need to go down to the first floor.
There are no stairs leading to the 3rd floor from the floor plan, so this share house must be a 2 story building. 1F has the kitchen, dining room, living room, water, and other common areas that everyone can freely use. And on the second floor, you’ll find most of the individual rooms. Now then, how was it? Looking at the floor plan alone, it’s like looking at the floor plan of a mansion! This is exactly what you’d expect from a share house, where multiple people share a mansion home.
As is the case with HAYA OSAKA, TESEN’s share houses have been designed with a great deal of emphasis on the “flow line” of how people move around the house. The living room and dining room are located in the center of the house so that people can always meet each other. When you go from the entrance to your room, you always pass through the living room and dining room. We believe that the communication and conversations that occur there will enrich the residents’ lives in the future. The living room and dining room will continue to be a place where you can come into contact with various people and unfamiliar worlds, sometimes receiving stimulation, sometimes empathy, and sometimes creating friction.
Next, we have ENN HYOGO, a large share house located just a 3 minute walk from Hanshin Amagasaki station. ENN HYOGO has an impressive 40rooms, making it quite a large property. Let’s take a look at what the layout is like.
This floor plan is shaped like a square, with the rooms spreading out from the center. That’s quite a unique layout! So, where is the entrance?
Can you spot it? Let’s take a closer look at the first-floor floor plan and try to find it together.
Looking at it one floor at a time makes it much easier to understand. That’s right! The entrance is in the top right corner. Immediately to the left of the entrance, the living room and kitchen open up. There are lots of different squares and circles shown on the floor plan, but it looks like a very large open space.
It’s probably designed as a living and kitchen area big enough for around 40 residents. As you walk through the living area, you’ll find a garden on your right, and three rooms lined up on your left. Yes! that’s right. ENN HYOGO has an inner courtyard! And it’s said to be quite spacious. This is likely one of the biggest highlights of the share house. Continuing forward, you’ll reach the sanitary area and toilets. It looks like there are five shower booths.
Heading back into the hallway and moving along, there are three rooms on the right and four on the left. Then, after turning right, you’ll find five more rooms on the left side. And before you know it… you’re back at the entrance. Wait! Did we just make a full circle? That’s right! This share house is circular in layout you could keep walking around it forever!
The garden looks like this. It feels very open and spacious. You don’t often get the chance to live with a garden like this. By the way, when viewed from above, it looks like the photo below.
The exterior has a chic and refined look.
Next, let’s take a look at the floor plan of ZEZE OSAKA, a designer share house located just a 3-minute walk from Imafuku-Tsurumi Station on the Osaka Metro Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line. ZEZE OSAKA appears to be a three story building! It feels more compact compared to the first property, HAYA OSAKA, and the second one, ENN HYOGO. So, let’s start by checking out the first floor!
The entrance is in the bottom-right corner. As you enter, there appears to be a shoe rack or storage shelves immediately on the right. On the left side, the living room and kitchen open up into one large space. In the kitchen, there are two large counters. In the living room, a U-shaped sofa is placed along the wall. It looks perfect for stretching out and relaxing! There are two shower rooms and one toilet. It seems there are three private rooms on the first floor. From the kitchen counter, you can overlook the living area, giving this property a very open and airy feel as well. Now, let’s head upstairs via the stairs next to the living room!
Now we’ve come up to the second floor, and the stairs seem to be a bit like a spiral staircase. It’s slightly complex. On the right after going up the first set of stairs, there’s a space labeled “library.” This area is a little hard to imagine from the floor plan, but it’s actually a mezzanine level. It sits directly above the entrance and living room on the first floor and is open to below, creating an airy, open space. In this library area, you can do remote work or read, and there’s also a large window where you can enjoy views of cherry blossoms in spring, which sounds really pleasant. Work-from-home spaces are nicely gathered here as well. Then, as you turn back and go up the second set of stairs, there appears to be a room on the right halfway up the stairs. Very unique! From the floor plan, it looks like there are five private rooms and one toilet on the second floor. There also seems to be a staircase leading up to the rooftop, so let’s go check it out!
And now, we’ve made it up to the third floor! It’s a really spacious area. You don’t often find homes with a rooftop like this in Osaka City. It’s great for hanging laundry, laying down some grass for yoga or workouts, or even having a BBQ with your housemates. So many fun possibilities come to mind!
And this is the view of the living room as seen from the first-floor kitchen at ZEZE OSAKA. What do you think? Does it match the image you had in mind from looking at the floor plan? Details like the interior, wall colors, and design aren’t shown on the floor plan, so it might feel a little different from what you imagined. When you look at a floor plan while also imagining the colors and design, it becomes even more fun.
Alright, let’s move on and check out the fourth property. The fourth one is KAE OSAKA, located inside the Sembayashi Shopping Street. At first glance, the floor plan shows that it’s a three-story building, with rooms lined up all along the floors. Compared to the two properties we introduced earlier, HAYA OSAKA and ZEZE OSAKA, this one looks like a much larger share house. So, with a larger property, how do the facilities and number of amenities change? Let’s start by taking a look at the first floor!
The entrance is at the front on the far right. As you step inside, there’s a wall of shoe racks straight ahead—looks like plenty of space. Opening the door on the right side of the entrance leads you into the living room. Once inside, you’ll notice a loooong kitchen counter! There are drawings that look like chairs around the counter, which must be a dream setup for anyone who loves cooking. On the opposite side of the kitchen, there’s also what appears to be a huge sofa. It feels like the kind of living room where that American-size couch, a big TV, and popcorn dreams could come true. After passing through the living room and kitchen, you’ll find two toilets on the left. Going further in, there are three rooms on the right, and on the left, a wash area, shower rooms, and a laundry space. It looks like there are plenty of shelves behind the sinks as well. There are four shower rooms, and three washing machines and three dryers. As expected from a large share house, the number of facilities is impressive!
We go up the stairs from the first floor and arrive on the second floor. There are an impressive 15 rooms on this floor. There are also two toilets. At both ends of the floor, you’ll find two balconies. These seem like useful spaces for hanging laundry, taking care of outdoor gear, or doing a bit of light work. As for the third floor, it has exactly the same layout as the second floor, with 15 rooms as well, so we’ll skip showing the floor plan here. The third floor is also a women-only floor.
One of the standout features of KAE OSAKA is the kitchen counter on the first floor. The kitchen is spacious and very easy to use. Since KAE OSAKA also has a women-only floor, it seems to be especially popular with female residents. The living space is designed so that the lines of sight of people sitting in the living room, those seated at the counter, and those cooking in the kitchen naturally overlap and connect. The ceiling lights are cute too.
Let’s keep going and take a look at the fifth property! The fifth one we’ll introduce is SEN OSAKA. It’s located just a 4-minute walk from Komagawa-Nakano Station on the Osaka Metro Tanimachi Line, with convenient access to Tennoji and Namba. Now, let’s start from the entrance. We’ll enter SEN OSAKA from the bottom left of the first floor. As you come in, there’s a shoe rack on the right and a door to the living room on the left. The living room is spacious, and you can see what looks like a kitchen counter as well♪ After passing through the living room, you’ll find the water facilities on the left and six private rooms on the right. One of the key features of SEN OSAKA might be that it has many rooms on the first floor. Since you don’t need to go up the stairs, the flow of movement is very convenient, and in share houses, first-floor rooms are surprisingly popular♪
When you head up to the second floor, you’ll find 17 rooms. Combined with the first floor, SEN OSAKA has a total of 23 rooms. However, this property can actually accommodate up to 32 residents. Some of you may have already noticed that the number of rooms doesn’t match the number of people and that’s right! SEN OSAKA has shared rooms for two people. If you look closely at the floor plan, you’ll notice that a few rooms are slightly larger than the others. Those are the twin rooms♪
A view of the living room from the kitchen counter. One housemate is dozing off on the sofa, while another is working seriously at a desk. A calm and relaxed atmosphere fills the space.
What did you think of the five floor plans we introduced this time? At TESEN share houses, a great deal of thought is put into “movement flow” How people move through the home in their daily lives. The living and dining areas are placed at the center of the house so that people naturally cross paths and meet one another. Even when going from the entrance to a private room, residents always pass through the living and dining spaces. We believe that the communication and conversations that naturally arise in these moments enrich the lives of our residents. Sometimes you’re inspired, sometimes you empathize, and sometimes there’s a bit of friction. But through it all, these homes remain places where you can connect with different people and encounter new worlds you’ve never known before.
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