[New Model] Create Lemon Announces 'Garage House (Mansion Mansion)': A Detached Home with 'Apartment Convenience' Born from 15 Consecutive Years of No. 1 Housing Starts

Create Lemon Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture; President: Tomokazu Oba) has unveiled its new model, 'Garage House (Mansion Mansion),' as the 8th installment of its experimental project 'Case Study House 2026,' which will propose a total of 20 housing models throughout 2026.

This project is a series of full-scale housing proposals that 'rethink current living,' with all 20 models scheduled for continuous release within 2026. It is an attempt to connect the housing design philosophy cultivated by Unite House, which boasts 'No. 1 in housing starts for 15 consecutive years' in Yamagata Prefecture (2009-2023, researched by Living Tsushinsha), with responses to changes in consumer values.

Development Background: Why do we need 'Apartment-like Mansion' in a detached house now?

With rising prices, an increase in dual-income households, and snow damage caused by climate change, the environment surrounding housing is becoming increasingly severe. Create Lemon presents an answer to the question, 'How happily can people live in this era?'

That is the concept of 'Mansion Mansion,' which combines the 'freedom of a detached house' with the 'efficiency and safety of an apartment.'

A built-in garage is installed on the 1st floor to protect precious cars from snow, wind, and rain. This eliminates the 'car snow removal' that is a major burden in life in the snowy region of Yamagata Prefecture. In addition, a 22-tatami mat large-space LDK is placed on the 2nd floor, achieving both privacy and spaciousness.

Three Features of #8 'Garage House (Mansion Mansion)': 1. Stress-free even in snowy regions: 'Inner Garage' to protect your car. A spacious garage is placed on the 1st floor to eliminate snow removal work. The high-quality design, summarized in pale tones, functions not just as a garage but as an 'adult hideaway' to enjoy hobbies. 2. 'Apartment-like living flow' completed on one floor. By minimizing stairs, the kitchen, living room, and sanitary areas are efficiently arranged. It maximizes the benefits of a detached house where you can spend time without worrying about noise from upper and lower floors, while realizing a flat and smooth housework flow like an apartment. 3. Freedom space that designs 'comfortable margins spreading inside.' In addition to a living room where light and shadow harmonize, a 'second living room (free room)' that feels the wind and sky is installed. By blocking external lines of sight while obtaining a sense of openness, it proposes a 'well-organized life' that ensures privacy.