Komosawa Residence represents a significant exploration of timber skeleton architecture completed in 1999 in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward. Designed by Makoto Motokura of Studio Architectural Planning, this residential project exemplifies innovative structural expression through exposed wooden framing. The building's design philosophy centers on the deliberate articulation of its wooden skeleton, transforming functional structural elements into primary aesthetic components. This approach demonstrates how traditional timber construction methods can be reinterpreted within contemporary residential architecture, creating spaces that celebrate both structural honesty and spatial flexibility. The residence stands as a notable example of late twentieth-century Japanese architectural innovation in residential design.