Incredible modern cat-friendly house in Japan

The Cats’ House is an unusual house that was designed by Japanese architectural firm Fauna+DeSIGN for an avid cat lover.

The house, owned by a family with 16 cats and 5 dogs, features beautifully designed modern furniture and various structures that were created especially for cats: shelves and platforms with rounded corners, bookcases that work like stairs, hidden tunnels and passageways, catwalks on the ceilings, a floor-to-ceiling scratching post and all kinds of other goodies meant for discovering, climbing, playing and of course sleeping.

The architecture is very open and invites a lot of natural light to every room.

The owner came up with the idea after a family cat has passed away because of illness. He wanted to build a home that will be enjoyable for cats and people at the same time.

The house was built in August 2009. The owner says he is not 100% sure in his success but is satisfied because he can see that his felines have a lot of fun and enjoy living there. The carpenters also say the cats were very curious and playful while the interior was being built.

Interested in more photos of this house? Head over to The Cats’ House official web site.

The Cats’ House, however, is not the only such house in Japan! Here you can take a look at floorplans and photos of a few other modern houses that were built for cats and dogs in mind.