This is a renovation for a retiring couple to return to the former house of the wife’s parents in urban area of Kyoto, so-called “eel bed” (meaning narrow width and long depth in Kyoto). I designed it by two methods. The first is drastically reducing the floor space (as a result, the total became about 60㎡.) and inserting spot gardens to the outdoor space created by the reduction. The second is installing architectural wisdom of traditional urban houses in Kyoto. Namely, they are spot garden, sliding door made of paper, wooden vertical louver, and finishing by plaster. After this renovation, this house became just right size for the two and comfortable for them to feel delicate changes in nature.