In conventional high-rise housing at 200/ha, not one family has their own garden; in Shiratori every family does.

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• Shiratori apartment has 24 linear meters of daylight-facing wall vs 6 m in typical high-risefinding0.805
  Daylight performance comparison based on apartment geometry.
• Shiratori apartments get more than twice as much sunlight as typical high-rise apartments.claim0.794
  Performance claim based on square-meter hour measurements.
• 100% of floor area in Shiratori apartment within 3 m of a window vs ~25% in typical high-risefinding0.793
  Daylight coverage comparison.
• The cost of construction of the Shiratori plan is the same or lower than costs of present-day high-rise housing.claim0.785
  Economic feasibility claim countering common assumptions.
• At 40-80 families per acre, the same geometry gives larger gardens, and there is no need for underground parking.claim0.783
  Claim that the many-parallel-lanes configuration adapts well to slightly lower densities.
• The present government plan for the Shiratori area is an environment with 14-story apartments, a huge shopping center and a huge parking area. It is typical of today's trend. What do you think of it?question0.780
  Initial question posed to residents in the survey.
• On December 21, Shiratori apartment receives 150 square-meter hours of sunlight vs 70 in typical high-risefinding0.767
  Sunlight comparison on shortest day, demonstrating more than double exposure.
• It is possible to provide a high-density living environment with these qualities while housing 80 families per acre.claim0.765
  Central feasibility claim of the chapter.