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Open Air Homes - Modern architecture incorporating negative space

This open air home designed by Japanese architecture firm KINO Architects isn't just about what's built up, but it's as much about the negative space. The Airhole House boasts roadways to the south and east, a field to the west and a house to the north, and is itself occupied by a family of four - a typical urban house plan by most accounts. What really stands out is the unusual architecture that incorporates a massive void as its main ... Continue >

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Social House Architecture – X marks the spot

For this social house architecture, X marks the spot. This innovative architectural design by Japanese architecture firm Katsutoshi Sasaki + Associates was designed to promote socialization within its open concept house plan. Smack dab in the heart of this home, the family room is the hub from which other rooms radiate. The “X” layout affords each room its privacy, while maintaining a connection to the others. The urban house plan, located in a densely populated city center, promoted socialization but ... Continue >

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Dramatic Home Design Plays with Light & Shadow

Here’s a dramatic home design that offers a touch of the unexpected. Though dubbed the “Ordinary House,” this unusual home by Japanese architecture firm FORM/Kouichi Kimura Architects is anything but ordinary. Interestingly, the home is located in a cookie-cutter neighborhood with “no special character,” which prompted the architects to think outside the box. A simple exterior suits its surroundings, as does the basic budget for the design. But this house stands out thanks to its unusual custom windows throughout. While ... Continue >

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Odd Shaped Houses in Japan

Japanese architecture firm Tomohiro Hata Architect and Associates designed this odd shaped house in Nagoya, Japan. This unique home features an interesting angular facade with a staggered roofline that opens up oddly shaped new volumes inside the home. Another interesting feature, an interior courtyard gives the house plan its own private piece of the outdoors here in this urban center. The steel clad house is dotted with many windows that glow by night and flood interiors with natural light by ... Continue >

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Contemporary Tokyo Architecture with a Twist

Japanese architecture firm Takeshi Hosaka Architects designed this contemporary Tokyo architecture with a twist. This urban house is located in a dense area, sitting on the corner of two narrow streets. Like its exterior box shape, the interior floor plan is simple – two small rooms on the main floor, one large room on the second, and a rooftop patio overlooking the city. Minimalist interiors feature walls, floors ceilings, randomly dotted with plenty of windows, letting natural light stream in ... Continue >

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