“ From an ingenious home with guest annexe attached, to a micro house in Tokyo that opens like a shell, and a home for both cats and humans – here are 10 innovative Japanese dwellings.
The most inventive homes in Japan are modest in scale, but ambitious in what they aim to do. Architects there are offering "the most precise and inventive thinking about living now," according to François-Luc Giraldeau, editor of the book A House in Japan: Lessons in Living.
"That matters today because much of the world is facing the sa정읍출장샵me questions Japan has been dealing with for decades," he tells the BBC. "How to live well with less space, fewer resources and greater environmental pressure."
And there is a deceptive simplicity about the best Japanese dwellings. "What looks minimal is usually the result of exacting decisions about proportion, material, light and joinery – there's an enormous amount of craft beneath what appears effortless. Good design isn't about having more; it's about making what exists work harder." Here is our pick of 10 Japanese homes that reflect these skills and create solutions. ”