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Last Updated on January 30, 2018 by teamobn
Okayama, Japan – UID Architects
Photography by: Koji Fujii/Nacása & Partners Inc.
Built: 2011
Site area: 95.41sqm
Total floor area: 138.23sqm
There can be no doubting that UID ignore just about every conventional constraint of residential design. This home is designed for a family of three and, as is common in Japanese culture most space is shared. Construction is a mix of concrete, cedar panelling, ply and cherry wood flooring.

This is a very visual home. We hope it stretches your perceptions of what is possible in a small area.
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Another amazing home by the same architects is The Nest…
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