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These homes, mostly designed by young architects, often elicit readers’ bewilderment. It can seem that in Japan, anything is permissible: stairs and balconies without handrails, rooms flagrantly cast open to their surroundings, or homes with no windows at all.

 

 

These whimsical, ironic, or otherwise extreme living propositions arrest readers’ attention, baiting us to ask: WTF Japan? The photos travel the blogosphere and social networks under their own momentum, garnering global exposure and international validation for Japan’s outwardly shy, yet media-savvy architects. Afterall, in Japan – the country with the most registered architects per capita – standing out from the crowd is the key to getting ahead for young designers. But what motivates their clients, who opt  for such eccentric expressions of lifestyle?


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Alpine micro retreat Italy
 


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Stiltsville
 


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superiscopio
 


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pendant dependent


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structural steel and non-staggered block house Sao Paulo
 


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structural steel and non-staggered block house Sao Paulo
 


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les paul toggle switches
 


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compact stove
 


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retro-renovation!


Shirley era tips for the bathroom and kitchen.


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1/16" 7x ss aircraft cable
 

aluminum duplex oval crimping sleeve
 

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steel thimble

 


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concrete chairs

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Hunt House Malibu

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T Space Dutchess Co. NY

Holl Architects


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anglepoise lamps
 


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