Retreating to the Foothills
Last Updated on June 22, 2017 by Team Ideas24 Yatsugatake Villa – MDS Location:Â Hokuto-City, Japan Area:Â 110.01 m2 Built:Â 2012 The owners of this villa are an older couple who left the city to spend their retirement farming. They wanted a low-maintenance home with maximum energy efficiency. Located in a harsh environment in the foothills of a […]
Amida House – Interesting on many levels
Last Updated on January 30, 2018 by Team Ideas24 Gotenba, Shizuoka  Japan  –  Kochi Architect’s Studio Built area:   115.5 m2  (1,247 sq. ft.) Year Built:   2011 Photography:    Daici Ano This is one of the more ‘out there’ designs we have come across.  There are nine distinct levels in this small home.  While our initial […]
Daylight House – looking to the sky
Last Updated on April 29, 2016 by Team Ideas24 Yokohama Kanagawa JAPANÂ Â – Â Takeshi Hosaka Architects Year: Â 2012 Built area: Â 85 m2 Â (920 sq ft) We think this home is an elegant solution to a common problem in many crowded cities – a bad outlook… in fact, an outright ugly outlook! Â The lot is surrounded […]
Outside In House – Japan
Last Updated on April 28, 2016 by Team Ideas24 Yamanashi, Japan  –  Takeshi Hosaka Architects Photography:  Koji Fujii Nacasa & Partners Inc Built:  2011 Area:  102m2  (1,100 sq. ft.) Maybe it’s bias and maybe it’s fact, but we consistently find amazing innovation in the work of Japanese architects.  Is it a function of […]
Palmwood House
Last Updated on September 26, 2015 by Team Ideas24 London  U.K.  –  Undercurrent Architects Area:  Wandsworth Year Built:  2007 – 2008 Photography:  David Butler Older cities are littered with remnant spaces, abandoned workshops and other derelict sites. These sites are often outside of current site regulations and development guidelines. They often become dumping grounds for […]
The Pit House
Last Updated on June 22, 2017 by Team Ideas24 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 […]
The Nest
Last Updated on March 30, 2016 by Team Ideas24 Onomichi City, Hiroshima Japan  –  UID Architects Lot size:   362 m2 (3,909 sq. ft.) Built area:   121 m2 (1,306 sq. ft.) Photography by:   Hiroshi Ueda It is always wonderful to see a truly unique design. Even the name, ‘The Nest’ is so appropriate. If […]
Y7 House floats on a mountain
Last Updated on June 22, 2017 by Team Ideas24 Nagasaki  Japan  –  Show Architect Site area:   284 m2  (3,067 sq. ft.) Building envelope:   95.5 m2  (1,031 sq. ft.) Built area:   89.4 m2  (966 sq. ft.) Photography:    Blitz STUDIO Toshihisa Ishii This timber home sits on the side […]
Koya No Sumika
Last Updated on June 22, 2017 by Team Ideas24 Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan – mA-style Architects Built area:Â Â Â 77.8 sqm (840 sq. ft.) Year built:Â Â Â 2013 Photography:Â Â Â Kai Nakamura When two adult families share a home, stresses inevitably arise. The Japanese are masters at respecting privacy. Traditional homes have – quite literally, paper-thin […]
Paihia Retreat – Hanging From a Portal Frame
Last Updated on March 17, 2017 by Team Ideas24 Paihia  Bay of Island  NZ  –  AndrĂ© Hodgskin / Architex NZ Type:   Modular/Prefabricated Built area:   100m2 Year:   2004 Designed for a bachelor,  the home sits on 10 acres of beautiful indigenous bush overlooking the Bay of Islands. Only the house site has been […]