I’ve been kind of bored of sparse, all-white homes as of late, but this particular home in Okinawa, Japan by Shinichi Ogawa & Associates / Urbanist Architect got me.
The house is basically a long rectangle divided into rooms and spaces by furniture and a wall. The first section is the living room, dining room, and bedroom and another space houses the kitchen, powder room, and office. I like that there appears to be adequate privacy while still having lots of natural light.
[via Today and Tomorrow & ArchDaily]

7 Comments
Adam Sturm on 08.03.2010 at 13:30 PM
Minimal? Yes. Too Minimal? Double Yes.
asnodeus on 08.03.2010 at 14:24 PM
IMHO the house is too big. It’s not as much minimalistic as it is empty. And I wonder about a wardrobe.
Jaime (post author) on 08.03.2010 at 14:25 PM
The wall that divides the two spaces has built-in storage.
Nathan on 05.02.2012 at 08:52 AM
gotta have somewhere to put the christmas decorations
Cristina on 08.03.2010 at 15:37 PM
A bit too minimal for my taste, and I’m not a huge fan of long and narrow spaces, but I definitely like all that natural light.
Emilio on 08.04.2010 at 11:33 AM
I wonder if after a few months the people living in this house will have neck problems….
afrominima on 05.02.2012 at 08:36 AM
i’m a huge fan of the minimalism movement but this is a bit too much for me, it feels like they live in mars, the natural light is splendid but a bit too narrow for my taste, all in all its pretty awesome.
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