My Old Toyko Home...
Tokyo residence, by architect, Yasuhiro Yamashita. See full-size image here.
I've lived in the States for my entire life (except for that one year, when I live in Scotland) - and, pretty much since I was 12 years old, I've imagined having a permanent residence abroad.
I'm starting to realize that a big part of that desire comes from the diverse architecture of other countries.
Tokyo residence, by Beige Architecture & Proces2. See full-size image here.
After watching a program on (I think) the Discovery Channel about living in Tokyo, Japan, I can't stop thinking about moving out of our apartment, buying a 1/2 lot here in the city & building a tiny little house like the ones pictured here...
The American ideal of having thousands of square feet of living space just baffles me. Jw and I live in a 3-bedroom apartment on the North Side of Chicago, and we're just swimming in space. Give me 1000 sq. feet and a 1-car garage and I'm all set! ;)
images c/o bruno.nihon's Flickr photostream.
Comments
i found you via simple lovely. i saw that program and loved it. great design doesn't have to be big, in fact, small probably makes it even better. love your blog.
kassy :: I know, isn't it awful that 1000 sq. feet is "modest" to most people?... I'd love a 670 sq. ft. house, but the lack of storage is definitely the problem :/
thanks for your comments, everyone!
Funny! 1000 square feet seems huge to me, we live in a 670 sf house with practically no storage space and its just too small. That top house looks so cool, I'm ready to move in right now.
Just ran across this post on Cup of Jo & it made me think of you: http://joannagoddard.blogspot.com/2008/08/home-inspiration-scottish-beauties.html
How cool is the house in that first picture?!
So freggin' rad!! Too cool.