We at Inhabitat love small houses, so we were excited to hear an NPR story on the small homes trend in Japan -- and when we say small we are talking about homes that are not much larger than a parking space. The Luck Drops house by architect Yasuhiro Yamashita is a remarkable case in point. Ten feet wide and three stories tall, the home exemplifies kyosho jutaku -- the micro home movement on the sometimes exorbitantly expensive island.
[...] the home’s profile, giving it an austere sculptural presence. While the three story home is small the building site was even smaller as the home’s footprint is a mere 8 by 11 meters. Adding [...]
[...] housing prices permeating throughout the metropolis, they took their limited budget and joined the kyosho jutaku, or micro home trend, that is driving innovative design on the island [...]