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Takeshi Hosaka’s Inside-Out House has Trees Growing Inside!

06/04/2012
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    <a title="Takeshi Hosaka Inside Out House Has Trees Growing Inside! " href="http://www.hosakatakeshi.com/index.html" target="_blank">Takeshi Hosaka</a>'s Inside-Out House is a cubic home that blurs the boundaries between interior and exterior spaces. This beautiful family home in Katsushika, Tokyo features simple, uncluttered interiors that are <a title="Takeshi Hosaka Inside Out House Has Trees Growing Inside! " href="http://inhabitat.com/the-f-residence-by-edward-suzuki-is-a-stunning-green-oasis-flooded-with-natural-light/" target="_blank">flooded with natural light</a> and filled with living plants and trees.
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  • Takeshi Hosaka's natural light Inside Out House
    The Inside-Out House measures 980 square feet divided into two levels and a terrace, and it welcomes all types of living creatures.
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  • Takeshi Hosaka's natural light Inside Out House
    <a title="Takeshi Hosaka Inside Out House Has Trees Growing Inside! " href="http://inhabitat.com/make-architecture%E2%80%99s-house-reduction-is-a-compact-family-home-with-sliding-walls/" target="_blank">Sliding</a> floor-to-ceiling glass doors and a big entrance door creates a flexible space that can be adjusted to provide more or less privacy.
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  • Takeshi Hosaka's natural light Inside Out House
    The home's 'inside=out' patio can serve as an interior courtyard or a front yard - and it even features a happy tree growing up from the ground.
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  • Takeshi Hosaka's natural light Inside Out House
    The master bedroom gets lots of natural light, and the central isle can be either indoors or outdoors thanks to its sparkling sliding windows.
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  • Takeshi Hosaka's natural light Inside Out House
    The Inside-Out House allows its <a title="Takeshi Hosaka Inside Out House Has Trees Growing Inside! " href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oddworld_Inhabitants" target="_blank">inhabitants</a> to live immersed in nature while being sheltered and protected by its minimalist cubic form.
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Takeshi Hosaka's natural light Inside Out House

Takeshi Hosaka's Inside-Out House is a cubic home that blurs the boundaries between interior and exterior spaces. This beautiful family home in Katsushika, Tokyo features simple, uncluttered interiors that are flooded with natural light and filled with living plants and trees.

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