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ALTS Design Office Kofunaki House Natural LightThe Kofunaki House (wooden boat house) is a beautiful family home in Japan that is flooded by natural light. Conceived by <a title="Simple and Light Kofunaki House Has Small Trees and Shrubs Growing Inside!" href="http://alts-design.com/" target="_blank">ALTS Design Office</a>, the home was designed so that the inhabitants could feel the changing of seasons and live in contact with the outdoors. Locatec in Shiga, the 1,400 square-foot home features white, minimal open interiors with small trees and shrubs <a title="Simple and Light Kofunaki House Has Small Trees and Shrubs Growing Inside!" href="http://inhabitat.com/takeshi-hosakas-inside-out-house-has-trees-growing-inside/" target="_blank">growing inside</a>!1
ALTS Design Office Kofunaki House Natural Light<a title="Simple and Light Kofunaki House Has Small Trees and Shrubs Growing Inside!" href="http://alts-design.com/" target="_blank">ALTS Design Office</a>'s naturally lit Kofunaki House has two levels.2
ALTS Design Office Kofunaki House Natural LightThe furniture, stairs and some of the home's floors are entirely made from light wood.3
ALTS Design Office Kofunaki House Natural LightOn the ground level, some parts of the concrete floor are cut away to provide space for small <a title="Simple and Light Kofunaki House Has Small Trees and Shrubs Growing Inside!" href="http://inhabitat.com/blue-forests-thatched-cliffside-lodge-wraps-itself-around-a-tree/" target="_blank">trees</a> and shrubs to bloom from the <a title="Simple and Light Kofunaki House Has Small Trees and Shrubs Growing Inside!" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravel" target="_blank">gravel</a> covered earth.4
ALTS Design Office Kofunaki House Natural LightThe wide-open spaces let air and <a title="Simple and Light Kofunaki House Has Small Trees and Shrubs Growing Inside!" href="http://inhabitat.com/sun-tracker-skylights-pump-daylight-indoors/" target="_blank">natural light</a> flow freely through different areas, while <a title="Simple and Light Kofunaki House Has Small Trees and Shrubs Growing Inside!" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transparency_and_translucency" target="_blank">translucent</a> curtains make the space flexible.5
ALTS Design Office Kofunaki House Natural LightDuring the night, not much light is needed - just a few small accent lamps that focus on the plants.6
ALTS Design Office Kofunaki House Natural LightA minimalist home for a simple, happy lifestyle, the Kofunaki House welcomes nature and sunlight indoors.7
