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- Suppose Design Office's transparent Hiroshima HutJapan-based <a title="The Hiroshima Hut's transparent skin allows local deer to watch you while you cook" href="http://www.suppose.jp/" target="_blank">Suppose Design Office</a> built this brilliant family home that allows residents to be as close to nature as possible. Surrounded by a tranquil rural environment, the Hiroshima Hut features sunken rooms and <a title="The Hiroshima Hut's transparent skin allows local deer to watch you while you cook" href="http://inhabitat.com/translucent-house-in-tousuienn-glows-after-the-sun-sets-in-japan/" target="_blank">see-through skin</a> under its distinctive flat roof. Its unique transparency not only allows plenty of natural light to flood in, but also lets inhabitants to observe and interact with local wildlife.1
- Suppose Design Office's transparent Hiroshima HutThe external walls are made from acrylic rather than glass.2
- Suppose Design Office's transparent Hiroshima HutThe unique see-through quality not only welcomes plenty of daylight, but also allows inhabitants to see all around them, and also to be seen.3
- Suppose Design Office's transparent Hiroshima HutIn response to its transparent design, the architects had to slightly raise the property on a gravel hill, to sink some of the rooms for privacy.4
- Suppose Design Office's transparent Hiroshima HutThis resulted in a partially submerged bathroom and kitchen with plenty of storage tucked away beneath the floor.5
- Suppose Design Office's transparent Hiroshima HutIt is "possible for a deer to stare at the residents preparing meals", affirmed the architects.6
- Suppose Design Office's transparent Hiroshima HutMeasuring 260-square-foot, this humble Japanese home features transparent walls and partitions.7