Interesting concrete house in Japan

A TV program visits a home in Japan with concrete “horns” instead of a normal roof:

Neighboring houses would block sunlight, so the roof is horn-shaped with skylights on top to catch as much sunlight as possible. This creates a very bright interior without much need for other lighting during the daytime.

This house is:

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15 comments - What do you think? Posted by James - November 7, 2009 at 10:00 am

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7-10split

looks like giant molar tooth, the only problem is the ugliness of the unfinished bare concrete, put some ivy plants to cover that and it would improve it a lot.
Z

I like the design quite a bit – it does look plenty bright inside.
http://otakudan.com Otaku Dan

it’s much sturdy than most Japanese houses but needs some paint
lawrence

You’re either too young or too old to understand the beauty of naked concrete.

Anyways, it must be great to be rich like the couple in this clip.
DuDa

what happens when it rains? LOL
adsasdfdfddfsd

I’d paint it, if it were mine.

longus dickus

many concrete mixtures cant be painted because of the structural integrity and internal chemistry inside of the walls. (or it needs special collors)

–what happens when it rains? LOL–

look better on the geometry of this house. it will not be wet or hot for a long time. btw i must give my respect for the guy who planed this house. he used simple geometrical struckture to minimum of negatives of the concrete in a comfortable and very cheap and green way.

Gonta

There isn’t much about concrete that could be described as ‘green’. It’s extremely energy intensive to produce.

longus dickus

sorry but you got it wrong. “green” was no about concrete itself but about they way how it was used to get this house into comfortable home.

aussie

they still sleep in separate beds lol

Jack the Tripper

At first the completely open concept was a little bit of a turn off, then I noticed the separate beds, yikes.

http://www.zdwonline.de Haf

I guess it’s normal for Japanese couples. That would also explain the low child birth rate.

I really like the concept, but I think there could be some adjustments to the general shape to make it more interesting and appealing. For me there are a few to many strong edges. But I’d be ok with living there. Currently my apartment consist of one large room, one entrance hall, a bathroom (by the way, where is their bathroom???) and a kitchen corner in the big room, so I’m accustomed to an open living concept.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/christopherbelcher/ Chris

I would kill myself on those stairs. I understand the need for the design, but still!
Sharad

Very cool, but seriously needs a paint job! I especially like the skylight.
Per

Looks Awsome!

Concrete IS extremely beautiful treated the right way – a great example of inovative design and estetic touch i perfect harmony!

I didn’t catch the architect’s name though?

Interesting concrete house in Japan

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