Retired Ladies Live Their Dreamlife In A Cosy Forest House Designed By A Japanese Architect
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Have you wondered how you’ll spend your retired days? I’ll give you an idea. A genius Japanese architect created an unique home for 2 retired ladies with their caretaker and a cook.
Issei Suma is known for his intriguing buildings, but this structure shaped like 5 tents are really eye catching, due to the harmonious flow and the design that perfectly combined minimalism with an ecological style. The building features a spiral-shaped indoor pool and a common kitchen for both ladies. This 100 square m complex is called “Jikka” and is located in the Japanese mountains Shizuoka Prefecture.
Though the 3D structure appears like a tent, the plans are perfect squares and they overlap one another. So, how does the house of your dreams look like?
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Looks very cool but I think it's not that cosy inside
But it is easy to keep clean. :)
I've got the impression that the building isn't inhabited yet, tha It has just been cleaned up before it's given to the owners.
From what I understand, the Japanese prize minimalism and efficiency in design where as many Europeans and Americans prefer a "cozy lived in" sort of feel.
Agree - not ideal for older bones. Hope no one trips over....
All floors are hard.
The toilet does not look private at all :/
Japanese open baths aren't very insecure about nudity unlike western culture
Looking forward to using my Toto, waiting for a electrical outlet installation.
I wondered about it. With the bath open to the bedroom, I would think flushing would be pretty noisy!
Not so much. You should check out the new Toto toilets. They're magical.
I know in South Korea it's even more common to have dual gender bath houses where everyone is walking around the steam room and swimming areas totally nude men and women all ages so it's definitely a different thing for different cultures'
So cold inside. Needs wood floors... and some more home-like feel to it... some rugs may help. Right now it feels like a museum...
Rugs are not a big thing there. Maybe some tatami mats could go in there. I'm not fond of the bare concrete walls, but from the photos, it doesn't look like they've moved in yet.
Also small rugs are bad for the elderly because of tripping.
How about an operating room? Too sterile looking, warmer colors, and like you said, wood floors. All of the wood is on the outside LOL
I think the design is beautiful and blends with nature. The shape of the tub from above looks like a seashell, a Nautilus. I love the simplicity and the minimalist idea of it all. The light flows through each room and you are connected to all of the elements. I didn't see a fireplace but that would be nice to add. Love this idea. Creative, clean, perfectly balanced.
Looks amazing! And that's great that somebody is brave enough to be different and create his own world to live
Beautiful! (although I really hope for them that they have underfloor heating and like each others taste in music)
...Fascinating idea and design.
i want to see the whole house! The kitchen, the bedrooms, etc! Show us more please!
Pic with table has kitchen in back ground
That was the whole house. Five rooms. How much space do two people need? We're wrestling with that right now because we're building a house. The answer is.....there is no answer.
I want to live in a house like this!
I would definitely live there. So beautiful!
Very cool
Some high Feng Shui dopeass shit here ! I like it.
Elegant, truly ... my guess, equally expensive and way out of reach for ordinary retired ladies.
aesthetically beautiful, but concrete in the forest....brrrrr
Not enough photos to show what the interior is actually like. All exterior and pool ...
Not enough pics to show what the inside is actually like.
loved the design! it looks small but it so spacious inside
Interesting concept, but would that not cost a fortune?
this is what im gon build when im done with yall
this is it...my retirement home in 30 years!
It is a sterile looking environment. There is no warmth or coziness. I would not want to live there
Too sterile looking for me but a nice idea, I would need some warm colors.
Looks sterile, cold.
Looks cold, sterile.
Very cool place to retire!
Build one for me in Minnesota
Very nice and modern inside but looks far from cozy. Colour scheme would look good with some warm colours. Bet it's cool in summer and freezing in winter
A mostly beautiful design, I'm not sure I want my toilet that close to my bath, especially with no division and the recession of the bath.
Phenomenal!
I love it- the clean simplicity is inviting and inspiring. Clean lines, clean spirit- restful
Amazing
How will I live out my retirement? I sure as hell won't have the money to live in a luxury house designed by an architect...
Beautiful but where do they get their power from, I do not see any solar panels, I bet it's nice in there in winter.
I love this, we could so happily live like this!
very very expensive to build per sq ft. suggest you take a look at this book if this design intrigues you: https://www.amazon.com/Architecture-Without-Architects-Introduction-Non-Pedigreed/dp/0826310044 (yep, i'm an architect)
Aunque el interior de concreto no es para nada atractivo. Tendría que haber sido 100% de madera, y sería estupendo.
Does the waste water from the shower get collected in that pool?! That would be very unhygienic.
seriously how does that pool WORK?
Looks just like in Fairy Tale :) Awesome!
A few privacy screens would take care of the open bath & toilet areas, for those of us with modest tastes. Otherwise, the homes, which afford secluded privacy by the absence of other dwellings in the immediate vicinity, are not 'fussy' or frivolous', but clean & simple & would be easy to maintain & upkeep.
Looks good but feels like it would be a little cold. Not sure I like the natural exposed concrete.
First
Not even close
Bro ur so fast
ikr right
That tub is just awesome. WOW... the rest ... meh.... kinda cold and sterile!
This is an amazing idea! Great architecture. I want one.
Why live far away from everyone?....
Looks bleak and cold, and yeah this would be cool if you have land and money to build it. Not many seniors will have the privilege to live in such a way. Heck I'll be lucky to have a hut on the beach when I'm 80.
How come there are no accessories? I'd expect perhaps a bowl of fruit on the counter/table. It looks empty, until one gets to the bedroom/bath. Love that pool.
They're in Japan. They don't stuff their houses full of "decor" that's unnecessary. It's better to own one beautiful thing than a pile of "stuff".
Beautiful, really beautiful warm and inviting exterior. But, oh my! A disappointingly bleak and sterile interior.
Looks very cool but I think it's not that cosy inside
But it is easy to keep clean. :)
I've got the impression that the building isn't inhabited yet, tha It has just been cleaned up before it's given to the owners.
From what I understand, the Japanese prize minimalism and efficiency in design where as many Europeans and Americans prefer a "cozy lived in" sort of feel.
Agree - not ideal for older bones. Hope no one trips over....
All floors are hard.
The toilet does not look private at all :/
Japanese open baths aren't very insecure about nudity unlike western culture
Looking forward to using my Toto, waiting for a electrical outlet installation.
I wondered about it. With the bath open to the bedroom, I would think flushing would be pretty noisy!
Not so much. You should check out the new Toto toilets. They're magical.
I know in South Korea it's even more common to have dual gender bath houses where everyone is walking around the steam room and swimming areas totally nude men and women all ages so it's definitely a different thing for different cultures'
So cold inside. Needs wood floors... and some more home-like feel to it... some rugs may help. Right now it feels like a museum...
Rugs are not a big thing there. Maybe some tatami mats could go in there. I'm not fond of the bare concrete walls, but from the photos, it doesn't look like they've moved in yet.
Also small rugs are bad for the elderly because of tripping.
How about an operating room? Too sterile looking, warmer colors, and like you said, wood floors. All of the wood is on the outside LOL
I think the design is beautiful and blends with nature. The shape of the tub from above looks like a seashell, a Nautilus. I love the simplicity and the minimalist idea of it all. The light flows through each room and you are connected to all of the elements. I didn't see a fireplace but that would be nice to add. Love this idea. Creative, clean, perfectly balanced.
Looks amazing! And that's great that somebody is brave enough to be different and create his own world to live
Beautiful! (although I really hope for them that they have underfloor heating and like each others taste in music)
...Fascinating idea and design.
i want to see the whole house! The kitchen, the bedrooms, etc! Show us more please!
Pic with table has kitchen in back ground
That was the whole house. Five rooms. How much space do two people need? We're wrestling with that right now because we're building a house. The answer is.....there is no answer.
I want to live in a house like this!
I would definitely live there. So beautiful!
Very cool
Some high Feng Shui dopeass shit here ! I like it.
Elegant, truly ... my guess, equally expensive and way out of reach for ordinary retired ladies.
aesthetically beautiful, but concrete in the forest....brrrrr
Not enough photos to show what the interior is actually like. All exterior and pool ...
Not enough pics to show what the inside is actually like.
loved the design! it looks small but it so spacious inside
Interesting concept, but would that not cost a fortune?
this is what im gon build when im done with yall
this is it...my retirement home in 30 years!
It is a sterile looking environment. There is no warmth or coziness. I would not want to live there
Too sterile looking for me but a nice idea, I would need some warm colors.
Looks sterile, cold.
Looks cold, sterile.
Very cool place to retire!
Build one for me in Minnesota
Very nice and modern inside but looks far from cozy. Colour scheme would look good with some warm colours. Bet it's cool in summer and freezing in winter
A mostly beautiful design, I'm not sure I want my toilet that close to my bath, especially with no division and the recession of the bath.
Phenomenal!
I love it- the clean simplicity is inviting and inspiring. Clean lines, clean spirit- restful
Amazing
How will I live out my retirement? I sure as hell won't have the money to live in a luxury house designed by an architect...
Beautiful but where do they get their power from, I do not see any solar panels, I bet it's nice in there in winter.
I love this, we could so happily live like this!
very very expensive to build per sq ft. suggest you take a look at this book if this design intrigues you: https://www.amazon.com/Architecture-Without-Architects-Introduction-Non-Pedigreed/dp/0826310044 (yep, i'm an architect)
Aunque el interior de concreto no es para nada atractivo. Tendría que haber sido 100% de madera, y sería estupendo.
Does the waste water from the shower get collected in that pool?! That would be very unhygienic.
seriously how does that pool WORK?
Looks just like in Fairy Tale :) Awesome!
A few privacy screens would take care of the open bath & toilet areas, for those of us with modest tastes. Otherwise, the homes, which afford secluded privacy by the absence of other dwellings in the immediate vicinity, are not 'fussy' or frivolous', but clean & simple & would be easy to maintain & upkeep.
Looks good but feels like it would be a little cold. Not sure I like the natural exposed concrete.
First
Not even close
Bro ur so fast
ikr right
That tub is just awesome. WOW... the rest ... meh.... kinda cold and sterile!
This is an amazing idea! Great architecture. I want one.
Why live far away from everyone?....
Looks bleak and cold, and yeah this would be cool if you have land and money to build it. Not many seniors will have the privilege to live in such a way. Heck I'll be lucky to have a hut on the beach when I'm 80.
How come there are no accessories? I'd expect perhaps a bowl of fruit on the counter/table. It looks empty, until one gets to the bedroom/bath. Love that pool.
They're in Japan. They don't stuff their houses full of "decor" that's unnecessary. It's better to own one beautiful thing than a pile of "stuff".
Beautiful, really beautiful warm and inviting exterior. But, oh my! A disappointingly bleak and sterile interior.