Retired Ladies Live Their Dreamlife In A Cosy Forest House Designed By A Japanese Architect
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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Load More Replies...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.
Load More Replies...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)
i want to see the whole house! The kitchen, the bedrooms, etc! Show us more please!
Elegant, truly ... my guess, equally expensive and way out of reach for ordinary retired ladies.
Not enough photos to show what the interior is actually like. All exterior and pool ...
It is a sterile looking environment. There is no warmth or coziness. I would not want to live there
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.
I love it- the clean simplicity is inviting and inspiring. Clean lines, clean spirit- restful
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.
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)
Does the waste water from the shower get collected in that pool?! That would be very unhygienic.
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.
That tub is just awesome. WOW... the rest ... meh.... kinda cold and sterile!
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".
Load More Replies...Beautiful, really beautiful warm and inviting exterior. But, oh my! A disappointingly bleak and sterile interior.
Japanese open baths aren't very insecure about nudity unlike western culture
Load More Replies...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.
Load More Replies...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)
i want to see the whole house! The kitchen, the bedrooms, etc! Show us more please!
Elegant, truly ... my guess, equally expensive and way out of reach for ordinary retired ladies.
Not enough photos to show what the interior is actually like. All exterior and pool ...
It is a sterile looking environment. There is no warmth or coziness. I would not want to live there
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.
I love it- the clean simplicity is inviting and inspiring. Clean lines, clean spirit- restful
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.
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)
Does the waste water from the shower get collected in that pool?! That would be very unhygienic.
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.
That tub is just awesome. WOW... the rest ... meh.... kinda cold and sterile!
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".
Load More Replies...Beautiful, really beautiful warm and inviting exterior. But, oh my! A disappointingly bleak and sterile interior.
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