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8 Unusual Houses in Japan That Break All Architectural Norms

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They are quirky. They are minimal to the extreme. They are stark. They are bizarre. The following houses in Japan turn architectural norms on theirs heads and stand out from the cookie-cutter homes in their neighborhoods as surreal manifestations of form, function, vision, and originality. 1. The Hilltop House with Glass for Walls and Wildlife for Neig[...]

Off-Grid Freedom Now Comes in a Capsule

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The Ecocapsule will excite everyone from green-living enthusiasts to tiny house dwellers to minimalists. A low-energy house with powerful off-grid capabilities, the Ecocapsule is undoubtedly compact, challenging even the most bare minimalists to come up with innovative ways to live with less. Off-Grid Living Options The Ecocapsule is fitted with ple[...]

People Who Live In Glass Houses Are The New Urban Cave-Dwellers

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If a cave is a dwelling with no doors or windows, then this is the opposite of a cave, the cave concept turned inside-out. French architect Stephane Malka has designed a kind of public-domain shelter made entirely out of up-cycled doors and windows. The whole structure is supported on scaffolding for that penthouse-apartment feel - it even has a rooftop loun[...]