Mini-house: life hack or high-tech hole? Small Japanese house with a luxurious attic bedroom and jacuzzi.

It’s even more interesting with apartments: non-essential functions are cut to the limit. When studio Makoto Yokomizo designed the Tokyo KES house, they decided to “hang” the bathroom above the hallway. You can get inside via a retractable staircase. So that the bathroom visually takes away more less space, the walls were made of glass. All this looks quite justified if you know the area of ​​the apartment - 12 square meters. m.

In private houses you can afford a little more space- but it's still not enough to avoid bold decisions. We will show this using the example of nine small Japanese houses.

Both house and garden at the same time. 64 sq. m

Garden and House, Tokyo
Ryue Nishizawa Studio

On each of the five levels of this building there is own garden; plants act as a natural barrier from prying eyes - the walls in this house are completely transparent to provide as much flora as possible sunlight. Floors connected spiral staircase, and done in the roof round hole, through which more than tall plants standing on the floor below.

"Iron House" in Japanese. 70 sq. m

House S, Osaka
Suga Atelier

If it were not for the window at the end, this house could be confused with a fence - it seems so flat from certain angles. Despite the extreme compactness, it was even possible to organize a courtyard. It is a small circular space with a bench and a pond where rainwater flows.

The architects call this building “very peaceful, like deep cave“, because the blank concrete facade reliably protects residents from street noise.

"House-boat". 60 sq. m

Lucky Drops, Tokyo
Atelier Tekuto

This house was ordered by a young woman married couple, which had a limited budget. As a result, architect Yasuhiro Yamashita designed one of the most narrow houses Japan - about two meters at the widest point and 0.7 meters at the narrowest.

The interior space consists of three rooms. Their area is divided in proportion to how much time residents spend in a particular room: the largest one turned out to be living space, a little smaller is the kitchen, even smaller is the bathroom. To allow plenty of daylight into the house, translucent plastic was used for the walls, and perforated iron sheets were used for the stairs and floors.

A house with a void in the middle. 63 sq. m

Tiny House in Kobe
FujiwaraMuro Architects

The width of this house is slightly larger than the previous building - 2.5 meters. To increase the area, the architect used two tricks: he made many multi-level rooms and added a second light with a ceiling window.

The void formed above the dining room centers the remaining rooms around it: the children's room, the bedroom, the living room and the kitchen. The house features many wood elements, helping to create the feel of a secluded haven on one of Kobe's busiest streets.

House by the river. 54.2 sq. m

Cozy House, Tokyo
Mizuishi Architect Atelier

As the architect Kota Mizuishi later admitted, every square meter of this building was given to him with a fight. All ideas rested on two serious restrictions - the street and the river, between which the customer’s tiny triangular plot was located. On Square 29 square meters it was necessary to build a residential building for a family with a child, as well as organize a parking space. However, due to the proximity of the reservoir, the authorities did not allow the construction of a building higher than two floors.

Despite everything, the house turned out to be quite spacious - 54.2 square meters. This was achieved due to the second floor hanging over the first. These “extra” meters became a canopy for a parking space.

House-crystal. 45 sq. m

Reflections of Mineral, Tokyo
Atelier Tekuto

Another example of a house in which the second floor protects the car from rain and snow. The client wanted the house to have a carport, and the architect ingeniously solved this problem - he was inspired by the shapes of natural minerals and designed the building in the shape of a polyhedron. The house is divided into four floors, none of the rooms have equal angles; the windows are located at the intersection points of the edges.

A house on legs. 90 sq. m

Toda House, Hiroshima
Office of Kimihiko Okada

To save space for courtyard and a playground, the entire house was raised on several high columns. Architects compare it to a bird's nest: despite the fact that the surroundings are clearly visible from the windows of the house, its residents feel safe due to the height.

A house divided into two. 75 sq. m

Near House, Tokyo
Mount Fuji Architects

Despite the narrowness of the site, there are two houses at once: in the first, “front” house, there are two work areas. On the second floor there is a library-office where the customer works, on the first floor there is small studio, where his wife works. Behind this simple building there is another one, reserved for life outside of work: there is a kitchen, bedroom, bathroom and living room.

Transparent tree house. 85 sq. m

House NA, Tokyo
Sou Fujimoto Architects

Suo Fujimoto's customers did not want to live in cramped closed rooms and they themselves proposed this bold option - a house with almost no walls. Then the architect proposed to them the concept of a tree house, in which rooms move and branch like tree branches.

In the minds of a European, it is difficult to find privacy in this building, but Pritzker laureate Kazue Sejima is convinced that the Japanese value privacy completely differently: it is built not on isolation, but on maximum openness of the premises. Ultimately, it is transparent and permeable spaces that help a person feel comfortable.

You can learn about the Japanese view of solitude in our article.

When choosing or building a house, in addition to the generally accepted criteria of comfort and coziness, everyone is guided by their personal preferences. Someone needs luxury mansion overlooking the ocean coast, while others would prefer to live and enjoy life in a modernly equipped dugout in the middle of the forest. The review presents 25 unusual houses located in the most unexpected places.

Cozy house balancing on a rock in the middle of the lake

Hobbit House

Dream house in the shape of a dome

floating house

tiny house

House made from old window frames

Shipping container house

House in Boeing 727

House on a school bus

House in a water tower

House in a granary

One-room mini-house

House in a dumpster

House in a train carriage

Unusual wooden house made of beams

Residence in the middle of the forest

Japanese house in the forest

Modern dugout

Japanese furniture and homewares maker Muji, sometimes described as the equivalent of Ikea, unveiled a new line of prefab mini-homes called "Muji-Hut" at a design exhibition in Tokyo this week.

The main idea that guided the creators of mini-houses is “The Japanese living in cities are accustomed to living minimalistically and in small apartments. But the weekend is the time to go out of town, enjoy nature and the comfort of a small country house.”

"People gather around the fireplace to enjoy each other's company." The invitational slogan for the exhibition was: “Muji invites you to escape the hustle and bustle of the city to a place where you will feel as at ease as at home.”

The company showed three mini-houses differing in size, finishing materials and equipment.

The largest of them is a cork house. It was designed by Jasper Morrison, a longtime Muji collaborator. The exterior of the house is finished in cork and has a large living room with fireplace, a small bathroom with shower and a kitchen equipped with a stove.

Every time I think about going out of town for the weekend, I imagine small house with everything you need for a short stay. To have a place to cook, wash and sleep,” Morrison writes. Immediately thoughts arise about small area land near an Onsen (hot springs in Japan), or maybe near the coast, or in a small town somewhere near Tokyo.

Dreams, as a rule, fall apart when you remember what difficulties you will have to overcome when building a new house. While working on this project, I realized that if you develop a house as a finished product, then there will be much fewer problems. This comprehensive solution for everyone who wants to have their own place in the city.

The medium-sized mini-house is made of ebony with large sliding doors glass doors. It was developed by Naoto Fukasawa, who is responsible for several of Muji's significant projects.

The house is equipped with a bed, fireplace, small shower room with bathtub and kitchenette.

There's a certain charm to the word "hut," writes Fukasawa. Not quite a full-fledged house, but not as simple as a camping tent. It's wonderful to live in a mini-house, knowing that at any second you can slip out of it into nature.

Most small house in the Muji-Hut line, it is made of wood and aluminum, and also has an interesting folding visor. It was designed by furniture designer Konstantin Grcic.

This house is small enough to stay within the norm building structures for the construction of which in Japan it is not necessary to obtain permission, writes Grcic. The house has a rigid structure and can be installed in any terrain and environment.

This house is very simple - it has neither a shower nor a kitchen. At the same time, it has a second floor, which can be climbed using a ladder.

The house is made of structural insulated panels. Between the outer aluminum side and the inner wooden side, the panels are filled construction foam.

Small Japanese house designed by Chris Haining

The small Japanese house described in our article has full list those advantages because of which many people, in fact, decide to live in an ultra-compact home. It provides its owners with a certain financial freedom associated with the absence of mortgage debt and has less impact on environment compared to ordinary cottages and mansions. In addition, its owners can move from place to place and take the house with them.

There are many examples where people have managed to build a very comfortable little shelter for just a few thousand dollars, but what is at the other end of the price scale? Probably this luxurious - without exaggeration - house with an area of ​​only 26 m2, located in the city of Aurora, Oregon.

Designed by Chris Haining, former Christian missionary and now owner construction company, this house is reminiscent of those impeccably planned Japanese houses, in which the developer stayed for a while on duty.

The exact dimensions of the object are: 3 meters wide, 6 meters long and 4.5 meters high. Its design contains many Japanese-style elements, such as a sliding Entrance door - practical interpretation shoji. Immediately behind it is a nice living room with large window, under which there is a built-in banquette. By the way, if necessary, it turns into a bed for guests.

IN kitchen area, equipped with a refrigerator and convection oven, there is a mini-dining room. An electric fireplace occupies the space under the stairs.

Those who have bad knees will be interested to know that the stairs in this house are the most comfortable of those that can be found in buildings of this type. In addition, under its steps there are spacious compartments for storing things.

The bathroom here is magnificent! It is equipped with a water-saving toilet and a jacuzzi. The last element cannot be called environmentally friendly, but it is quite luxurious.

The mezzanines are not equipped sleeping area, and a full bedroom with 2.1 meter high ceilings - many people will be able to straighten up to their full height here. Decoration in neutral colors creates a calming atmosphere.

The house has another interesting feature: Haining provided the possibility of easy dismantling of the roof and walls of the loft for transportation. Thanks to this, the structure can easily be placed on a 6-meter trailer-platform.

The home is currently listed for sale at $70,000. Some will say that it is not highly environmentally friendly in the full sense of the word and therefore does not fit into the concept of tiny homes, and we will not argue with that. But, if we take the grandiose three-level mansion with a swimming pool as our starting point, isn't Chris Haining's project a step forward in the right direction?

Anyone who has ever lived in a small apartment knows the challenges it can pose. But with a competent approach, everything a person needs is a bed, table, chair, chest of drawers or wardrobe. Let's be honest - the most interesting events in our lives often take place outside the home, and the home should provide only basic comfort and safety.

Homify has made a selection of charmingly beautiful, stylish and well-equipped mini-houses, looking at which you will understand that even in a small living space you can live quite happily.

Tiny house on 12 square meters

You probably thought that we were talking about country house, but this is not true at all! The owner of the home, Tommy Strobel from the USA, dreamed of a mobile home back in his teenage years. Now his cherished wish has come true.

The main concept of this cute mobile building is minimal damage to the environment. The house has everything you need - the owner deliberately refused any luxury items. Despite this, the interior still looks very stylish and cozy.

Life in a mini-house

While most people cook their breakfast on an electric stove, gas oven or induction hob, Mrs. Strobel and her husband use a small, spartan, alcohol-based stove. IN winter time they turn on a small electric heater, and the usual bathroom is replaced by a dry closet. The sewage system is also as simple as possible.

Living in this house is a kind of experiment that Tommy and Logan decided on three years ago. Before that, they lived in a very ordinary house, which still belongs to them. But the spouses don’t know whether they will return there or not - life can sometimes present the most unexpected surprises.

Mini lock in truck

This New Zealand home will blow your mind! Created by reconstructing an ordinary truck bed, it looks like it came straight out of a Disney cartoon. The turrets and roof can be folded out, thereby expanding the living room, and a small cozy terrace makes the house extremely romantic.

Living in a truck

Inside the lock-body is equipped with everything you need for comfortable life. In the photo we see the kitchen – stylish and richly decorated with cute trinkets. Convenient sink and large refrigerator They are in no way inferior to the kitchen equipment in a regular home.

Miniature house in Japan

This house is located near Tokyo. A family of three lives in it on 52.14 square meters. Thanks to its unusual shape, it immediately catches the eye. Since the site is a narrow triangle between the river and the road, they created the building flat and tall, as if Matchbox, placed on edge. This unusual technique helps to significantly save space, and the asymmetrical triangular roof looks very modern and original.

The house has two floors, marked on the outside with different colors. Moreover, the area of ​​the second level is larger than the first - this gives the building a special surrealism. The house is so narrow that an outside observer would hardly imagine how people could live in it comfortably.

Japanese mini-house from the inside

Not only the outer shell of the house, but also its interior evokes associations with the space station. Since the building is narrow, the inhabitants make rational use of its height - there are many spacious shelves and mezzanines. The window, located on one of the roof slopes, despite its modest size, provides excellent daytime lighting.

Guardians of the Space Stone

Have you seen anything more unusual? Of course, this stone is not real. It's actually a hut. The idea for its creation was taken from a novel by the Swiss writer Charles-Ferdinand Ramus. Main character In the story, Antoine Pont, after a landslide in the mountains, found himself sandwiched between two massive boulders and survived in this position for seven weeks before being able to free himself. Paying tribute to history, the owner of the chalet named his house Antoine.

The building is made of concrete. The project is designed not only to ensure that the house fits seamlessly into the natural alpine landscape, but also to maintain the historical traditions of Switzerland.

Life in a stone chalet

The interior of the house is as modest as possible. What we're looking at is essentially what appears to be a simple wooden cabin that took six weeks to construct. Thanks to the system of chains and fastenings, the table and benches can be transformed into a wide bed, or even raised, freeing up space.

Mobile mini-house

Unlike the above projects, this house provides a little more living space - 65 square meters. The building is a prefabricated structure. Such a system has a lot of advantages, the main of which are a short construction period, ease of installation and relatively small financial expenses. In addition, when moving, the building can simply be disassembled and taken with you to be restored in a new location.

Formally, the house belongs to summer premises, but excellent thermal insulation makes it suitable for living at any time of the year. In addition, it complies with all modern energy saving rules. The construction used materials provided by sustainable local forestry - larch and pine.

How to live in a small mobile home

Compared to other small buildings, this house can be called luxurious - it has a dining room, a living room, two and a bathroom. The glazing of the walls extends for as much as 8 meters. Thanks to this, a wonderful view opens up, and the room is perfectly illuminated during the day.

A transparent sliding door leads to a spacious terrace, the area of ​​which is as much as 35 square meters. It is partially covered, so you can sunbathe on it and hide from the sun or rain. Additional storage facilities are located on site garden tools and other things.