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“The most inventive homes in Japan are modest in scale, but ambitious in what
they aim to do. Architects there are offering "the most precise and inventive
thinking about living now," according to François-Luc Giraldeau, editor of the
book
A House in Japan: Lessons in Living.
"That matters today because much of the world is facing the same questions
Japan has been dealing with for decades," he tells the BBC. "How to live well
with less space, fewer resources and greater environmental pressure."
And there is a deceptive simplicity about the best Japanese dwellings. "What
looks minimal is usually the result of exacting decisions about proportion,
material, light and joinery – there's an enormous amount of craft beneath what
appears effortless. Good design isn't about having more; it's about making what
exists work harder." Here is our pick of 10 Japanese homes that reflect these
skills and create solutions.”
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