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Micro-Homes

By Rain Noe - March 19, 2007

in Object Culture

As the size of American McMansions continues to balloon, houses in Japan are getting smaller, at least in Tokyo. An article in BusinessWeek reveals how Japanese architects design "micro-homes," houses built on plots as small as 320 square feet.

As in Manhattan, Tokyoites cannot built outwards, but they can often build upwards; some of these tiny domiciles are up to five stories, and feature a number of design tricks to make the micro-spaces more livable.

Still, with rooms as small as the one pictured above, we wonder if American shows like Prison Break are a hit in Japan. It must be a drag to watch a bunch of incarcerated convicts roam around in spaces bigger than your living room.

[Via ApartmentTherapy.]

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justin

14 years ago

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I don't care what size room I would move to japan any time.. I'm 19 and I'm thinking of selling my car and all belongings just to move there
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Steven Kempton

17 years ago

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You should see their single module bathrooms - like they actually "insert" a tiny room with a quarter-size shrub (shower/tub) & sink molded out of one piece of plastic. Think airplane bathroom. I lived with one for two years.
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