Amazing Tokyo two bedroom home is smaller than most garages

Getting the maximum possible use from a minimum amount of space
is the key to living in Tokyo, so this tiny house uses an ingenious
stacked box construction that creates its own storage space.













Architect Yasuhiro Yamashita's Cell Brick House uses 18-in
by 36-in steel boxes, which he has bolted together in alternating rows
with a frosted glass window between each pair to let natural light in.
He then added ceramic tile cladding to insulate the structure from heat
and cold. The two bedrooms, living room, and kitchen are spread over two
floors connected by a spiral staircase, while a full basement and roof
garden provide a little additional space. All this on a plot about the
size of a typical American one car garage.

The boxes are open to the inside of the house, so their 12-in depth
makes every interior surface into an endless wall of cubbies that can be
used for storage. This means that not much furniture is needed to
complete the home.

This is an impressive use of space, although I expect not having a
clear view of the outside gets very claustrophobic. I suppose you can
always escape to the roof garden.

Now thats some trippy futuristic looking stuff.

Really interesting design--it doesn't look bad either! There's quite a lot of lights, though.