A tree-filled courtyard is glimpsed through the shimmering glass-brick facade of this house in Hiroshima, designed by Japanese architect Hiroshi Nakamura & NAP. ‘Optical Glass House’ was constructed beside a busy road, so Hiroshi Nakamura and his studio NAP wanted to create a private oasis where residents could still make out the movements of people and traffic [...]
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‘Switch’ Apartment by Yuko Shibata Features Two Mobile Walls
Posted on March 16, 2012
Japanese designer Yuko Shibata created separate living and working areas in this Tokyo apartment by installing two mobile walls. Update: this project is included in Dezeen Book of Ideas, which is on sale now for £12. Called Switch, the project features one partition that slides out over the dining table to create a meeting room [...]