I am all about minimalism and simplicity, but this, for me, was just stark. It felt depressing, dark, and claustrophobic.

@sparsh415

8 ай бұрын

Almost like a cell with minimal windows and views= Too stark for me.

@FairScale-tx1qv

Ай бұрын

You need counseling.

All the houses this architect has designed have such interesting aesthetics and are so memorable, although I usually question their functionality lol

@yogasujewfq08

Жыл бұрын

Especially this one, i mean, candle light? And closet door that cant open fully? That kitchen also really stressful for 2 people live together

@llllllllll270

Жыл бұрын

"Although I usually question their functionality" - same. I feel like he makes it unnecessarily complicated and inconvenient.

@jimnelson9775

Жыл бұрын

To be fair, he does say it’s a second home, but how do you sleep two on the camp bed?

@matheeuwsen

Жыл бұрын

This one feels rather depressing to me, to be honest. I would feel imprisoned in these narrow spaces and without a view and proper daylight.

@ixlnxs

Жыл бұрын

The ones I remember (Love and Love 2) are perfect pied à terre houses and in fact, 21st century versions of the century-old shacks I would love as a pied à terre. But 3.30 x 10 is not the piece of land I would want to retire on.

One tree 🍃 = garden One insect 🐛 = nature

@97Henry97

Жыл бұрын

One human = one country/race

@TheOctodread

Жыл бұрын

@@97Henry97 one triangular bathtub = comfort

@bastelkiste2242

Жыл бұрын

I have a lot of questions concerning those comments 😀

@robertoperaza2683

Жыл бұрын

haha

@yogesh0862302

Жыл бұрын

@@bastelkiste2242 how can one sleep on a camp bed in the house?

I’m not sure if a concrete block with one tree can be considered a house closer to nature…

@homegoods495

Жыл бұрын

😂

@rzuue

Жыл бұрын

@@DESSERT_X I think it’s a nice feature. It just doesn’t fit my concept of garden or being closer to nature I mean, I don’t live in Japan neither did I grow up in a big city, so the ideas might naturally differ. But there’s nothing wrong with being open about it

@nikaidonikaido3975

Жыл бұрын

@@virginiat9671 *in Tokyo

@jayspot8894

Жыл бұрын

@@nikaidonikaido3975 *in Yokohama

@IamNotANumber

Жыл бұрын

🤣 🤣 Dead! 🤣 🤣

I love particular parts of this design - the custom niche for the front door handle, the skylights and the curved stairs with the single tree as you ascend the stairs. Other parts of this design I find challenging - the tightly narrow kitchen, the use of a camp bed for sleeping and the lack of fixed lighting in some rooms.

@valeriegalchenko2360

Жыл бұрын

how did they go around the building codes (no railings, minimum width of corridors, bathroom doors and multiple other violations) for new construction like this?

@karinamartinez9441

Жыл бұрын

Not all countries have the same requirements for construction…

@daithiocoinnigh

Жыл бұрын

It has no generosity, very closed in. To be fair that's Japanese homes, but the double hight external courtyard comprises the other parts of the design.

@valeriegalchenko2360

Жыл бұрын

@@karinamartinez9441 The building code says: "A stairway as referred to in Section 2.27, to the extent that one side of a step surface is more than 1 m higher than a connecting floor, the connecting ground or the connecting water, has a non-movable partition on that side."

@MaraMara89

Жыл бұрын

@@valeriegalchenko2360 is it building code in Tokyo? Was it already in motion in 2005 - because that's the year this home was build

If you love hallways and feeling like you're trapped in the colorless white void of purgatory, you're gonna love this house

@alittlebitofjessica

Жыл бұрын

Going down the stairs at this home is probably what it feels like to go down the nine circles of hell. It’s probably very interesting but I don’t want to stay there.

@XPoPoRocksX

Жыл бұрын

@@alittlebitofjessica especially at night LOL

I remember seeing this house years ago. Interesting seeing it again. It still scares me. I'm a klutz. Id Probably slip on the stairs because it's raining I'd somehow trip opening the sliding door and fly over the the edge. I'd also miss a comfy chair to sink into

@baisalimitra4865

Жыл бұрын

No light in the glass room, so chance of accident is real

@jimnelson9775

Жыл бұрын

Sadly, my first thought was how much my knees would hurt going up all the stairs…

@ixlnxs

Жыл бұрын

@@jimnelson9775 Seriously? The stairs are the least of my problems. It's just a single floor up and the stairs are the opposite of steep. What I would want is windows.

@baisalimitra4865

Жыл бұрын

@@luvzdogz OMG😰nightmare

Ned Flanders: "There's definitely something wrong with this hallway" Barney Gumble: "Come on in - it's your master bedroom!"

I was intrigued until 4:50 when he said the toilet door only opens up to the toilet seat...that's when I just laughed out loud and said "nope" for me.

@PersianRugCookie

Жыл бұрын

This would drive me insane. Tiny house which is not functional is pointless! You want ur home to flow

I think this house is neat in concept, but all of the spaces are small and claustrophobic. I would 100% not be able to comfortably move throughout this space. I think you can keep that indoor outdoor feel, while utilizing the full footprint of the lot. It would make a lot more sense to have a courtyard in the front, and then enter the house through a nice downstairs living space, with an interior spiral staircase to the upstairs.

@d3r4g45

Жыл бұрын

claustrophobic and all white, I think i would go insane in this place

@margaretames6522

Жыл бұрын

I agree with other comments about the small size and awkward layout. It appears that there’s a child’s bedroom. As a grandmother, that immediately raises safety concerns. No bannister on the stairs, nothing to prevent falling off the outside space, in particular.

@EdwardRicketts1

Жыл бұрын

As a person who has a lot of gadgets, and understands that everything has a lifespan, I do wonder what happens if that dishwasher stops working for any reason... I mean, if an engineer gets called out and sees that cramped space I'm pretty sure they will turn on their heels or put their price up.

@itaca4861

Жыл бұрын

Classical Airbnb bullshit

@EdwardRicketts1

Жыл бұрын

@@carnifaxx LOL

I hate everything about it. The toilet door, the kitchen stairs. The absence of windows .The waste of space.

I love Never Too Small and can appreciate the designs even if I don't find them particularly functional. This one, however, does not feel in line with other homes featured. This does not feel intentional, but more like trying to dress up and justify a non functioning space.

@aesaphyr

Жыл бұрын

I agree with you. The others are homes but this one isn't and you can really sense it.

"Live close to nature" and the house has a single tree surrounded by concrete walls lol

@mackereltabbie

Жыл бұрын

An imprisoned tree

There are these tiny houses that are avant-garde (for lack of a better word), usually Japanese, that I appreciate because they really push if not rocket past the boundaries of architecture and design. It's necessary to shake us out of our complacency. But just like haute couture fashion, I can appreciate it but I would not wear it (even if I had the figure for it). I can steal some ideas or modify some things to use, but personally I don't find this house homey enough for me to live in full time.

@manuelka15

Жыл бұрын

Neither did the owners, since they spend most of their time at a second house.

So many mentions of "living in nature" when there's literally just one small tree next to the stairs, surrounded by cold white concrete everywhere else. Perhaps this is a very minimalistic take on the concept of embracing nature in one's life, as the lone tree stands out next to all the whiteness, but in my eyes, the cold feeling of white spaces is a bit overwhelming. I guess it's just not for me, but an interesting concept nonetheless.

The house is very idiosyncratic to the owners, with many lost opportunities for hidden storage and designing brighter, open & flexible living spaces. But the Owners love it and that's what counts.

this is very monastery-like

What a beautifully done kzread.infoUgkxYGamVaHfdHiPlAQaLa7zkwR02OKpGYDU ! The instructions and the photographs are brilliant. It is thorough and genuinely informative. Ryan got another winner! No one does it better!

With the religious references, the tight spaces and the lack of light and decoration other than the tree, it reminded me more to a monastic cell than a house close to nature. Of course, if the owners are happy with it, then I guess it's perfect :D

When I was a little kid I wanted to live inside a hollow tree. This might be the closest to that I've ever seen! I love it.

Tbh it’s quite weird that if this house is built from scratch, there are so many doors that cannot fully open. The one that hits the toilet bowl and the one that hits the tree trunk. It can be easily resolved by changing the type of door used. I do not understand the reason to sink the kitchen and not putting any window in the kitchen as well. To me its just a safety hazard. And if I were to design the space, given the width of the land being so small, I would probably turn the staircase 90 degrees and put it all the way at the back to give as much space as possible when I first come in. But I do appreciate the bath tub, it looks really minimalist.

I'm truly surprised to see so many comments saying this is an amazing house. I can't really see any clever design qualities to it, it looks dangerous and uncomfortable. Where do they sleep? The camp bed setup is a single bed and doesn't seem to have enough space for two adults to sleep on the floor next to it. Most doors and windows don't open fully, even the bath window can't open fully without hitting the tree. It would be interesting to have heard the architect talk about the technical/architectural aspects of the outside space during winter - if rain pours, which systems are in place for water drainage? Having to switch floors walking outside in the cold/rain? The living room inside/outside space without at least a rail is just crazy dangerous to me. Why aren't there any lights installed? To save on bills? Is it an eco choice? Also looks like a nightmare to clean, especially that toilet! It would've been great to at least learn about the reasoning behind some of the baffling decisions made on this design... Couldn't be me spending money to build something like this from the ground up, but it's fascinating to see so many people enjoying it.

I am watching this channel for around two years now but very seldom there is a house which lacks of natural light and free spaces like this. It feels clostrophobic and I would refuse to work in this kitchen where you barely can move

Looks very unsafe 🤔

with a house design like this everything goes well until it doesn't. Can you imagine replacing the dishwasher for a new one, hard time to find one that fits, hard time for installation and removing the old one...same thing for other utilities in the house. Definitely functionality =0

I mean, apart from the staircase and entrance that look stunning, the rest feels a bit out of place. Materials and furniture don't match, some places are hard to get into and make it not really accessible for everyone. Aesthetically pleasing sure but not very functional.

While I like the concept of including the outside, I don't think this design is very liveable. The kitchen is poky and difficult. There's close to a half metre of space lost with the thick wall, which I would definitely remove. I would probably have a smaller, functional kitchen that took up about half the space, in favour of more living area up there. The down stairs area also seems unnecessarily divided. I'd turn the WC and laundry into a single room for the bathroom, and open up the bottom of the stairwell so it expands the room. You could put custom build open shelving for clothes storage.

Would feel like I am in a prison cell living there 😞

I didn’t really get the gist of this place. I like the tree.

Considering the fact that they built this from the ground up, I found it strange that some design elements feel... lacking. For example, the sliding door at the top slides into a pocket in the wall, but it could have been a 3-part sliding door (instead of 2-part) that would fully slide into the pocket. Another thing is the lack of a window in the kitchen - there is a blank wall that would fit a window, giving another view into the garden and provide an additional source of light and ventilation.

@littleme5378

Жыл бұрын

Maybe limitation of zoning and building code in his city.

@Nyx773

Жыл бұрын

@@littleme5378 I don't know about Japan, but U.S. building code requires a light switch inside each doorway (candle? wtf?) and guard rails on the precipice of doom

Somehow, I feel disappointed with the toilet door 😅

Interesting, but omg i might cry if i live there

It's too cramped for me. Good if they can manage to live in it, though...

If he was trying to find a way to make a completely white house feel dark and clostrophobic, I think he managed to accomplish that.

Such a beautiful flow outside and upstairs offset by less usable spaces downstairs. I'm bothered by the lack of storage meaning this could never be a primary residence and they admit the fridge in the kitchen isn't sufficient by replacing the washer/dryer downstairs with a regular fridge. Rather than that horrible door that won't fully open onto the toilet, they could have used a barn door that slides across the washer/dryer space, and since they have pocket doors upstairs it would be consistent with the style. It's like they had an amazing plan, started with the entrance/stairs/upstairs and then said "good enough" and stopped.

He certainly creates some unique and impressive spaces. Fun and simple bare bones living. I would LOVE2 see LOVE2 house.

I am on my way to bed and was looking forward to comfortable soothing viewing as I find many of these videos to be instead I am pissed off. I know that we all have different tastes, but this man is a WHOLE ARCHITECT and THIS is what he built!! Yoooo! make it make sense.

both their houses are brilliant .... love small spaces after seeing them... inspired to build a a small house for me and my wife someday.... thankyou

I saw this featured on Kirsten Dirken's channel years ago when the two were living in this house. So pleasing to see it featured on this channel too. I love the image of staircase and the tree when you open the front door. Very zen.

I have a soft spot for white colour cz I feel that it just makes everything look amazing. That's why this house has charmed me.

How can they fit in the folding bed? 😆

I view this as a fascinating insight into a completely different lifestyle from my scruffy, spacious Western lifestyle. Love seeing so many different places.

I like this house as a place to visit, maybe to read, meditate, or get some quiet time. I think that is how they are using it. Practically, it wouldn't work for me to live there. It reminds me of a treehouse or clubhouse. Personally, I would feel claustrophobic because there are not enough windows and there is no view. It is entirely closed off from the world, except for a single tree. I do love the curved staircase.

I love this architect's thought process. It's not copy and paste-able, as it could be improved upon. Thought his basic concepts are just plain beautiful.

Feels very monastic.

This is an example of a space that feels like an architectural science project rather than a home. Everything is so narrow. All I can think of is bringing in groceries through that narrow door, up that narrow staircase, into that narrow dining room, and into that INSANELY narrow kitchen. Why is there a wall between dining and kitchen? Remove the wall so the spaces aren't so claustrophobic. And the bedroom felt like a cave. The only part I genuinely liked was the bathtub space.

Great aesthetics, but the lack of windows gives me anxiety

For a house with nature concept, having only a single plant is rather ... ironic?

Peculiar but unequaled design! The Japanese design of squeeze space is exceptional and deserves a distinctive analysis of how their creative mind derived from.

i remember seeing this a few years ago. even though it's creative and has some fun and quirky things, and i love the nature element, it looks uncomfortable to live in. a narrow house doesn't have to feel narrow and disconnected, this one does. also, no handrails make it unsafe.

My gosh, when he opened up the glass doors on the upper floor I suddenly developed a fear of heights. Just imagined so many ways one could easily just fall off. There's no real window and the high walls really block off the natural light, plus a lot of rooms don't have electric lights so it feels darker and yeah, claustrophobic. Since his concept was to feel like you are living outside, it does not feel like being outside at all. Really big difference from his LOVE2 House, which has glass windows from end to end that allows passerbys to see right into the home.

I find myself revisiting this video and wondering how I'd live in a house like this. There is something I really love about it

The entrance is stunning!

The stairs and ceiling cutout was kool, the rest felt forced into whatever space was left.

I love the custom made bathroom and the sense of taking a bath outside thanks to the tarrace door that one can open. Sadly that is probably the only space in this house that has such a big access to natural light.

@megand6233

Жыл бұрын

Except that the bath would take a lot of water to fill and be incredibly uncomfortable. Given that the owners admit they rarely use it (very unusual for Japanese people who usually bathe every evening) I suspect they hate it too.

One of the most original projects I have seen ! I would never have imagined, in such a small space, such architecture. It fits well with a minimalist, simple and practical approach. This house reminds me of a place where we would like to be to find ourselves, far from the tumult of the world, peaceful, with simple and unlimited shapes to maintain an effect of grandeur and also leave room for the mind to think, as the abstract knows how to do...

I am completely surpise on how we can use the minimun on space on each path, also the way on how the strange shapes and cruves are approach on this project, it shows me that it is possible to do acrhitecture without the common geometric shapes that we currently watch on our surroundings.

This video inspired me. Thank you Hosaka-san!

Aren't they scared of falling with no kind of barrier on the living room? Personally I'd end up either severely injured or insane because of how confined this apartment is.

Honestly, while I am not a designer, this house seems hard to live in for one person, let alone two. I get that 38sqft is tiny, but the way its designed doesn't utilize space well IMO. There are too many walls, making spaces like the kitchen feel extremely cramped, and the stairway area seems like a lot of wasted sq ft. It feels more like an art exhibit--because it is very aesthetic--than a place where people live.

Takeshi's triangular Garden House deserves to be featured here as well. Please make it happen, Never Too Small. 🙂

@ixlnxs

Жыл бұрын

Here it is, posted on this same channel a few months ago: kzread.info/dash/bejne/fYVql7qjqpOplqg.html

Three outside living 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻💃💃💃💃💃💃

Very creative way to address space issues while still providing privacy.

This looks like such a zen place I'd love to stay somewhere like that a couple of days every other week to reset

If you want to see how they used the space while living in it, 7 years ago : kzread.info/dash/bejne/aIGuzJhshK2_npc.html

I love how much privacy they have in this house!!

I very much appreciate being able to watch this. It is not very comfortable, but I liked some ideas and I loved to watch something so precious to its creator. I would be glad to watch more works like these, creative and loved and special and artistic.

Heaven help anyone with dyspraxia (or a few other disabilities I could think of).

Clean house..... And functional

I like the simplicity and minimalist concept, but I need a lot of windows and natural light in all the rooms!!!

Maybe the doors could all be sliding doors. I do love the clean house but door touching the toliet is a no. The top cabinet above the bathtub makes it smaller. They could’ve opt for a full 2nd level above the staircase to get more storage space. But overall if they love it, I guess it’s fine.

Love it. Beauty in its simplicity.

So satisfying saw the door, drawer, etc with a small gap

First of all dangerous, especially for the child that lives there, Second claustrophobic, doors dont open entirely, every room is narrow and uncomfortable, doesnt give room to breathe. Third uncomfortable, nowhere to sit and relax, except on the floor. Fourth the only decoration are black electrical cables hanging down across walls, most unseemly. A disaster, horrible, boring, and dangerous. Please note I have not even mentioned that it is another white nothing. Not one painting on the wall. No indication as to who lives there.

Mr. Hosaka and I have similar tastes. I love how his broad strokes between light and shadow and his blending of interior and exterior create a lovely space to live and love in. Thank you for your inspiration, Mr. Hosaka. (We also have collections of vinyl records and enjoy music. I would love to hear how the spaces and music interact with each other. The interior and exterior spaces must sound beautiful. An aficionado, truly. Thank you.)

They lived here for _ten years_ ? Goodness

This is such a sweet reminder of the pleasantries of living simply with only what you need and both houses seem testament to their humble owners. Love both houses.

Love the ingenuity

I love the curved staircase, the tree and the concept that you're still outside once you walked through the front door. But except the room with the table, everyting is soooo dark and enclosed, not at all naturelike.

This is like a piece of art. I can appreciate its uniqueness and creativity but not want to buy it. Each to their own.

I love this house

Fascinating design.

Truly a dream. That bathroom 😍

I love tiny homes but this one is too claustrophobic for me.

Interesting one, I sort of love it but at the same time wonder about the lack of any veiw, think that would get to me after awhile.

This has so much more potential than how it was executed

I like this house! I think it's really beautiful and cool and I bet it would feel peaceful to live there! I like that it is super minimal. There is only space for two but I've heard that Japanese people don't like to have company in their homes so this makes sense for them. I guess that's why they call it love house, it's only for the two of them. I see a lot of people in the comments think this is terrible and other people like it and the architect loves it and that's what makes the world go round, everybody has different feelings and opinion

a remarkable experiment, but philosophically anti-social through the denial of the existence of the city, through the denial of the view of the city.

It honestly feels like a house made up of endless corners. I'm glad he enjoys it though.

So there is only one entrance which will limit the size of appliances they can put in?

I love this channel and I find working with small spaces challenging and intriguing but most of the projects that it showcases are my personal idea of a dystopian future where everything is white and dull. I can't help but wonder where the colors are and why we are afraid of them, cause it's honestly what it seems.

@wranglergrrl

Жыл бұрын

Many of the homes featured are located in very densely populated cities, the color choice is probably a reaction to the visual chaos of a metropolis; plus, white and neutrals are often suggested to open up small spaces. But to your point, there are homes with triple the square footage of this home have a similar color palette. Maybe the question isn’t about why small homes lack color, rather why the minimalist color aesthetic and the aversion of color is currently so prevalent.

I needed to watch this a couple of times to appreciate the sculptural and architectural elements. I’m curious to know how the couple uses their time here? It’s hard for me to see a space as a home without any elements of comfort. Can one relax on a bare concrete surface? However, as a creative office space or art studio, it could be fantastic.

Japanese houses are designed primarily with summer ventilation in mind rather than winter warmth, so a dissolving of the boundaries between indoors and outdoors is typical of traditional Japanese vernacular architecture. This architect also appears to be a Christian and/or inspired by a monastic aesthetic, and that melding of Christian asceticism and Japanese minimalism explains a lot about this house. It's a beautiful building to be sure, but I do think that his second home, the Love2 House, is much more cozy and livable.

Concrete-floored staircases and daylight courtyards are gorgeous. I'm afraid there is a different scenario inside the house.

very, well, conceptual.....

NTS has featured plenty of smaller spaces that feel much more open/roomy than this space and have much more daylight.

Even tho the plot of land they had to build on is truly very small, there are so many things they could have done to maximise on the space and give their home character. Instead they decided to build essentially a white hallway with doors that open with a few millimeters clearance.

I loved the asthetics in the beginning, but the more the video goes on the more impractical the place seemed hahaha. Also, that's that really dengerous staircase and drop. should really put some railings in.

Congratulations for the channel,but this time was too much,just waiting for the next real apartament.

I think i would make an open kitchen with a normal size fridge with a more comfy seating plan. And move the toilet to the bathroom And use the part where the big fridge and toilet are now to put a big bed. A Murphy bed if it would Block the door.