Wonderful talk with author and architect Azby Brown yesterday. He talked of the small homes in Japan from 1000 years ago which had a very limited floor/living space, but similar elements we still see in traditional and modern Japanese homes today- the front Genkan entryway, the raised living space, the earthen floor for cooking or shoes, and the yard for waste, storage and growing vegetables.
Some of the amazing modern small homes featured in his book were very different in style and function from this traditional aesthetic, instead they focused on a key feature to create an impact on how the family wants to live their lives.
The Very Small Home Book: https://amzn.to/37czsF2
Watch the video of our talk | Listen to the podcast of the talk
01:30 Shoin Tsukuri Style (traditional)
05:00 Bringing Outside Views Inside
06:301000 year old small house designs
08:20 Traditional Design 150 year ago
10:00 1952 Japanese Minimalism
11:50 9-tsubo house for family of 4
12:20 Kyosho-Jutaku Micro-Home Trend
13:50 2000's notable small home trend
15:00 Tadao Ando 4x4 Seaview
16:00 Big Idea - Strong "Impact" Feature of a Home
17:10 Nakai-Ikegami House Borrowed Landscape
18:45 Engawa House TezukaxTezuka
23:55 9-Tsubo Aioi-Sumire Budget Build
24:55 House pricing in Japan vs Abroad
26:40 Urban Land high-prices as precious resource
29:00 Tiny House Trend worldwide
31:00 Few Mobile Homes but Many Pre-Fabricated Homes in Japan
33:00 Houses can last 100s of years if built well
34:25 Low resell value for Old Homes vs New Homes
40:20 The BIG IDEA - Impactful House Design
41:00 The Wedge House Endoh + Ikeda
45:00 Steel Lattice Design Amazing Engineering
46:00 Penguin House - Flexed Steel Design + Curtains
49:00 Tax incentives for building homes for long-term
51:40 Great Design House Tours in Tokyo
58:50 TR house with kitchen/living on top with wrap windows
61:01 Architect original design vs Cookie-Cutter house design costs