Located near the center of Tokyo, Reflection of Mineral is a modern 480 sq ft (44 sq m) house designed by Japanese architect Yasuhiro Yamashita.
Conforming to legal conditions and in response to the client’s wish for a roofed garage the volume was trimmed from various directions.
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wow that’s amazing
Mar 14th, 2010
Megan
Nice efficient use of space, looks beautiful too!
Mar 14th, 2010
Natalie
There are a lot of strange looking buildings like this in Tokyo, but usually they are quite cool and modern looking inside.
Mar 14th, 2010
timmay
looks awesome
Mar 14th, 2010
Jared
oh, this is so cool!
Mar 14th, 2010
PeteWong
It is so identical !
Mar 14th, 2010
ajayjshah
I love contemporary and agree with everyone. Also this was a very efficient use of space, being in Tokyo and all. Very neat.
Mar 14th, 2010
Aarti Harish
I wouldn’t want to live here…looks creepy…
Mar 15th, 2010
Paul
It won’t look so nice once it gets as dirty as the building next to it, unless they go through great lengths to preserve the pristine whiteness.
Mar 15th, 2010
jhn
shameless and vulgar display of nonsense arch. A house that isnt projected to be lived but for the architect’s ego.
S U C K S
Mar 15th, 2010
Dave
Cool, I want one of them for the garden!
Mar 15th, 2010
jaja
funny and interesting. i’m having a feeling that it will zoom to the outer space any moment. haha. that’s what you call ARTS. some people don’t have to understand and appreciate it.
Mar 15th, 2010
forumlogic
Could you see where the front door is?
This design works hard to maximise light for the owners but pity the neighbours who end up with windows facing next-door’s wall.
I agree with Paul about the look of this building over time.
Mar 15th, 2010
Glenn Contreras
So functional!
Cities like Madrid, Paris, even Caracas needs compact architecture because the space is reduced!
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Mar 15th, 2010
Chad
jhn – Why does something that breaks the mold have to be about the architect’s ego? Perhaps the clients are just as eager to live in an unusual space? Sounds to me like your comment is fairly presumptuous.
Mar 15th, 2010
Word
great lengths being a tin of paint…
Mar 15th, 2010
Word
^ Referring to over time it changing colour. Looks easy to paint
Mar 15th, 2010
elifas
Amazing, small but nice.
Mar 15th, 2010
Sam
I want this house. NOW.
Mar 15th, 2010
lono
wow! now thats different! loving the angles!
Mar 15th, 2010
Hassan
I confused! Where is what in this house!? :D
Mar 15th, 2010
Fresh
very very nifty little parking space
Mar 15th, 2010
Christine
Awesome! It would be nice to have one of those one day! Quite functional and necessary for society now a days! Very simple, simplicity is what we need!
Mar 15th, 2010
Dan
When it comes to maximizing available space, you really can’t argue with 90 degree angles. I know everyone wants to see something super-cool on the internets today, but this really isn’t it. It’s pretty, but a plain, rectangular building kicks the sh*t out of this design when it comes to interior space.
Mar 15th, 2010
Benjamin
beautiful
Mar 16th, 2010
ioana
looks awesome! some plans?
Mar 16th, 2010
Kirvi Inci
This “house” is completely horrendous! It is nothing more tha a huge eyesore that had the label “modern” slapped on it to make it seem hip.
Mar 16th, 2010
Luiz Martins
In this case small is really beautiful!
Mar 16th, 2010
Stephanie Horn
This is gorgeous! I love the lines :)
Mar 17th, 2010
mursku
looks pretty cool :D
..but what im worried is how it’ll survive an earthquake :/
Mar 18th, 2010
arun
looks cools… liked it
Mar 18th, 2010
Diego
It’s AMAZING !
Mar 21st, 2010
Mike Levesque
I want to know what it costs and if the designer offers any larger versions. This is an excellent design and a beautiful concept. Something that is marketable and that my company could work with in other areas around the world. Please have the designer contact me and see if there is an interest in working together.
Engineered Systems Incorporated is one of the worlds largest renewable energy manufacturers based out of Canada, China, Japan and Poland.
Mar 21st, 2010
Osvaldo M.
Loved it… just the space i need, would be awesome to throw a party in there! (for less than 10 guests i assume…)
Mar 21st, 2010
Betty Cires
I love it. Would be complete if had a small garden.
Mar 22nd, 2010
Wolver
Excellent design and architecture, literally outside of the box. With a lot of natural light coming in and walls that are not straight corners, this house will get homy with the use. As years go by, it will probably even look better.
Apr 2nd, 2010
Alex
Umm… bedroom??
Apr 3rd, 2010
Shaw
This kicks a** over my 300 s.f. Manhattan studio. Plenty of space for the single city dweller.
Apr 7th, 2010
Den
How come I missed this!
Totally amazing!
Apr 10th, 2010
marcel farhood
top=10/10 merci
Apr 15th, 2010
Gaurav Saxena
Simply amazing.
It happens only in Japan !
Apr 2nd, 2012
Gabriel
How much did it cost to build.
Jul 6th, 2014