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Penguin House by Yasuhiro Yamashita

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Weighing in at under 900 square feet Yasuhiro Yamashita’s Penguin House is truly a work of art on a small lot in Tokyo proving that modern can be minimal. As you can see from the video, the house gives the illusion of spaciousness because the design takes advantage of sunlight via high ceilings and well placed windows.

National Geo featured Yasuhiro Yamashita’s Penguin House not long ago. We’ve been looking to feature more small house video on Small House Style so here goes:


Here are the specs and some pictures.

More on Yasuhiro Yamashita here. Check out more of Yamashita’s designs. Here are some more pictures at japan-architects.com.

via Future House Now


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