♠ 9 Tsubo

Have you ever heared about 9 Tsubo??

9 tsubo is the latest trend house design in Japan, and it's quite popular among the youngster. It's designed by Makoto Masuzawa in 1952 as an "absolute minimum" house anyone could afford, the 9 tubo has been revived of late by Makoto Koizumi and others, who are now working to bring this concept to homeowners in Japan today. I'm quite impress with the small house design, i never think of a small house can be such a functionable house too. As you can see all the houses surrouding us, are usually mained to build as big as it can. I think this will be my dream house, i always look for something that simple and comfortable feel, i don't prefer to complex design. Complex doesn't always mean good and bravo, somehow simple doens't mean easy to made too. A good design come with good form and function, if you can handle this two well, you will get a good work.

9 tsubo home variation based on design by Makoto Masuzawa circa 1952

In an architecture feature for BusinessWeek – Japan: Micro-Homes in the Big City – Hiroko Tashiro a Tokyo based correspondent wrote:

“Small has always been beautiful in Japan, whether you think of the mini-component audio systems the country pioneered in the 1970s, its cultural love affair with miniaturized potted plants known as bonsai, or the current rage for small-engine mini-cars. Now you can add to the list the current home-design craze: ultra-compact micro-homes on plots so small they could fit into the garage space of your typical, sprawling McMansion in the U.S.”