Windowless House is Better Than it Sounds

November 6th, 2009 admin

One thing that we really like to see in the design field is something different, innovative and not afraid to experiment with a new concept. Would you say that a windowless house falls under all three of those categories? Now at first a windowless house might sound dark and depressing, but this house still makes use of “slits” so that light is still perfectly able to get in and brighten up the house and your day. Of course something needs to be done to the cement walls on the interior to do that, but we’re sure some interior designers will come in and take care of that. The architectural company behind project is EASTERN Design Office, located in Kyoto, Japan and their site has much more info about them. Related posts: The…


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