Comments on: Guest House Tokyo by Masahiro Kinoshita and Yu Sakuma http://www.dezeen.com/2008/09/07/guest-house-tokyo-by-masahiro-kinoshita-and-yu-sakuma/ architecture and design magazine Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:32:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: JJ Mckay http://www.dezeen.com/2008/09/07/guest-house-tokyo-by-masahiro-kinoshita-and-yu-sakuma/comment-page-1/#comment-183158 JJ Mckay Thu, 02 Oct 2008 10:06:51 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2008/09/07/guest-house-tokyo-by-masahiro-kinoshita-and-yu-sakuma/#comment-183158 So over these houses in Tokyo. They all look alike. "Fragment of a dream" is right. Snoooze! So over these houses in Tokyo. They all look alike.
“Fragment of a dream” is right. Snoooze!

]]> By: edward http://www.dezeen.com/2008/09/07/guest-house-tokyo-by-masahiro-kinoshita-and-yu-sakuma/comment-page-1/#comment-175387 edward Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:40:06 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2008/09/07/guest-house-tokyo-by-masahiro-kinoshita-and-yu-sakuma/#comment-175387 The loft shows a height of 1400 which must mean mm or 4.56ft. So she's not tall! But she could use the guest room in preference when not occupied. Also she shares the facilities with the guest. So it's a different culture! But to be fair she must need the rental space so is willing to give up a lot. But is this the best solution. The loft shows a height of 1400 which must mean mm or 4.56ft. So she’s not tall! But she could use the guest room in preference when not occupied. Also she shares the facilities with the guest. So it’s a different culture! But to be fair she must need the rental space so is willing to give up a lot. But is this the best solution.

]]> By: sc hu yl er http://www.dezeen.com/2008/09/07/guest-house-tokyo-by-masahiro-kinoshita-and-yu-sakuma/comment-page-1/#comment-174939 sc hu yl er Wed, 10 Sep 2008 18:02:45 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2008/09/07/guest-house-tokyo-by-masahiro-kinoshita-and-yu-sakuma/#comment-174939 I mean, if those are 9" risers on the stairs, the ceiling height for the bedroom is in the neighborhood of 5'? Am I crazy? I mean, if those are 9″ risers on the stairs, the ceiling height for the bedroom is in the neighborhood of 5′? Am I crazy?

]]> By: sc hu yl er http://www.dezeen.com/2008/09/07/guest-house-tokyo-by-masahiro-kinoshita-and-yu-sakuma/comment-page-1/#comment-174938 sc hu yl er Wed, 10 Sep 2008 17:59:50 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2008/09/07/guest-house-tokyo-by-masahiro-kinoshita-and-yu-sakuma/#comment-174938 Really tough to understand from the plans. Always interesting to see what the Japanese transform a closet into a home, but the owners bedroom is really hard to swallow... Really tough to understand from the plans. Always interesting to see what the Japanese transform a closet into a home, but the owners bedroom is really hard to swallow…

]]> By: Thiefsie http://www.dezeen.com/2008/09/07/guest-house-tokyo-by-masahiro-kinoshita-and-yu-sakuma/comment-page-1/#comment-174697 Thiefsie Wed, 10 Sep 2008 04:17:41 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2008/09/07/guest-house-tokyo-by-masahiro-kinoshita-and-yu-sakuma/#comment-174697 B1f, Loft, 1f, 2f is the order of floors from bottom to top. God that took me a while to figure out from looking at the plans and that silly diagram. Interesting house... I would like to try living in something like that, but not for too long! B1f, Loft, 1f, 2f is the order of floors from bottom to top. God that took me a while to figure out from looking at the plans and that silly diagram.

Interesting house… I would like to try living in something like that, but not for too long!

]]> By: Stan http://www.dezeen.com/2008/09/07/guest-house-tokyo-by-masahiro-kinoshita-and-yu-sakuma/comment-page-1/#comment-174491 Stan Tue, 09 Sep 2008 14:23:12 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2008/09/07/guest-house-tokyo-by-masahiro-kinoshita-and-yu-sakuma/#comment-174491 Nice work, but I do think it's a little too white and stark to be termed cozy. But then this seems to be the case with a lot of Japanese architects' work. And as long as the occupant herself feels 'cozy' inside, that's a good job done. In small spaces like this, efficient allocation of spaces makes all the difference, and it's clear the architect put much thoughts into this. Bravo! Nice work, but I do think it’s a little too white and stark to be termed cozy. But then this seems to be the case with a lot of Japanese architects’ work. And as long as the occupant herself feels ‘cozy’ inside, that’s a good job done.

In small spaces like this, efficient allocation of spaces makes all the difference, and it’s clear the architect put much thoughts into this. Bravo!

]]> By: JuiceMajor² http://www.dezeen.com/2008/09/07/guest-house-tokyo-by-masahiro-kinoshita-and-yu-sakuma/comment-page-1/#comment-174403 JuiceMajor² Tue, 09 Sep 2008 08:34:25 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2008/09/07/guest-house-tokyo-by-masahiro-kinoshita-and-yu-sakuma/#comment-174403 Small and compact...I like it! Small and compact…I like it!

]]> By: themark http://www.dezeen.com/2008/09/07/guest-house-tokyo-by-masahiro-kinoshita-and-yu-sakuma/comment-page-1/#comment-174304 themark Tue, 09 Sep 2008 00:53:25 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2008/09/07/guest-house-tokyo-by-masahiro-kinoshita-and-yu-sakuma/#comment-174304 If sitting in a cold, stark, corner is your idea of cozy, this is the place for you. Not a place for living. If sitting in a cold, stark, corner is your idea of cozy, this is the place for you. Not a place for living.

]]> By: edward http://www.dezeen.com/2008/09/07/guest-house-tokyo-by-masahiro-kinoshita-and-yu-sakuma/comment-page-1/#comment-174285 edward Mon, 08 Sep 2008 23:30:08 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2008/09/07/guest-house-tokyo-by-masahiro-kinoshita-and-yu-sakuma/#comment-174285 Trust the Japanese to give us something worth study. And yes is is remarkably similar to the Susuki house but then the conditions were very similar. Trust the Japanese to give us something worth study. And yes is is remarkably similar to the Susuki house but then the conditions were very similar.

]]> By: maxhsbib http://www.dezeen.com/2008/09/07/guest-house-tokyo-by-masahiro-kinoshita-and-yu-sakuma/comment-page-1/#comment-174274 maxhsbib Mon, 08 Sep 2008 22:44:52 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2008/09/07/guest-house-tokyo-by-masahiro-kinoshita-and-yu-sakuma/#comment-174274 Isn't that the jail on the USS Enterprise? Isn’t that the jail on the USS Enterprise?

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