In the McMansion thread Susie brought up Tokyo housing on the small and thinking it most interesting, instead of a hijack in that thread it seemed appropriate to post one here.
Here’s a link to that thread for all you archive cruisers reading this in the year 2011. 102496.1
D3, a Tokyo-based architect company, and BoConcept have worked closely together over the past year to develop a model for a compact house that has plenty of living space while still allowing for a small garden on a plot of land less than 1,300 sq. ft
http://www.boconcept.us/Living_large_in_small_space-72588.aspx
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Land in Tokyo is a much prized possession, and as such, people have to pay a pretty penny to purchase some. A situation that means even the most meagre amount of land is likely to be built upon, making monolith-like lodgings a must.
http://www.wordpress.tokyotimes.org/?p=2053
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although the room was barely the size of an average American broom closet, it did have one redeeming feature: the toilet tank had a concave top upon which perched a gooseneck faucet. Upon flushing, the tank would refill itself through said faucet,
http://inventorspot.com/articles/ten_ways_small_japan_5445
Edited 3/23/2008 2:21 pm ET by rez
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And I thought the Japanese had pretty much exhausted the realm of possible toilet contraptions!!!!
I was staying with a friend recently....she had the lids with a damper on them, soft close feature. Don't see the need on cabinet drawers, but pretty cool on a toilet seat, especially if you have a 9 year old boy in the house....
I liked that touch keypad on the arm rest,
wondering if that ran the TV sitting 3 foot away in the livingroom?
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Peach full,easy feelin'.
Nah, the keypad is for prewash, wash ( hi pressure), rinse, and my favorite HOTWAX..it's a coin op touch-less arse wash.
My brother lived in Tokyo..I was there for 3 weeks..loved it..crazy cool place.Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks
"Success is not spontaneous combustion, you have to set yourself on Fire"
are there settings for "pre-nuptual" or "post-coital"
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LOL... ur too funny!!
BTW - on Rez's pic in the .1 post, I just loved the look of the exterior plumbing...
I ran into some picture of a similar setup in SS for use in prisions.
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A-holes. Hey every group has to have one. And I have been elected to be the one. I should make that my tagline.