Home Interior Design Japan: Concept and Characteristic

Home Interior Design Japan: Concept and Characteristic

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Home Interior Design Japan: Concept and Characteristic - Japan-style house has a hallmark of a strong cultural background and traditions of the society of the country. But now, Japan-style home interior design is not only found in the land of the rising sun. In fact, since the mid-19th century, the style of the interior of Japan have reached Western countries, i.e. Since the opening of the trade route between East and West lines.

Home Interior Design Japan

The Concept Of Home Interior Design Style Japan

Currently, the world of architecture is being dominated by the concept of minimalist residence, which is identical with the use of basic geometric shapes. Well, do you know if home interior design Japan has huge influence against the minimalist concept? If you look at Japan-style houses, you will surely agree. Because, Japan-style house is identical with the leeway in the arrangement of space and use of the furniture or other objects.

Bamboo and wood elements at home Japan

Japan interior design concept known as "Ma." This concept aims to balance between the available space with the furniture in the room. MA is identical to the bright and airy interiors, so that nurtures a special and comfortable residence for residents as well as guests who visit.

The Hallmark Of Home Interior Design Japan

The concept of Ma is perfect as the interior design for small house, because its main purpose is to create a living space that is relieved. Well, do you want to integrate the concept of Japan-style dwelling there is a minimalist house you? Here are some of the elements that characterize the typical House interior Japan:

• Elements Of Nature; the culture of Japan is very close to nature. So, they kept the relationship with nature by mixing elements of nature at their residence. Add plants typical Japan like the bamboo mini bonsai or to get a feel of Japan which condensed
• Use a deep soaking tub, i.e. small-sized tubs but deeper than a bathtub typically. In addition, the water element of the interior design is very important in Japan. A small indoor fountain can bring a fun shades in the House
• Sliding door, or pintur slide. Sliding door in interior design Japan known as shoji. This kind of door save a place in a small room
• The elements of wood and bamboo; In addition to ornamental plants in the form of bamboo furniture, mini made from wood and bamboo is the hallmark of home interior design Japan.
• Residents of Japan are also mengkreasikan of bamboo as a material for carpets, known as tatami
• Window box-shaped glass panel
• Genkan at the entrance. It was here that first greeted guests. Here too the residents as well as guests open footwear and replace them with slippers for indoors

Japan-style bathroom

Japanese tatami rugs at home

In addition to the above, some elements of the interior design Japan-style house also characterized by the use of nature-themed colors, like beige, Brown, moss green, black or the color of the wood. Well, with a little creativity, you'll get comfortable Japan-style residence, isn't it?

Shigeru Ban Architects | Metal Shutter Houses

Shigeru Ban Architects | Metal Shutter Houses

Architects Housing Japan House

This is a new under construction project on West Chelsea [ 9 unit condo ] that was designed by japanese Shigeru Ban Architects. The project is located on the south side of West 19th Street, between 10th and 11th Avenues in West Chelsea’s art gallery district, right next to the High Line, the Hudson River Park, Ghery´s IAC Building and Jean Nouvel´s 100 11th.

On this building, Shigeru Ban once again innovates on the material use by incorporating motorized perforated metal shutters on its -dynamic- facade, which act as light-modulating privacy screen at the outer edge of each residence’s terrace adjacent to the double-height living rooms.

From their website: This subtle “removable skin” echoes the neighboring gallery after-hours shutters, subtly contextualizing the building within its site. The building can literally become a uniform minimal cube, or it can open completely (as well as virtually unlimited permutations between). South of the loggia, twenty foot tall, upwardly pivoting glass walls open completely, thus blurring the boundary between the inside and outside – the double height living room and loggia become one.

Similarly, a series of interior sliding glass doors create an open “universal floor” in each of the duplex houses – one vast and uninterrupted expanse which transitions seamlessly from inside to outside, or partition the space into private areas.

Japanese Minimalist Townhouse Design by Ikuyo Nakama

Japanese Minimalist Townhouse Design by Ikuyo Nakama

Japan House

Mc House is a new japanese townhouse design that was done in minimalist way by Japanese based architect, Ikuyo Nakama. The house has successfully combined both hard and soft materials reflected to its hard concrete building structure and soft wooden flooring installation. This house features a nice little atrium courtyard and minimalist townhouse living room which was done using wooden furniture materials and simple floor lamp.

If you are the minimalist home design lovers, then this best sample of japanese minimalist townhouse design could be your nice inspiration. Check out this photos of this japanese townhouse with its minimalist interior design after the jump..

Micro House Japan Floor Plan

Micro House Japan Floor Plan

Japan House

This japanese micro house plan is the The Showa-cho House located in Osaka, Japan in small limited space on 59 x 13 foot lot. Designed by Architect Fujiwara Muro, this micro house japan floor plan divides the area in public space and private space without using wall, the architects create a great solution in making a space transition between those private and public space by splitting the house in half with minimalist staircase.

This japanese micro house facade was created in transparent way using glass wall to floods the interior with natural daylight lighting in a simple modern interior touch. Set in a tightly-planned neighborhood in Osaka, the home makes the most of a limited lot. The face of the home is a fully glazed to maximize daylighting, and it’s set deep into the lot for privacy and to control heat gain in the summer.

The living space has two-story floor-to-ceiling windows, which makes the limited floor area seem much more generous. The centerpiece of the home is an elegantly ascending open staircase. The layout provides central access to the verticality of the floor plan but still allows for view corridors from front to back — a smart strategy to keep the home from feeling claustrophobic.

The home’s vertical program balances public and private spaces while providing the interior spaces with plenty of natural light. Centrally-located skylights work with the home’s open, airy floor plan to allow daylight to penetrate down to the bottom floor. The kitchen and dining area is a sublime integrated space that is enhanced by contrasting finishes. The bath features a full-height mirror that enhances its visual size and functionality. The sink and counter seem to hover in the middle of the space as a result.

House H Tokyo by Sou Fujimoto Architects

House H Tokyo by Sou Fujimoto Architects

Japan House

This white modern concrete box shaped house design is the latest residential architecture project created by japanese architects, Sou Fujimoto Architects. This Minimalist House H in Tokyo, Japan is a complex responses to contemporary needs that combines a balance between volumes, spaces and light.

Dealing innovatively with Japan’s strict plot ratio regulations, Fujimoto has avoided the conventions of creating a courtyard or of setting a house as an isolated object within the site boundary. Instead it is a hybrid; a series of boxes in boxes that define domestic realm, enclosure and interior.

Wall Less House Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan by Tezuka Architects

Wall Less House Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan by Tezuka Architects

Glass House Japan House

This Wall Less House was designed and build by Tezuka Architects. This modern minimalist japanese house design is located in Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan with 255.19m2 site area and 239.91m2 total floor area. The great lighting design of this japanese residential design was designed by Masahide Kakudate (Masahide Kakudate Lighting Architect & Associates, Inc.)



The Wall Less House Japan is supported by a central core and a pair of extremely thin columns. The absence of walls on the ground floor allows the internal space to extend to the garden on 360 degrees. The house stories consists of basement area and 3 floors. Construction project was done by Matsumoto Corporation and the construction period takes 8 month from start to finish ( April 2000 - December 2000 ).

House in Ibara, Japan by Kazunori Fujimoto Architects

House in Ibara, Japan by Kazunori Fujimoto Architects

Japan House

A concrete small house designed by japanese architects kazunori fujimoto architects located in ibara, japan for a young couple who left the city and live in this new natural rich farm village. they sought a simple home that contrasted the bustling activity of the city. the home has two bedrooms and a bathroom in its ‘box space’ and living dining room and kitchen in its ‘roof space’.



The roof space is open concept and covered in glass wall on all but one side where it is connected to the box space. this space is enclosed mostly with some windows for light. the building is constructed from cast concrete and has just over 100m of floor space.



The ground floor is space like the one-room of 78.5 square meters. In order to articulate this small space more attractively, box-space and roof-space are connected carefully. If the sliding door of a bedroom is opened, all the rooms serve as one room space, and two spaces are gently connected with the level difference reflecting a site slope.



The box-space sets so that the sunshine and the privacy from the outside may be interrupted, and roof-space is allotted in the direction which faces nature. A parking lot is buried in a site slope by a half , located at the mountain side. Zelkova trees are planted in the yard so that sunbeams shining through branches of trees may be dropped on a house.



Architect: Kazunori Fujimoto - Kazunori Fujimoto Architect & Associates
Location: Ibara, Okayama, Japan
Main use: house
Site area: 1150m2
Building area: 85.38m2
Total floor area: 102.05m2
Design term: 2006-07
Construction term: 2007-08