Our previous blog on The Very Small Home generated a comment about how concrete structures in Asia were "Stalinist grey, drab, utilitarian...cement block monstrosities." Well, on that note, here's another book highlighting those horrendous living conditions that the Japanese endure. ;-)
Written by Michael Freeman and published back in August 04, Space explores Japanese architecture and design in size constricted areas.
In their work, Japanese interior designers and architects constantly draw on cultural traditions, while using a modern, even radical approach. Whether in the use of lightweight partitions to create flexible spaces, deliberate profligacy to give a feeling of generosity, or strange perspectives, the results are not mere workaday solutions, but artistic and unusual ones that can turn a lack of space into a surfeit of style.
Link: Space (Amazon)