Japanese Minimalist Houses: Top Photos

Silence, wood, and light in the tradition that taught the world what emptiness can do

Yoshijima house at Takayama Gifu Japan, design by Isaburo Nishida in 1907.
The Yoshijima House in Takayama, designed by Isaburo Nishida in 1907 — merchant-class minimalism, the quality in the timber rather than the ornament. © Wiiii, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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