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    The Simple House × Minimal Life

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    The Simple House

    A curated collection of custom-designed residences embodying minimalist principles by eliminating superfluous elements. These homes showcase refined aesthetics through thoughtful selection of materials and color palettes, while enhancing livability with well-conceived spatial layouts and storage solutions. Featuring exemplary cases and innovative ideas, this compilation highlights dwellings that are simultaneously simple, functional, and imbued with sophisticated design sensibility.

    Home for Minimalist Living

    Minimalist spaces with understated decoration, optimized traffic flow, and floor plans meticulously dedicated to storage. A minimal lifestyle becomes astonishingly comfortable depending on the home design. Introducing residential examples realizing minimal life, suitable even for urban compact houses.

  • Flat with Raised Seating Area and Through-Passage | Tranquil House|The Simple House|Home for Minimalist Living|Kitchen|Custom-built house
    A through-passage with the kitchen and study arranged in series. A 4.9 m-long element functions as both the kitchen back set and bookshelf.
    Architecture Firm:Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates
    Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates
    302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka
    Minimal Life
    Couple Living
    Housework Flow
    Circulation Flow
    Home with Margins
    Apartment Renovation
    Renovation
    Simple Modern
    Natural Materials
    Natural Modern
  • Flat with Raised Seating Area and Through-Passage | Tranquil House|The Simple House|Home for Minimalist Living|Corridor|Custom-built house
    Openings conceal the window sash frames — a detail that subdues the typical condominium-like aesthetic.
    Architecture Firm:Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates
    Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates
    302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka
    Minimal Life
    Couple Living
    Housework Flow
    Circulation Flow
    Home with Margins
    Apartment Renovation
    Renovation
    Simple Modern
    Natural Materials
    Natural Modern
  • Studio Apartment with Private Garden and Large Desk | D#102|The Simple House|Home for Minimalist Living|Kitchen|Custom-built house
    A minimalist kitchen fitted solely with a drop-in cooktop and an undermount sink.
    Architecture Firm:Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates
    Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates
    302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka
    Minimal Life
    Sustainable Renovation
    Minimal Design
    Apartment Renovation
    Renovation
    Simple Modern
    Natural Materials
    Simple Life
    Natural Modern
    Rental
    StudioApartment
    CommercialProperty
    KitchenCounter
  • Flat with Raised Seating Area and Through-Passage | Tranquil House|The Simple House|Home for Minimalist Living|Corridor|Custom-built house
    Achieves LL-45 impact sound performance while providing a mortar-like floor finish within the apartment.
    Architecture Firm:Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates
    Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates
    302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka
    Minimal Life
    Couple Living
    Housework Flow
    Circulation Flow
    Home with Margins
    Apartment Renovation
    Renovation
    Simple Modern
    Natural Materials
    Natural Modern
  • Studio Apartment with Private Garden and Large Desk | D#102|The Simple House|Home for Minimalist Living|Toilet|Custom-built house
    Simple sanitary/wet areas unified in white.
    Architecture Firm:Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates
    Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates
    302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka
    Minimal Life
    Sustainable Renovation
    Minimal Design
    Apartment Renovation
    Renovation
    Simple Modern
    Natural Materials
    Simple Life
    Natural Modern
    Rental
    StudioApartment
    CommercialProperty
    KitchenCounter
  • Studio Apartment with Private Garden and Large Desk | D#102|The Simple House|Home for Minimalist Living|LDK|Custom-built house
    Reconfigured a conventional studio apartment into a simplified layout that can be used as spaciously as possible.
    Architecture Firm:Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates
    Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates
    302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka
    Minimal Life
    Sustainable Renovation
    Minimal Design
    Apartment Renovation
    Renovation
    Simple Modern
    Natural Materials
    Simple Life
    Natural Modern
    Rental
    StudioApartment
    CommercialProperty
    KitchenCounter
  • Flat with Raised Seating Area and Through-Passage | Tranquil House|The Simple House|Home for Minimalist Living|Living Room|Custom-built house
    View of the raised seating area through the kitchen's small window.
    Architecture Firm:Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates
    Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates
    302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka
    Minimal Life
    Couple Living
    Housework Flow
    Circulation Flow
    Home with Margins
    Apartment Renovation
    Renovation
    Simple Modern
    Natural Materials
    Natural Modern
  • Flat with Raised Seating Area and Through-Passage | Tranquil House|The Simple House|Home for Minimalist Living|Living Room|Custom-built house
    Flat with a raised seating platform and a through-passage
    Architecture Firm:Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates
    Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates
    302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka
    Minimal Life
    Couple Living
    Housework Flow
    Circulation Flow
    Home with Margins
    Apartment Renovation
    Renovation
    Simple Modern
    Natural Materials
    Natural Modern
  • Studio Apartment with Private Garden and Large Desk | D#102|The Simple House|Home for Minimalist Living|Storage|Custom-built house
    The closet incorporates adjustable shelving and movable hanging rails to enhance flexibility.
    Architecture Firm:Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates
    Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates
    302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka
    Minimal Life
    Sustainable Renovation
    Minimal Design
    Apartment Renovation
    Renovation
    Simple Modern
    Natural Materials
    Simple Life
    Natural Modern
    Rental
    StudioApartment
    CommercialProperty
    KitchenCounter
  • Flat with Raised Seating Area and Through-Passage | Tranquil House|The Simple House|Home for Minimalist Living|Corridor|Custom-built house
    Into the raised living room.
    Architecture Firm:Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates
    Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates
    302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka
    Minimal Life
    Couple Living
    Housework Flow
    Circulation Flow
    Home with Margins
    Apartment Renovation
    Renovation
    Simple Modern
    Natural Materials
    Natural Modern
  • Studio Apartment with Private Garden and Large Desk | D#102|The Simple House|Home for Minimalist Living|LDK|Custom-built house
    Maximizing the limited effective floor area, the ceiling height was raised to 2,500 mm.
    Architecture Firm:Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates
    Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates
    302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka
    Minimal Life
    Sustainable Renovation
    Minimal Design
    Apartment Renovation
    Renovation
    Simple Modern
    Natural Materials
    Simple Life
    Natural Modern
    Rental
    StudioApartment
    CommercialProperty
    KitchenCounter
  • Flat with Raised Seating Area and Through-Passage | Tranquil House|The Simple House|Home for Minimalist Living|Dining Area|Custom-built house
    Walls and ceilings are pale gray. The oak (nara) flooring is left unfinished to preserve its tactile quality.
    Architecture Firm:Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates
    Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates
    302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka
    Minimal Life
    Couple Living
    Housework Flow
    Circulation Flow
    Home with Margins
    Apartment Renovation
    Renovation
    Simple Modern
    Natural Materials
    Natural Modern
  • Flat with Raised Seating Area and Through-Passage | Tranquil House|The Simple House|Home for Minimalist Living|Lavatory|Custom-built house
    Converted the window-side private room into a larger, brighter washroom.
    Architecture Firm:Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates
    Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates
    302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka
    Minimal Life
    Couple Living
    Housework Flow
    Circulation Flow
    Home with Margins
    Apartment Renovation
    Renovation
    Simple Modern
    Natural Materials
    Natural Modern
  • Studio Apartment with Private Garden and Large Desk | D#102|The Simple House|Home for Minimalist Living|Lavatory|Custom-built house
    Converted the three-piece prefabricated unit bath to a 1216 unit, enabling the provision of a dedicated washbasin and dressing room.
    Architecture Firm:Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates
    Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates
    302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka
    Minimal Life
    Sustainable Renovation
    Minimal Design
    Apartment Renovation
    Renovation
    Simple Modern
    Natural Materials
    Simple Life
    Natural Modern
    Rental
    StudioApartment
    CommercialProperty
    KitchenCounter
  • Studio Apartment with Private Garden and Large Desk | D#102|The Simple House|Home for Minimalist Living|Dining Area|Custom-built house
    Overhead cabinets shown fully opened.
    Architecture Firm:Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates
    Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates
    302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka
    Minimal Life
    Sustainable Renovation
    Minimal Design
    Apartment Renovation
    Renovation
    Simple Modern
    Natural Materials
    Simple Life
    Natural Modern
    Rental
    StudioApartment
    CommercialProperty
    KitchenCounter
  • Studio Apartment with Private Garden and Large Desk | D#102|The Simple House|Home for Minimalist Living|Entrance hall|Custom-built house
    A simple entrance finished with a mortar render applied over the existing tiles.
    Architecture Firm:Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates
    Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates
    302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka
    Minimal Life
    Sustainable Renovation
    Minimal Design
    Apartment Renovation
    Renovation
    Simple Modern
    Natural Materials
    Simple Life
    Natural Modern
    Rental
    StudioApartment
    CommercialProperty
    KitchenCounter
  • Flat with Raised Seating Area and Through-Passage | Tranquil House|The Simple House|Home for Minimalist Living|Bedroom|Custom-built house
    Bedroom illuminated by soft light filtering through a narrow gap.
    Architecture Firm:Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates
    Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates
    302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka
    Minimal Life
    Couple Living
    Housework Flow
    Circulation Flow
    Home with Margins
    Apartment Renovation
    Renovation
    Simple Modern
    Natural Materials
    Natural Modern
  • Flat with Raised Seating Area and Through-Passage | Tranquil House|The Simple House|Home for Minimalist Living|Corridor|Custom-built house
    Footlights recessed into the floor. The glass sliding door is stored within the wall.
    Architecture Firm:Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates
    Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates
    302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka
    Minimal Life
    Couple Living
    Housework Flow
    Circulation Flow
    Home with Margins
    Apartment Renovation
    Renovation
    Simple Modern
    Natural Materials
    Natural Modern
  • Flat with Raised Seating Area and Through-Passage | Tranquil House|The Simple House|Home for Minimalist Living|Living Room|Custom-built house
    A layout in which an engawa-like veranda, study and kitchen encircle a floor-seated living room centered on a chabudai (low dining table).
    Architecture Firm:Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates
    Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates
    302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka
    Minimal Life
    Couple Living
    Housework Flow
    Circulation Flow
    Home with Margins
    Apartment Renovation
    Renovation
    Simple Modern
    Natural Materials
    Natural Modern
  • Flat with Raised Seating Area and Through-Passage | Tranquil House|The Simple House|Home for Minimalist Living|Storage|Custom-built house
    A 4.9 m-long movable furniture unit serving as both the kitchen back set and a bookshelf.
    Architecture Firm:Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates
    Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates
    302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka
    Minimal Life
    Couple Living
    Housework Flow
    Circulation Flow
    Home with Margins
    Apartment Renovation
    Renovation
    Simple Modern
    Natural Materials
    Natural Modern
  • Studio Apartment with Private Garden and Large Desk | D#102|The Simple House|Home for Minimalist Living|Terrace|Custom-built house
    A continuous wood deck was installed in the previously overgrown south garden, extending the interior outward.
    Architecture Firm:Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates
    Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates
    302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka
    Minimal Life
    Sustainable Renovation
    Minimal Design
    Apartment Renovation
    Renovation
    Simple Modern
    Natural Materials
    Simple Life
    Natural Modern
    Rental
    StudioApartment
    CommercialProperty
    KitchenCounter
  • Flat with Raised Seating Area and Through-Passage | Tranquil House|The Simple House|Home for Minimalist Living|Entrance hall|Custom-built house
    The gap between the entrance and the bedroom is home to the medaka (Japanese rice fish).
    Architecture Firm:Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates
    Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates
    302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka
    Minimal Life
    Couple Living
    Housework Flow
    Circulation Flow
    Home with Margins
    Apartment Renovation
    Renovation
    Simple Modern
    Natural Materials
    Natural Modern
  • Studio Apartment with Private Garden and Large Desk | D#102|The Simple House|Home for Minimalist Living|Kitchen|Custom-built house
    A bespoke 4.3 m–long multipurpose counter with overhead cabinets. Flooring is solid Nara oak.
    Architecture Firm:Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates
    Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates
    302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka
    Minimal Life
    Sustainable Renovation
    Minimal Design
    Apartment Renovation
    Renovation
    Simple Modern
    Natural Materials
    Simple Life
    Natural Modern
    Rental
    StudioApartment
    CommercialProperty
    KitchenCounter
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