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Outside In: Courtyard Home Features Street-Like Hallways

Posted: 03 Oct 2012 10:00 AM PDT

[ Filed under Contemporary & in the Architecture category ]

The way in which children always seem to find the most fun in any living space was the inspiration behind this house in Buzen, Japan. It incorporates an interior courtyard and a collection of disconnected structures to bring to life the feeling of a child at play.

Created by Suppose Design Office, the house in Buzen brings the excitement of exterior streets and alleys into the home itself – but without the danger, dirt and strangers.

Each passageway in the home feels like its own little street leading to a new adventure. The rooms themselves feel like miniature buildings, each one holding a separate kind of surprise.

In the end, the home feels like a space that is simultaneously public and private. The children of the household have free reign to run, play and explore in the hallway avenues while the adults can enjoy the unique feeling of being at home but able to stare up at the clouds and stars.

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Stump Seats: Light-Up Log Stools Turn Colorful at Night

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 04:00 PM PDT

[ Filed under Furniture & in the Chairs category ]

Fall colors surround us in autumn, but fade with the daylight each night – except for these stools, which grow brighter as the sun dims each day.

Straight Line Design Inc. uses pine wood to craft the main portion of each seat, then tops it with colored resin mimicking the rings of a cut tree. Storage is simple and natural, too: you can stack them up just like a pile of logs when you want to make space on the lawn.

Florescent lamps inside back-light the tops, each highlighting a bright color and illuminating the ring pattern in the process. As a bonus, they create great ambient lighting for gardens, which are often the most under-lit areas of a home.