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An Artist and his Wife Retires to Home that Soars Over Nara

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This work by architect Yoshiaki Yamashita features a unique roof with an amazing sky box.

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The home is sited on a hill that overlooks the city of Nara in Japan.

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An incredible cantilever far over the entrance is starkly solitary, the only detail on a blank wall, with just a hint of the hole in the roof.

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As you approach it is clear that interesting things are going to happen.

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While bedrooms are on this floor, you are compelled to continue to explore the sky.

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As you continue, the light becomes brighter.

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You’ve made it to the top of the world!

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What a homecoming.

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Under that perch in the sky is what seems like an outdoor living space for eating and living.

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The space can actually be enclosed by sliding glass.

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But it can also be enjoyed as an open air platform during Nara’s warm summer and spring weather.

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What appears to be a dropped ceiling above the concrete kitchen counter is actually that sky box viewing spot.

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The bold and brave home is all the more surprising as it is for a retired couple.

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Unusually, while the living room is upstairs, bedrooms are on the middle floor.
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The basement floor is an art studio.
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The husband enjoys the deep quiet space of exposed concrete in the basement to work on oil paintings.

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And after a day’s work oil painting in the basement, where better than to rest than in this magical place in the sky!

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