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[video=youtube;Jv6SbFlZMbU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jv6SbFlZMbU[/video]
Thought it was interesting enough to share it
[t]http://i.imgur.com/Hk5HC7H.png[/t]
what a hell of a shutter. looks more like a nuclear blast door... oh.
[QUOTE=Gamerman12;51786135][t]http://i.imgur.com/Hk5HC7H.png[/t]
what a hell of a shutter. looks more like a nuclear blast door... oh.[/QUOTE]
That is pretty common in Europe. It is old school actually. I remember like most houses having this style of shutters before the 2010s in Greece.
[QUOTE=Booker K;51785759]i wish i had a toilet with a seat warmer
japan seems rather nice to own a house if youre someone who doesnt need a lot of space[/QUOTE]
Considering how space is at a premium in Japan, you need to learn how to live small. And if there is one thing I truly miss from my trip to Japan, it's the toilets. God, shitting in a toilet in the US is like using an outhouse compared to that.
[editline]6th February 2017[/editline]
although, the squat toilets are better left unmentioned
It's bizarre how it's like, they have all these luxuries we don't have but also miss some things we maybe take for granted here in the states
like the fucking toilets are from the gods but no central heating
intercoms with screens, but small dishwashers or no dishwasher
The sink, toilet and bath being separate is something we desperately need over here.
[editline]6th February 2017[/editline]
Even the smoke detectors speak like waifus
[QUOTE=Sub-Zero;51786214]That is pretty common in Europe. It is old school actually. I remember like most houses having this style of shutters before the 2010s in Greece.[/QUOTE]
They're usually a bit different here, but still common. We have heavier but similar shutters that you move with a cord next to the window.
yo hold up is there a whole room dedicated to the shower?
that's neat
[QUOTE=Fox Powers;51786707]yo hold up is there a whole room dedicated to the shower?
that's neat[/QUOTE]
in japan you scrub and rinse yourself clean before going into a tub to soak.
[QUOTE=Fox Powers;51786707]yo hold up is there a whole room dedicated to the shower?
that's neat[/QUOTE]
Japan is pretty big on cleanliness. They sit down and scrub themselves clean before they enter a bath.
Bless my heated toilet seat. Curse my single pane windows.
$400,000 for something that size? Is it because it's in the city?
i love modern japanese home design
in america if you want a compact modern design with tech amenities in an urbanized location without spending money on stuff you don't need (like a lawn), you have to get a condo. small detached single family homes like these are virtually non-existent
too bad i'd have to move to japan to get one
[QUOTE=Mister Sandman;51786404]It's bizarre how it's like, they have all these luxuries we don't have but also miss some things we maybe take for granted here in the states
like the fucking toilets are from the gods but no central heating
intercoms with screens, but small dishwashers or no dishwasher[/QUOTE]
the lack of central heating isn't that bad tbh. the worst part about it is that warming up small rooms can take forever are your feet will freeze well before it starts to get warm. also i noticed that for some un-explainable reason it's colder in certain buildings than it is outside, so in some instances i would go outside for a quick moment to warm up
[QUOTE=Wolverunder;51787356]$400,000 for something that size? Is it because it's in the city?[/QUOTE]
for comparison, a detached house in brooklyn (comparable to that residential area in density) typically goes for 700k+ and is much shittier in both looks an amenities
[QUOTE=Mister Sandman;51786404]It's bizarre how it's like, they have all these luxuries we don't have but also miss some things we maybe take for granted here in the states
like the fucking toilets are from the gods but no central heating
intercoms with screens, but small dishwashers or no dishwasher[/QUOTE]
Its probably just a lack of space, so they make due with smaller variants or alternatives, like using clothes lines for drying, small ovens, or even foregoing a dishwasher.
[QUOTE=Mister Sandman;51786404]It's bizarre how it's like, they have all these luxuries we don't have but also miss some things we maybe take for granted here in the states
like the fucking toilets are from the gods but no central heating
intercoms with screens, but small dishwashers or no dishwasher[/QUOTE]
dishwasher isn't that necessary tbh, unless you're in a massive family. but even then, if everyone pulls their weight and washes what they use, you get by just fine, and Japanese families seem very methodical and neat. hell, I used to have a dishwasher but I'd always feel guilty af cause I'd run it when it was only half full, but it's hard to properly fill it up if it's just you and one other person.
only thing that sucks now is the annoyance of having to wash pots and pans, but it's not that big of a deal. sure beats the guilt I'd get when I'd run the dishwasher almost empty.
I really like the design and footprint of the house..
Be nice to live in something like that in the US with a few other modern luxuries. Just for such a small space it feels really bright and open. I really like it.
[QUOTE=loopoo;51788215]dishwasher isn't that necessary tbh, unless you're in a massive family. but even then, if everyone pulls their weight and washes what they use, you get by just fine, and Japanese families seem very methodical and neat. hell, I used to have a dishwasher but I'd always feel guilty af cause I'd run it when it was only half full, but it's hard to properly fill it up if it's just you and one other person.
only thing that sucks now is the annoyance of having to wash pots and pans, but it's not that big of a deal. sure beats the guilt I'd get when I'd run the dishwasher almost empty.[/QUOTE]
I'm pretty sure a decent dishwasher is going to use less water and energy than hand-washing unless you're [I]extremely[/I] good at the latter or fill the former to less than a quarter of its capacity (but even that's probably still too much for it to lose).
[QUOTE=Tamschi;51788380]I'm pretty sure a decent dishwasher is going to use less water and energy than hand-washing unless you're [I]extremely[/I] good at the latter or fill the former to less than a quarter of its capacity (but even that's probably still too much for it to lose).[/QUOTE]
oh snap, I never knew that! I always thought dishwashers used shit tonnes of water because opening it up mid-cycle, it'd be pouring so much water on top of the plates. turns out it's on average 50% more efficient than hand washing if you have an energy efficient one.
[QUOTE=loopoo;51788959]oh snap, I never knew that! I always thought dishwashers used shit tonnes of water because opening it up mid-cycle, it'd be pouring so much water on top of the plates. turns out it's on average 50% more efficient than hand washing if you have an energy efficient one.[/QUOTE]
it takes about 10 seconds of running water per dish/plate to hand wash completely, while dishwasher simply blasts the entire shebang
[QUOTE=Jund;51789344]it takes about 10 seconds of running water per dish/plate to hand wash completely, while dishwasher simply blasts the entire shebang[/QUOTE]
Well, it takes longer but it cycles the water around so that doesn't matter.
The main issue with dishwashers is that each piece is exposed to the wash cycle a lot longer and that they tend to use slightly more aggressive cleaners.
This can attack old plates (especially ones with drawn motifs that then fade with each cycle) and can also damage old or cheaper pots where the handles can weaken and eventually come off.
I've always wondered why the exterior walls had weird texture.
Turns out its for insulation, nice.
$400k is not bad from my experience IIRC. A friend of mine has an apartment somewhere closer to the center of Tokyo, its half the size but the bloody unit costs nearly $600k and he said it was mostly because of the fact that he's a foreigner and something about banks and finances etc etc.
Hell, our apartment back in Ichikawa which is slightly further from the center than the house in the video was $1200 a month, that place barely had 3 rooms and only one of them was a proper bedroom.
Wouldn't maintenance be hell with all these electronics?
I wonder how tall the guy is, as a point of reference. If he is your average 172cm Japanese man all this looks very tiny. Just look at the in-house staircase, I bet a 190cm tall guy with a bit wider shoulders would have to walk sideways.
An option to reheat bath water is fucking amazing. It's the primary reason I don't take baths, because the water gets cold so quickly
I want a house like that.
[QUOTE=Jund;51787397]i love modern japanese home design
in america if you want a compact modern design with tech amenities in an urbanized location without spending money on stuff you don't need (like a lawn), you have to get a condo. small detached single family homes like these are virtually non-existent
too bad i'd have to move to japan to get one[/QUOTE]
I've always found condos to be pretty shady. When I moved to California, my family and I were considering a condo house, but we found out that the whole private area hasn't had money pumped into it in over 10 years. The neighborhood in itself was fine, golf courses, two pools, a community center; but where the hell is all that money going? Also, you didn't have to have earthquake insurance, which means that your neighbors would have to compensate for your lack of insurance in taxes.
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