https://minonimalism.com/about-2/2023-09-16T02:53:55+00:00weekly0.6https://minonimalism.com/2013/06/13/queenslanderrr/https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/house-in-rokko_016.jpgHouse in Rokko_016https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/yoshimada.jpgYo ShimadaShimada sanhttps://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/house-in-rokko_005.jpgHouse in RokkoYo Shimada's House in Rokkohttps://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/restumping.jpgRestumping2021-09-08T02:26:32+00:00monthlyhttps://minonimalism.com/2013/06/03/a-bridge-too-far/https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/bridgehouse.jpgBridge HouseThe Bridge House.2021-09-08T02:18:08+00:00monthlyhttps://minonimalism.com/2016/04/17/a-project-put-to-bed/https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/c2a9cfj_hamilton-house-31.jpg©Christopher Frederick Jones©Christopher Frederick Joneshttps://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/c2a9cfj_hamilton-house-32.jpg©Christopher Frederick Jones©Christopher Frederick Joneshttps://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/c2a9cfj_hamilton-house-38.jpg©Christopher Frederick Jones©Christopher Frederick Joneshttps://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/c2a9cfj_hamilton-house-33.jpg©Christopher Frederick Jones©Christopher Frederick Joneshttps://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/c2a9cfj_hamilton-house-28.jpg©Christopher Frederick Jones©Christopher Frederick Joneshttps://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/c2a9cfj_hamilton-house-27.jpg©Christopher Frederick Jones©Christopher Frederick Joneshttps://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/c2a9cfj_hamilton-house-26.jpg©Christopher Frederick Jones©Christopher Frederick Joneshttps://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/c2a9cfj_hamilton-house-24.jpg©Christopher Frederick Jones©Christopher Frederick Joneshttps://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/c2a9cfj_hamilton-house-18.jpg©Christopher Frederick Jones©Christopher Frederick Joneshttps://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/c2a9cfj_hamilton-house-13.jpg©Christopher Frederick Jones©Christopher Frederick Jones2016-04-18T07:27:55+00:00monthlyhttps://minonimalism.com/2016/03/20/the-end-comes-quickly/https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_7481.jpgHere I sitHere I sit.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/fullsizerender.jpgThe dog inspects the finish.The dog inspects the finish.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_6828.jpgThe laundry is done, but the balustrade!The laundry is done, but the balustrade!https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_6525.jpgDon't forget the laundry box or the rear stair balustrade!Don't forget the laundry box or the rear stair balustrade!https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_6946.jpgAnd now for the fridge.And now for the fridge.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_6869.jpgGently gently now.Gently gently now.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/pc080007.jpgCraning the piano to the first levelCraning the piano to the first level.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_6755.jpgShimada san's tap design that needed some Aussie tweakingShimada san's tap design that needed some Aussie plumber tweakinghttps://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_6939.jpgRoy Schack's Desk and my shelvesRoy Schack's Desk and my shelveshttps://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_6802.jpgRoy Shack's VanityRoy Shack's Vanity2016-03-21T00:31:29+00:00monthlyhttps://minonimalism.com/2015/11/06/some-wabi-sabi-with-your-sushi/https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/photo-22-10-2015-8-24-44-am.jpgThe wabi-sabiCan you feel the wabi-sabi?https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/photo-24-10-2015-12-32-03-pm.jpgWalls with joinsPrimed walls with joins visible. More paint yet to go, but the joins will remain.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/photo-29-10-2015-2-00-01-pm.jpgCeiling nexus.The ceiling nexus. Several more processes to go.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/photo-29-10-2015-2-00-18-pm.jpgFilling and sandingFilling and sanding the folded edge.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/pa220002.jpgCeiling primedCeiling primed, gaps prior to filling.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/pa220011.jpgWalls and ceiling primedWalls and ceiling primed for painting.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/pb060005.jpgGlass bathroomThe glass bathroom as seen from the front door. Cheeky.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/pb060006.jpgThe glass bathroomLooking through the glass bathroom to the bedroom.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/pb060004.jpgThe glass bathroomThe glass bathroom from the bedroom side. Shower in foreground.2015-11-06T06:57:42+00:00monthlyhttps://minonimalism.com/2015/10/06/back-seat-designer/https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/photo-1-10-2015-7-59-46-am-1.jpgPhoto 1-10-2015, 7 59 46 AM (1)Can you see the screws? I can't.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/photo-1-10-2015-7-57-40-am.jpgWith a Barestone soffit, she floats.With a Barestone soffit, she floats.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/photo-6-10-2015-10-53-31-am.jpgThe grid of screws.The grid of screws.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/p9030005.jpgA test square of Barestone on the soffit above Deck One.A test square of Barestone on the soffit above Deck One.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/photo-22-09-2015-5-38-13-pm.jpgTake a long look. It's all white from here on in.Take a long look. It's all white from here on in.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/photo-10-09-2015-4-43-08-pm.jpgWhatcha gonna do with all that ply?Whatcha gonna do with all that ply?https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/photo-10-09-2015-4-43-30-pm.jpgHips and valleys. Carpentry gone wild.Hips and valleys. Carpentry gone wild.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/photo-3-09-2015-3-36-21-pm.jpgThe ceiling on the upper floor, being lined with ply.The ceiling on the upper floor, being lined with ply.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/photo-14-03-2014-3-17-48-pm.jpgShimada san, driving the design from his office in Kobe.Shimada san, driving the design from his office in Kobe.2015-10-06T02:33:00+00:00monthlyhttps://minonimalism.com/2015/09/14/im-back-do-you-recognise-me/https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/fullsizerender.jpgFullSizeRenderFrom here it's all about refinement.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_4962.jpgIMG_4962Windows with no reveals.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_5015.jpgIMG_5015The light penetrates between the floors.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_4972.jpgIMG_4972Without the scaffolding, in came the light.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_5014.jpgIMG_5014Without the scaffolding to obscure the view, there were plenty of surprises. Like this mash of balustrade and stair.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/p9030015.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERADownpipe lust.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/p9030027.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAThe refined gutters cut an expected sharp edge to the eaves.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/p9030007.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERADeck 1. With the scaffolding gone it exerts its own magnetism.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/p9030004.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAThe incomplete ceiling above Deck 1 makes its statement. https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/p9030029.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAThe building looked taller than I imagined.2015-09-14T04:08:24+00:00monthlyhttps://minonimalism.com/2015/08/17/moist-i-hate-that-word-too/https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/photo-7-08-2015-4-36-48-pm.jpgWindowI never thought I'd get excited about the fitting of a window.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/photo-7-08-2015-4-35-45-pm.jpgCornerPrecision cornering. Overlapping and alternating.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/p7280001.jpgSealed JointThe solution. Layer upon layer.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/p7280002.jpgCFCThe weakness of a join in a CFC sheet.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/p7280013.jpgRoofing DoneThe comfort of corrugated steel.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/photo-14-07-2015-10-03-41-am.jpgTesting the RoofTesting the runoff the old skool way.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/p7280014.jpgFlashingSecured from the top with flashing installed to prevent rain blowing in beneath the corrugations.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/p7280011.jpgGuttering from BelowNo supports to be seen. So clean. So clean.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/photo-10-07-2015-2-52-35-pm.jpgThe gutteringThe guttering. As thin and refined as a super model's silver eyebrow.2015-08-17T09:48:09+00:00monthlyhttps://minonimalism.com/2015/07/05/closing-in/https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/photo-3-07-2015-3-24-05-pm.jpgPhoto 3-07-2015 3 24 05 pmThe rear window.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/p7010012.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAStep by step architecture.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/photo-1-07-2015-2-33-06-pm.jpgPhoto 1-07-2015 2 33 06 pmThe two stairs see each other for the first time. They like what they see.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/photo-2-07-2015-2-49-10-pm.jpgPhoto 2-07-2015 2 49 10 pm"You want this order of steel delivered up there? Sure. No problem.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/p7010009.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAThe upper deck balustrade.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/p7010001.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAThe lower deck balustrade.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/photo-3-07-2015-3-37-31-pm.jpgPhoto 3-07-2015 3 37 31 pmThe completed roof structure, following the insertion of the stair and balustrade2015-07-06T23:27:13+00:00monthlyhttps://minonimalism.com/2015/06/09/you-cant-walk-around-in-your-head/https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/p6090052.jpgstairwellThe stairwell punching up though the slab.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/p6090083.jpgburnishingBurnishing the slab on the lower floor.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/p6090044.jpglower slabThe suspended slab being poured on the lower floor.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/p5280029.jpgdeckThe deck where the guests will be seated.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/p5280034.jpgWalkingWalking from the sofa to the kitchen.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/p5280025.jpgFloorThe revelation of a floor.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/p5280017.jpgSunroofHouse with a sunroof (temporary).https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/p5280013.jpgAnglesAngles on angles.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/photo-27-05-2015-11-45-57-am.jpgRoofThe roof structure underway.2015-06-10T07:37:21+00:00monthlyhttps://minonimalism.com/2015/05/19/go/https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/blade.jpegBladeThe stair. An entry statement that sets a tone for living.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/floating.jpegFloatingArchitects nervously watching the final piece of stair coaxed into place.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/trapdoor.jpegTrapdoorPositioning the stair to hang from the trapdoor in the deck.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/stairwaytoheaven.jpegStairwaytoHeavenStairway to Heavenhttps://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/stairslying.jpegStairsLyingThe dreaded stairs. A thing of beauty.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/insertion.jpegInsertionSurgical precision required of the crane driver.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/landscaping.jpegLandscapingWhite geo-fabric and a big, coconut husk rope thingy to slow the runoff.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/scaffold.jpegScaffoldThe scaffolding encases the frame so they can work on it.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/shiny.jpegShinyLike a shiny sculpture or a robot skeleton.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/slottingin.jpegSlotting InDropped precisely over bolts and tightened by hand.2015-05-21T05:14:26+00:00monthlyhttps://minonimalism.com/2015/05/03/steel-yourself-for-more-delays/https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_2671.jpgEvery little pieceEvery little piece cut exactly to size.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/p4240046.jpgThe Roof Is OnThe concrete garage roof slab is poured.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_2674.jpgBallustrade TestingPaul Hotson testing the flex in the balustrade mockup.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_2667.jpgEvery piece cut and numbered to size.Every piece cut and numbered to size.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_2652.jpgGetting on a roll with the steel.2015-05-04T01:47:10+00:00monthlyhttps://minonimalism.com/2015/03/13/the-450sqm-pregnancy/https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/steelwork.jpgSteelworkThe steel drawings. Like Mechano on steroids.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/powerpole.jpgPowerPoleMy power pole. It's my very own power pole.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/dsc01231.jpgThe journey upThe new model illustrates the epic journey up.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/dsc01226.jpgNew model 1A work in progress of the new model from the street.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/dsc01213.jpgStairs up to the kitchenThe galvanised steel stairs up to the kitchen.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/dsc01187_2.jpgKitchen Bench TopThe timber kitchen bench top model.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/block-work.jpgBlockworkThe block work is neat.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/piers.jpgPiersThe piers are in.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/marciarain.jpgMarciaRainMarcia, Marcia go away.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/cyclonemarcia3.jpgcyclonemarcia3Cyclone Marcia2015-03-15T01:37:58+00:00monthlyhttps://minonimalism.com/2015/01/04/breaking-ground/https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/photo-3-01-2015-1-50-29-pm.jpgPhoto 3-01-2015 1 50 29 pmLet's hope these Japanese blessings achieve their aim.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/pc010164.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAThe builders considering their options.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/pc020088.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAThe big digger.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/p1030004.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAThe difference in profiles.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/p1030001.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAThe cleared site.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/pc020063.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERADigging the garage.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/pc020039.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERADigging the slope.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/pc020010.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERADigging the rear platform.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/pc010132.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAThe Ji Chin Sai (Japanese Ground Breaking Ceremony)https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/pc020078.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAStop Work!2015-03-12T08:20:52+00:00monthlyhttps://minonimalism.com/2014/11/24/issan-steak-with-bamboo-salad-and-signed-contract/https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/issansteak.jpgIssanSteakIt was hot and sticky and also humid.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/signingoversapporo.jpgLunch SigningCheers to Steve!https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/signingwbuilder.jpgContract Signing DayBuilder, Cameron McDonald (far right) with his trusty money man Tom (left) discuss the terms.2014-11-24T04:50:33+00:00monthlyhttps://minonimalism.com/2014/11/10/a-sad-day-for-horses-and-trees/https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/pods.jpgPodsOffspring from the mother tree.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/leaning.jpgLeaningThe doomed, leaning Jacarandahttps://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/5ba.jpgB&ABefore and after Dougal. https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/4fallen.jpgCarnageThe sad carnage of a beautiful tree in full bloom.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/3chainsaw.jpgChainsawDougal doing chainsaw surgery.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/2climbing.jpgClimbingDougal climbs the tree to begin lopping limbs.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1liningup.jpgDougal and TreeTree feller, Dougal preparing his approach.2014-11-10T07:52:29+00:00monthlyhttps://minonimalism.com/2014/10/09/over-the-internet-vs-over-dinner/https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/house-in-itami-14.jpgHouse-in-Itami-14Yo Shimada's chest of drawers stair furniture.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_8759.jpgMe in TokyoMe getting ready to meet Shimada san for the first time. Nervous?https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/p9190006.jpgRod BlighThe team discuss the engineering with Rod Bligh.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/p9200009.jpgShimada san plansFinalising plans at the offices of Phorm Architecture.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/p9210034-1.jpgExplaining the designIshii san explains the design to Roy.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/p9210026-1.jpgRoy Schack's StudioPaul introduces Shimada san to Roy Schack.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/p9230021.jpgthe balustradeVisualising how thin the balustrade could go...in Bunnings.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/p9240045.jpgPaul and YoheiPaul and Yohei from Phorm waiting for the builder.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/p9240052.jpgTesting the reflectionTesting the reflections from the underside of the cantilevered deck.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/p9240041.jpgPhotographing the ViewGetting a 360º view from the top floor.2014-11-24T05:12:23+00:00monthlyhttps://minonimalism.com/2014/08/07/you-choose-you-lose/https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/garage.jpgGaragehttps://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/decision.pngDecisionhttps://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/carport.pngCarporthttps://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/reorient.pngReorienthttps://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/shiftright.pngShiftRighthttps://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/shiftleft.pngShiftLefthttps://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/originalgarage.pngOriginalGarage2014-09-21T05:52:24+00:00monthlyhttps://minonimalism.com/2014/05/12/the-dirt-on-hamilton-hill/https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/screen-shot-2014-05-12-at-12-33-54-pm.pngSite LayoutThe layout and contours of the site from above.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/bh3.jpgBH3And why the pink? (Although my niece would love it.)https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/bh2.jpgBH2And this? https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/bh1.jpgBH1What does this mean?https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/dig.jpgDigLet's just get rid of some of this fill then, shall we?https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/post.jpgMy SiteHello, neighbours across the ravine! 2014-06-23T08:06:03+00:00monthlyhttps://minonimalism.com/2014/04/17/we-have-your-size-in-japan/https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/photo-14-03-2014-4-42-10-pm.jpgI found my home.On the balcony of House in Rokkohttps://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/hir01.jpgRokkoIt's on a mountain.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/photo-14-03-2014-4-37-29-pm.jpgPhoto 14-03-2014 4 37 29 pmInside House in Rokkohttps://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/photo-14-03-2014-4-31-19-pm.jpgPhoto 14-03-2014 4 31 19 pmApproaching House in Rokko via the communal stairshttps://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/photo.jpgHouse in Kitano InteriorThe low kitchen bench in House in Kitanohttps://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/photo-14-03-2014-3-01-23-pm.jpgHouse in KitanoShimada san on the deck of House in Kitanohttps://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/photo-14-03-2014-2-30-28-pm.jpgRoad TripRoad trip time.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/photo-14-03-2014-12-24-56-pm.jpgThe ModelShimada san and his model of the X-Househttps://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/photo-14-03-2014-12-49-43-pm.jpgTato HouseYo Shimada and his Jimny at Tato Househttps://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/photo-14-03-2014-6-01-45-pm.jpgA quick trip by Skinhansen to KobeA quick trip by Skinhansen to Kobe2014-06-23T08:05:36+00:00monthlyhttps://minonimalism.com/2014/06/23/the-project-is-parked/https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/vehicles.jpegVehiclesThe Story of My Life (told in cars).2014-07-26T03:11:16+00:00monthlyhttps://minonimalism.com/2014/02/25/how-to-drive-a-porsche/https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/street_elevation_notree.jpgStreet_Elevation_notreeThe X-House with cement fibreboard cladding.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/02-tato-house-tato-architects_mooponto.jpg02-tato-house-tato-architects_moopontoIf it's good enough for Shimada san...https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/theriver.jpegTHERIVERHow close is too close? This close.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/hir16.jpghir16Yo Shimada's shiny Porschehttps://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/r0330022_01.jpgR0330022_01Look closer at those weatherboards. They're concrete fibreboard.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/bat.jpegBatBring it, ad man.2014-03-20T11:29:39+00:00monthlyhttps://minonimalism.com/2014/01/31/minimalism-vs-ocd/https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bathkitchbox.jpegBathKitchBoxThe Bathroom/Kitchen Boxhttps://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bathroombox.jpegBathroomBoxThe Guest Bathroom Boxhttps://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/storagebox.jpegStorageBoxMy Storage Boxhttps://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/laundrybox.jpegLaundryBoxMy Laundry Boxhttps://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/house-in-itami-11-1134x1700.jpgHouse-in-Itami-11-1134x1700Oh, it's the stairs!https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/house-in-itami-04-1134x1700.jpgHouse-in-Itami-04-1134x1700What's this box?https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/looinabox.jpegLooInABoxLoo in a box.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bento.jpgBentoIs that what you "ordered"?https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/rubberbandball.jpgRubberBandBallToday a ball. Tomorrow a small planet.2014-02-20T11:16:23+00:00monthlyhttps://minonimalism.com/2013/12/23/prepare-thy-thighs/https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/sq14.pngsq14https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/interior8.jpginterior8https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/interior6.jpgInterior6https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/interior5.jpginterior5https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/interior4.jpginterior4https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/interior1.jpginterior1https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/extrior1.pngextrior1https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/interior3.jpginterior3https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/sq8.pngsq8https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/sq9.pngsq92013-12-28T12:40:26+00:00monthlyhttps://minonimalism.com/2013/06/04/privacy-out-the-window/https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/greenhousehouse.jpgGreenhouse HouseThe Greenhouse House2013-11-01T11:02:35+00:00monthlyhttps://minonimalism.com/2013/10/28/i-want-my-ma/https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/emeco.jpgEmeco ChairThe perfect chair for a short dinner party.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/8584005253_232fb52924_o.jpgFuji KindergartenTezuka Architects' Fuji Kindergarten. An ethereal handrail.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/21-handrail_rpg.jpgTezuka handrailJapanese engineered handrail.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/4_zoom.jpgX-House balustradeThe balustrade on the X-House disappears.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/4_deck.jpgX-House balustradeThe balustrade Yo Shimada suggested for the X-House.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/mydeck.jpegQueenslander BalustradeThe balustrade on my Queenslander house.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/tokyominimal.jpgTokyo SimpleTokyo simplicity.2015-11-13T03:42:53+00:00monthlyhttps://minonimalism.com/2013/10/17/living-takes-imagination/https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/r0249433.jpgPrisms of angled glass.A prism of angled glass in the intersection of the X.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/n1j-l7ecj6gv8cazqwkcqcom1qoev3hrpfult08upos.jpgThe X House up close.A deck on the top, a deck on the bottom and vice versa.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/b1mfeuz1u9vw29e-n4e0zrhck_r7i8x9ln0n5olelqacojx3zneoot61vz6tkuhkauklq5wbgf7h0wonq_4eug.jpgThe X HouseYo Shimada's X House concept.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/zwhh-jo2plqjskwvyqgcpcofsjyev9jbcgqhavziqda.jpgConcept OneConcept One. An air sandwich.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/landscapemodel.jpegContour ModelThe contour model in the Phorm offices in West End, Queensland, Australia.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/shimadasanpresentingsml.jpegShimada san presentingShimada san in Kobe, Japan.2013-10-22T07:21:57+00:00monthlyhttps://minonimalism.com/2013/09/27/having-a-p-on-hamilton-hill/https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/lonetree.jpgThe JacarandaYohei Omura, Chie Konno, Yo Shimada and Paul Hotston discuss the tree.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/soiltest.jpegSoil Test Results2013-09-27T21:23:36+00:00monthlyhttps://minonimalism.com/2013/07/22/trailer-park-life-how-moi/https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/lr_170713_10-940x705.jpglr_170713_10-940x705The break out area.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/lr_170713_07-940x705.jpglr_170713_07-940x705With a hot tub.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/lr_170713_04-940x705.jpglr_170713_04-940x705Locomotive Trailer House2013-07-22T12:22:54+00:00monthlyhttps://minonimalism.com/2013/07/21/get-out-of-my-sky/https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/upsidedownhouse.jpgUpsideDownHousehttps://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/lookingup.jpgLooking Up2013-07-21T10:33:32+00:00monthlyhttps://minonimalism.com/2013/07/13/hello-neighbour-goodbye/https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/trapdoorhouse.jpgTrapdoorHouseThe Trapdoor House2013-07-14T12:27:56+00:00monthlyhttps://minonimalism.com/2013/07/03/under-the-microscope-of-an-architect/https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/castlepanorama.jpegCastle PanoramaI really dreamed this.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/shimadareferencing.jpgShimada and CameraShimada san shooting the site.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/pot.jpgPotI present the pot.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/anthropologists.jpgAnthropologistsArchitects or Anthropologists? (L-R Andrew Wilson, Paul Hotston, Chie Konno, Yohei Omura and Yo Shimada)https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/shimadateamarrives.jpgJapanese on SiteShimada san, Paul Hotston, Yohei san and Konno san arrive on site.2016-07-17T11:25:15+00:00monthlyhttps://minonimalism.com/2013/06/25/local-inphormation/https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/paul-hotston.jpgPaul-HotstonPaul Hotston from Phorm. He's not Japanese.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/tokyoites.jpgTokyoitesTokyoites with lots of local knowledge.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/editedsurvey.jpegSurvey with SightlinesSurvey with Sightlines2013-07-05T07:30:06+00:00monthlyhttps://minonimalism.com/2013/06/22/seeing-land-from-above/https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/aerialmap1.jpegThe Tomahawk BlockThe Tomahawk Blockhttps://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/mine.jpgView Hello, Neighbours!https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/wall.jpgHamilton's HimalayasHamilton's Himalayashttps://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/neighbours.jpgLandThe land I landed on.2013-06-23T22:38:07+00:00monthlyhttps://minonimalism.com/2013/06/03/the-beginning/2013-06-22T07:28:56+00:00monthlyhttps://minonimalism.com/2013/06/05/steve-stadium/https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/stadiumhouse.jpgStadium HouseThe Stadium House2013-06-22T07:26:47+00:00monthlyhttps://minonimalism.com/2013/06/06/a-mans-cave/2013-06-22T07:25:18+00:00monthlyhttps://minonimalism.com/2013/06/18/you-get-perspective-40-floors-up/https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/perspective1.jpgPerspectiveGetting Perspective in Tokyohttps://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/houseinyamasaki.jpgHouse In YamasakiYo Shimada's House In Yamasaki.https://minonimalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/tatoandtoast.jpgToast and TatoToast and Tato2013-06-23T09:06:25+00:00monthlyhttps://minonimalism.com/about/2013-06-14T00:59:01+00:00weekly0.6https://minonimalism.comdaily1.02023-09-16T02:53:55+00:00