Lucky Drops by Atelier Tekuto

Perched on a long skinny lot in Tokyo, this tiny house called Lucky Drops has a footprint of only about 200 square feet. The kitchen, living, and dining rooms are all in the basement...

... but the floor above is made of expanded metal. This lets light from the above-ground floor permeate all the way down into the basement living spaces through the translucent walls and perforated floors. You can see from the basement photo below that light is not an issue:

This is a great example of how material selection can impact design. The floor material in this house allows major living spaces to be

For more on this tiny Tokyo home, see Japan Architects.

Images: Makoto Yoshida

Comments (10)

Bomb shelter chic--me likey.

posted by atfan123 on October 20th 2009 at 7:23am
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It looks like the inside of a submarine.

posted by terra maria on October 20th 2009 at 8:55am
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it needs...something...like evidence that someone lives there? the idea is really smart, and i love the concept...but it's like they forgot to move in...

posted by nikki moore - photography and vintage treasures on October 20th 2009 at 11:18am
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hot!

posted by davidsl on October 20th 2009 at 11:39am
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insane asylum chic.

posted by LoriSF on October 20th 2009 at 11:51am
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Looks like a prison to me. I'd want more warmth/texture/color.

But I like the idea of a tiny space on top being your entry, with the rest of the house being underground (though I'd miss the windows)... Kind of like Snoopy's house, which was much larger than it looked. ;)

posted by Mrs.Mack on October 20th 2009 at 1:33pm
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So the entire home is essentially two corridors, one upstairs and one downstairs? It looks like a student project rather than a real home because it doesn't really address how people will use the space. What would anyone do there besides walk from one end to the other?

posted by amed studio on October 20th 2009 at 1:44pm
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if i was a james bond villian i would totally live here.

posted by zachary on October 20th 2009 at 3:34pm
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Wow. If this is the future of mankind, I'd rather blow my brains out right now.

posted by MissBalzac on October 20th 2009 at 3:52pm
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Looks like the monkey cage at an old zoo.

posted by kelleyk on October 21st 2009 at 8:43am
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