Super Shiny Homes: Pyramid House

If you took one dollop of 2001: A Space Odyssey, whisked in a hefty glug of Blade Runner and added a dash of The Mummy you’d end up with something like Makoto Tanijiri’s sleekly beautiful Pyramid house in Saijo, Hiroshima, Japan.

photo © Toshiyuki Yano (Nacasa&Partners Inc.)

Not only is it a stunningly futuristic statement, but it also apparently echoes the earliest form of Japanese architecture: the pit dwelling, or “tateana jukyo“; where a pit was dug out and then covered by a thatched roof.

This modern version of the traditional form was completed in 2007, but I’ve only just come across it (via here) and I like it. A lot.

A full article on the whys, hows and whos can be found over at yatzer.com

And if that’s whetted your appetite for living in a conic solid with a polygonal base, then check out the contemporary pyramids blog for more pointy buildings.

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