Silo Or House?

Think round! Silo-like house in Japan on narrow plot. Every inch counts.

Txt & pix via designboom: http://tinyurl.com/dxddeua

House for Viewing Fireworks

"Observatory House" designed for views of frequent fireworks on a nearby bay...Japan, of course.

Via subtilitas.tumblr > architect's slide show:http://tinyurl.com/cf9n6fd

Hobby House

Japanese concrete house with "hobby room" for music jams. 

Txt & pix via dezeen> http://tinyurl.com/brxo3gc

Building On A Trapazoid

How to fit a house on a trapezoid. Lived-in interiors, rather than the usual bare ones, are worth looking at. 

Pix & plans via designboom> http://tinyurl.com/c345spg

Minimal Townhouse in Sweden

Not in Japan. This townhouse is in Sweden.

Via architecturaltourism> txt & slide show: townhouse athttp://www.eldingoscarson.com/

Cargotecture from Amsterdam to Brighton

Cargotecture? 35 shipping containers from Amsterdam to Brighton to fight homelessness.

Txt & pix via inhabitat> http://tinyurl.com/cvf87mu

Austrian Tunnel House

Not two houses on a slope, but one house with living and sleeping quarters joined by an underground tunnel, in Austria. 

Text & more pix via design-milk> http://tinyurl.com/d56qlnv