This long narrow house in Okinawa, Japan, by Japanese studio Shinichi Ogawa & Associates is divided lengthways into a courtyard and living space. Called Minimalist House, the property is surrounded by four solid walls and internally divided into three strips. The first forms a courtyard open to the sky and is separated from the second strip by a glass plane. This middle section contains bedroom, l
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