Can everyday life work with the toilet as the star of the home?
Privacy, hygiene and circulation still have to work.
THE IDEA ROOM
Not a catalog of finished properties. An index of thoughts that may—or may not—become real places.
17 CONCEPTS / ZERO CLAIMED AS BORO COMPLETED WORKS
01 / CONCEPT FILENOT BUILT
1TK / TURNING THE ROOM INSIDE OUTWhat if the toilet
What if the toilet
took center stage?
In most homes, the toilet plays a supporting role. What if we reversed that relationship? This is not simply about luxury.
Try a few deliberately imaginary layouts below.
1TK / FLOOR PLAN EXPERIMENTNOT A REAL FLOOR PLAN
REALITY CHECK / 01
Who would want to live here? Can a usable, safe home be built around this idea? These questions are just as important as the playful premise.
Leave a thought ↗02 / CONCEPT FILENOT BUILT
A LANDSCAPE WHERE IT SHOULDN'T BEOpen the door.
Open the door.
Find a desert.
What if an entirely different landscape became part of a home?
REALITY CHECK / 02
Sand, temperature, cleaning and maintenance matter. This is a concept, not a claim that any particular installation is planned.
Leave a thought ↗03 / EXPLORATIONEXPLORING PROPERTY OPTIONS
02SECRET BASE
01SHOP
A POSSIBLE TWO-STOREY BUILDING / CONCEPT DRAWING2F SECRET BASE / YOKOHAMAA shop below.
A shop below.
A secret base above.
An upstairs space that groups can book privately to gather, sing and celebrate. We are interested in properties where the conditions could make it viable.
WHAT WOULD YOU DO UPSTAIRS?
Practical questions: noise, access, permitted use, safety, demand and financial viability.
Have a relevant building? ↗BEYOND THE FIRST THREETHE IDEA IS ONLY THE BEGINNING
THREE QUESTIONSSTRANGE IS
STRANGE IS
JUST THE START
Who looks after an indoor landscape?
The initial surprise also brings practical questions about cleaning and indoor climate control.
Does a lively second floor belong here?
Entrances, neighbors, sound and demand all depend on the actual property.
04 / THE INDEXMORE UNUSUAL SETTINGS.
Some are only
a sentence. For now.
These are idea seeds, not fully designed properties or confirmed projects.
Pitch a tent indoors
Camping even though you are already indoors.
CONCEPTA shop without walls
What happens when a shop loses its boundaries?
CONCEPTA shop without a ceiling
A shop that opens up to the sky.
CONCEPTA rusty shop
Rust and weathered surfaces become defining features.
CONCEPTA home that is all doma
What would everyday life be like in a home made entirely of doma?
CONCEPTA home around a camper
Build the home around a camper, not the other way round.
CONCEPTA house with its own sentō-style bath
Bathing becomes the reason to be there.
CONCEPTA home with a kamado
Making fire becomes central to life at home.
CONCEPTA home built around a pizza oven
A place people gather because something is baking.
CONCEPTA classroom to live in
What if the feeling of a classroom became a home?
CONCEPTA home inspired by an anime character
Translate a character’s personality into a living space. Using an existing character commercially would require permission.
CONCEPTA home inspired by a film’s world
Bring a film-like setting into everyday life. Using protected elements from an existing film would require permission.
CONCEPTA home inspired by a historical figure
Imagine a home shaped by the habits and character of a historical figure.
CONCEPTA shop with a stage for singing and dancing
A place to sing and dance without holding back.
CONCEPT