FLAT HOUSE LIFE 1+2 by arata-coolhand

The “FLAT HOUSE LIFE” series pioneered the movement of old house lovers who regards Showa’s used houses as “antiques to live in” and “vintage houses”.

Nowadays, overbuilding of built-for-sale houses and redevelopment of building type are active.
Combined with the reaction, the old one-story house = FLAT HOUSE is getting more and more attention.

Old fittings such as wooden frame windows, tiled bathtubs, brass doorknobs and milk glass lighting remain everywhere, and FLAT HOUSE is a new house with a front door approach, a garden, and a laid-back atmosphere of the previous era with a private garage. It has begun to gain support from a wide range of age groups because it has a charm not found in high-rise apartments.

In this book, which fully conveys the charm of such an old one-story house, many artists and musicians lived in the high-growth period, which was a longing for the common people, “Cultural House” and after the retirement of US soldiers. House>,
It is full of various types of FLAT HOUSE built after the war, such as prefabricated one-story houses when the house maker was still enthusiastic as a grand designer, and custom-designed properties by famous overseas architects.