Yes, Obama is in fact the name of a city in Japan — in the Fukui prefecture — and it’s also where you’ll find the latest architectural project from Suppose Design Office.
As you’ll see in this gallery of photos found on Designboom, the large rectangle residence rests on six stilts. Even though “House in Obama” has no windows, natural lighting inside is provided by a series of skylights.
Suppose Design Office: House in Obama, Fukui, Japan [Designboom]
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Suppose Design Office has designed House in Minamimachi 03 in Hiroshima.
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Cool, wish it just had several windows. Why do just a square or a rectangle. Looks like an old Mack truck on stilts. Do better than that please.
Give it life will ya
I’m guessing part of it has to do with a desire for privacy — the place looks like it’s in a corner of a street.
lol last time i went to fukkuoka and the rest of kyushu and on the train i saw a place called USA haha XD
The recent elections were certainly good news for that city (Obama) — they were often on the news, or featured in variety shows. Too bad bad there’s no Conan or Leno city in Japan.