Shelf Pod is a private residence of an avid book collector in Osaka, Japan.
Designed by Kazuya Morita architecture studio, the walls, stairs, and windows of this unique house are covered with bookshelves.
For more inspiration, check out: 15 Cool and Unusual Bookshelves
jack.r
I especially like the QR code above the bath!
Jun 15th, 2011
faith
amazing!
@jack.r : at first it looks like QR code but it’s arabic calligraphy ;)
Jun 15th, 2011
benq
Yup,it’s have many arabic calligraphy in the house..why? -confius~
Jun 15th, 2011
Erin Maree
You would never run out of storage space! Great design too :) :D :)
Jun 16th, 2011
sean
not as good as sou fujimoto’s or shigeru ban’s bookshelf-houses
Jun 16th, 2011
Aggi
This would make me anxious being around all the niches, lines and potential books/stuff. Interesting for sure but not for a home Id want to live in. … Certainly well done from a construction stand point. My favorite element is the outside of the house.
Im impressed with the readers pointing out the arabic calligraphy, never would have guessed that one. :)
Jun 16th, 2011
Ck.
Must be a nightmare to clean!! lol
Jun 16th, 2011
mohamad
carpet on the floor has Iranian design and pattern and colors.
the colors and pattern of drawing is Iranian too.
i am from iran
Jun 16th, 2011
shashika
Perfect geeky residence..
Jun 16th, 2011
Mark
But there aren’t very many books…
Jun 16th, 2011
Nick
the room with shoes so reminds me of the bit from the new italian job film.
Jun 16th, 2011
Yo
I agree with Aggi : it is too much systematic. It’s OK for one room, but not for all the house… The person who lives in needs to fill her life…
Jun 16th, 2011
ran
great for a book or an art lover
Jun 16th, 2011
Doc
That’s a LOT of shelf space!
Jun 16th, 2011
Gert
Um.. Yo.. they have, with books. I can think of worse things to fill one’s life with frankly.
Jun 16th, 2011
Kelly
It’s not arabic calligraphy, that’s Persian.
Jun 17th, 2011
Majd
That Arabic Calligraphy doesn’t mean anything.
what’s the matter?
Jun 18th, 2011
Tim
So.. where’s the TV?
Jun 18th, 2011
Jeff Miller
I agree with Mark. My first thought was “hey, where’s the books?”.
I’d have all those shelves full and still have boxes of books in the attic. :-)
Jul 19th, 2011
cheryl snipe
This house rocks. I would love a house like that.
Aug 8th, 2011
aki pokes
it’s okay for just ONE room, but not the entire house =.=
Sep 19th, 2011