Dancing on Rooftops

Just when I was starting to get excited about winter, the skies are blue, the breeze is warm and the temperature is hovering around the 27°C (80°F) mark. Woe is me!

I suppose I can contemplate the joys of warmer weather for a little longer then, if I must.

I wouldn't mind doing so from this holiday house near Minamiboso, Japan.

Nestled between the mountains and the ocean, the main living areas of the house open out towards the view.

This view.

And this view.

And this view. What could possibly be better?

A roof garden, that's what!

In a crafty money-saving exercise, the architects (Hiroshi Nakamura & NAP) decided against traditional roofing materials and instead went with the green option. Literally. Green roofs are nothing new of course, especially in Japan where even the largest of cities boast an impressively high ratio of rooftop gardens, but there's something impossibly alluring about your own personal field of daisies in which to frolic. Whilst watching the sun set. Over the ocean.

I would like to live here please.

[Via Frolic!]