The floor plan is dominated by two huge open central areas — one on the main level, one below — both with one wall that's all glass. On the main level, this space is kitchen, dining and great ...

A tree-filled courtyard is behind a shimmering glass-brick facade at the Optical Glass House in Hiroshima by Hiroshi Nakamura & NAP.

The Optical Glass House in Hiroshima showcases a thirteen ton facade made from 6,000 blocks that shows-off the buildings tree ... Second floor plan of the Optical Glass House (Image: Hiroshi ...

The house sits about 14 miles outside the city of Almaty, Kazazhstan. There’s no access to city services like electricity, so the architect is planning to use renewable energy sources.