The interior of a modern Japanese house called the Hakama (name of the ankle-length ‘skirt’ worn by the traditional samurai). Design by architect Jun Tamaki, the curtains can be opened and closed in sections to reveal different parts of the interior. The core living area rises the full height (5 metres) of the house, with a mezzanine at the rear, and is partitioned from the peripheral rooms by the series of white polyester curtains that hang gently in vertical folds.