Amon Miyamoto, a Japanese theatrical director, built this beachfront concrete home on Okinawa island in 1999 to be united with nature. The architectural space is inspiring and poetic, and reaks of traditional Chinese/Japanese philosophy: oneness with nature and the convergence of interior and exterior spaces. 

In lieu of large windows, he designed a broad screen that can be raised to open up the house’s interior. The way the stage is set “can dramatically change what you see,” he said. “It could change the focus and the way the audience looks at things.”

article:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/29/greathomesanddestinations/29gh-japan.html?_r=1&8dpc&oref=slogin

images:
http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2008/10/27/greathomesanddestinations/1029_iht_slideshow_index.html