Via Boing Boing, some interesting new apartments in Japan:
Designed to stimulate the senses and force inhabitants to use balance, physical strength and imagination, the lofts feature uneven floors, oddly positioned power switches and outlets, walls and surfaces painted a dizzying array of colors, a tiny exit to the balcony, a transparent shower room, irregularly shaped curtainless windows, and more.
There are plenty of pictures on the site, plus this video:
An interesting idea, keeping people challenged, especially given the obvious trend of ageing populations. As someone points out in the comments, to be challenging over a long period the apartment would have to change over time.
But it’s a big step from people occasionally playing Brain Training to having their every movement at home be a problem. If people who were at home a lot liked to be challenged one can’t help thinking daytime TV would be a little different.