# Giant Digit Architecture You Will Never Miss the Numbers House When Visiting its Owners By Meghan Young | Published 2011-04-17 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/numbers-house References: [cribcandy](http://cribcandy.com/home/picks/numbers-house/79419/) & [blueantstudio.blogspot](http://blueantstudio.blogspot.com/2011/04/numbers-house.html) It can be a pain in the bum looking for the number on a home that you are visiting for the first time, but thanks to the Numbers House, you will never have to backtrack again. This amazing piece of architecture actually incorporates the address into its structure. Designed by [Japanese studio](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/oku-house) Mitsutomo Matsunami Architect & Associates, the Numbers House is actually a row of four [prefabricated homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/digital-house). Located in Osaka, Japan, the Numbers House involved taking ready-to build timber houses and reconfiguring the facades so the four units appear as one big building. The completely unique [three-story Numbers House](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fractal-facade-house) is definitely eye-catching. One wouldn't even need to tell guests the number, just that the house *is* one big number. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.1/10 - Popularity: 60% | Activity: 54% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Giant Digit Architecture:** Opportunity for architects and designers to creatively incorporate functional elements such as addresses into building designs. - **Prefabricated Homes:** Growing trend in the construction industry, providing faster and more efficient housing solutions. - **Unique Building Facades:** An opportunity for architects and developers to differentiate their structures by creating visually striking and memorable exteriors. ### Who This Affects Most - **Architecture:** Opportunity for architects to push the boundaries of traditional building design and create visually captivating structures. - **Construction:** Opportunity for construction companies to adopt prefabricated building methods to improve efficiency and reduce construction time and cost. - **Real Estate:** An opportunity for real estate developers to showcase unique and visually appealing homes, attracting potential buyers who value innovative architectural designs. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Birdhouse-Integrated Address Signs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/our-common-house.md) - [Home Exterior Nesting Boxes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/numbird.md) - [Parking Lot-Transformed Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/octa-house.md) - [Ever-Changing Japanese Houses](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kumagaya-house.md) - [Concrete Block-Formed Residences](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/blockwall-house.md) - [Modern Multi-Purpose Japanese Buildings](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/muiltipurpose-japanese-building.md) - [Clear Glazing Compact Residences](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/check-patterned-house.md) - [Concrete Boxes-Overlapping Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/house-in-tsurumiku.md) - [Angled Concrete Forest Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/block-wall-house.md)