Schemata Architects inserts coffee shop and roastery into a Tokyo warehouse
Japanese studio Schemata Architects has converted an old warehouse in Tokyo into a cafe and roastery for a Californian coffee company (+ slideshow). More
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Tokujin Yoshioka installs giant red triangles for Tokyo Issey Miyake store
Crimson aluminium triangles hang above garments and in front of windows at Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka's latest store for Issey Miyake in Tokyo (+ slideshow). More
Pair of houses by Naf Architect & Design stand together to form an arch
An arched tunnel is formed between these two houses located beside a Japanese tea garden near Tokyo (+ slideshow). More
Kouichi Kimura's Cozy House is a family home in a busy Japanese neighbourhood
This grey-rendered house was designed with strategically placed windows to create privacy for residents in a densely populated area of Japan (+ slideshow). More
Slate-clad chapel by Eriko Kasahara boasts a veil-inspired ceiling structure
Japanese designer Eriko Kasahara has completed a riverside wedding chapel featuring a multi-hued slate skin and a bright white interior that takes it cues from a bridal veil. More
Japanese house hides a balcony and terrace behind tiered walls
A tall white wall wraps around the base of this house in Tsukuba City, Japan, screening it from the street and creating the illusion of a triple-level structure (+ slideshow). More
Nendo presents chocolate bars like paint swatches in Tokyo shop
Colourful chocolate bars are displayed in a transparent chest of drawers in this Tokyo shop designed by Japanese studio Nendo for a Belgian chocolatier (+ slideshow). More
Herzog & de Meuron adds giant steel awning to Miu Miu store in Aoyama
Herzog & de Meuron has completed work on an "understated" box-like shop for fashion brand Miu Miu in Tokyo's Aoyama district – opposite the flagship store it created for Prada almost 15 years ago (+ slideshow). More
G Studio Architects creates unfinished aesthetic in Tokyo loft apartment
Japanese office G Studio added swathes of white paint to the walls of this loft apartment in Tokyo, making it look like the space is unfinished (+ slideshow). More
Wave is a surfer's house with a protruding windowless facade and a secret courtyard
This top-heavy white house in Kanagawa, Japan, was designed by Apollo Architects & Associates for a keen surfer and his family (+ slideshow). More
Curtains replace walls inside renovated Osaka townhouse by Kazuteru Matumura
Japanese architect Kazuteru Matumura has gutted the interior of an old townhouse in Osaka, creating a minimal two-storey home that can be partitioned with curtains (+ slideshow). More
Mazda Showroom by Suppose Design Office pairs streamlined glazing with wood
Japanese firm Suppose Design Office has completed a car showroom near Tokyo, featuring a simple wooden facade and a glazed wall that fades from black to transparent (+ slideshow). More
Smoking room designed by Hiroyuki Ogawa to offer clean air instead of fumes
Japanese studio Hiroyuki Ogawa Architects has created a smoking room that is designed to never be smoky inside a shopping centre on the outskirts of Tokyo (+ slideshow). More
Schemata Architects converts Tokyo factory into artist's studio with an indoor garden
A chipboard shed and a herb garden occupy the top floor of this former factory in Tokyo that Schemata Architects has converted into a workshop for a kimono designer (+ slideshow). More
House and art studio by Alphaville features a diamond-shaped plan and a pointed roof
A wooden spine extends beneath the diagonally pitched roof of this diamond-shaped house and artist's studio in Japan (+ slideshow). More
Takanobu Kishimoto's Platform is a home built around a train carriage
An old train carriage forms one half of this family home in Takasago, Japan, while the other half looks like it could be a railway station (+ slideshow). More
Chevron-patterned glass fronts Tokyo handbag store by Hiroshi Nakamura
The glass facade of this Tokyo accessories store is imprinted with a chevron pattern based on a motif from the lining of an Hermès handbag (+ slideshow). More
Aisaka Architects adds red basket-weave facade to Tokyo office block
Ribbons of red aluminium create a woven texture across the facade of this office block completed by Japanese studio Aisaka Architects in Tokyo (+ slideshow). More
Woodland home by Hiroshi Nakamura designed to resemble a cluster of timber tepees
Each room of this woodland retreat in Japan is topped by a "pointy hat" that gives the timber structure the appearance of a group of pitched tents (+ slideshow). More
Kengo Kuma extends his Garden Terrace Nagasaki hotel with an asymmetric annex
Japanese architect Kengo Kuma has added a wooden building with a pointy metal roof to a seaside hotel complex he completed five years ago in Nagasaki, south-west Japan (+ slideshow). More