Nendo showcases prolific product range in Japanese department stores
Nendo has designed retail concessions for its wide range of products created exclusively for department stores in Japan (+ slideshow). More
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Live-in gallery and studio by Flat House hides utility rooms in a central cylinder
A curvy structure forms the heart of this small Tokyo home and workspace by Japanese studio Flat House, separating a cafe, gallery and art studio from the residents' domestic activities (+ slideshow). More
Zaha Hadid's Tokyo stadium will be "a disgrace to future generations" says Arata Isozaki
News: Japanese architect Arata Isozaki has hit out at the redesign of Zaha Hadid's Tokyo 2020 Olympic stadium, branding it "a monumental mistake" that has left him "in despair". More
Takeru Shoji Architects tops a timber-clad Japanese house with a "big hat"
A white timber roof masks the upper storey of this Japanese house by Takeru Shoji Architects, but is raised on wooden stilts to reveal the pale timber facade of the lower level (+ slideshow). More
A tree grows up through voids in Hamada Design's Glass + Wood building
Rectangular voids in the projecting timber decks of this beauty salon and office building in Japan by Osaka studio Hamada Design frame foliage that grows from a bed on the ground floor (+ slideshow). More
Furumori Koichi adds timber latticework to a concrete Japanese temple extension
A wooden latticed ceiling covers a space for storing funerary urns inside this extension to a Japanese temple by Furumori Koichi Architectural Design Studio (+ slideshow). More
Yoshio Ohno's black timber house straddles a concrete escarpment in Hiroshima
This blackened-timber house by Japanese studio Yoshio Ohno Architects is sat on top of a sloping concrete retaining wall (+ slideshow). More
Japanese acupuncture clinic by id inc is lined with mint-green cabinets
Pale green medicine cabinets are stacked up along the walls of this Japanese acupuncture clinic by Tokyo design office id inc (+ slideshow). More
Photography studio by FT Architects features corrugated plastic walls and a faceted roof
Sheets of translucent corrugated plastic reveal the timber framework of this photography studio in Japan by FT Architects, which also features an angular white roof (+ slideshow). More
Architecture Atelier Akio Takatsuka divides Quad House into unequal sections
The pointed roof of this small zinc-covered Tokyo house by Architecture Atelier Akio Takatsuka is offset to reflect the arrangement of rooms inside (+ slideshow). More
Overhanging roof forms a hood over Japanese house by Moca Architects
An overhanging roof with angular cut-outs envelopes the upper storey of this small Japanese house by Moca Architects to conceal the interior spaces (+ slideshow). More
Katsutoshi Sasaki's House in Hanekita contains a grid of half-height walls
Waist-high partitions divide up the top floor of this mostly windowless house in Japan, framing different activities without cutting off light to any of the spaces (+ slideshow). More
Blackened timber house by Harunatsu-Arch is divided by a stepped floor
Charred Japanese cedar clads the exterior of this split-level house in Izumo, Japan, by Kanazawa studio Harunatsu-Arch (+ slideshow). More
Yusuke Seki's second kimono store pairs patterned fabrics with raw materials
Japanese designer Yusuke Seki has completed a second shop for modern kimono brand Otsuka Gofukuten, juxtaposing the garment with concrete surfaces and layers of green-tinged glass (+ slideshow). More
Concrete hills frame the galleries of Mari Ito's Komatsu science museum
The domed and curving rooftops of this science museum in Komatsu, Japan, are covered in grass, creating a series of rolling hills that visitors can clamber across (+ slideshow). More
Nendo creates pastel optical illusions for Japanese design exhibition display
Nendo has used different tones of pink and purple to create the illusion of 3D display stands at an exhibition on Japanese design that the studio curated in Singapore (+ slideshow). More
Yuusuke Karasawa's maze-like S House has an entirely transparent facade
The exposed criss-crossing skeleton of this see-through house in Japan frames a labyrinth of wall-less rooms connected by over a dozen different staircases (+ slideshow). More
Sinato hides two bedrooms behind an L-shaped wall in Fujigaoka M apartment
Tokyo architecture studio Sinato added a L-shaped wall into the centre of this apartment in Japan to partition off space for two new bedrooms (+ slideshow). More
Case-Real's House in Nagatoro sits at the base of a mountain
Japanese studio Case-Real has completed a small timber-clad cabin at the base of Mount Kamafuse in Saitama Prefecture (+ slideshow). More
Nendo's grid of suspended bookshelves hangs above shoppers in Beige fashion boutique
Books are displayed on thin suspended beams that double as garment rails at this minimal Tokyo concept store by Japanese studio Nendo (+ slideshow). More