Asymmetric House in Tourimachi slots between two buildings
Japanese studios SNARK and OUVI have slotted a six-metre-wide house with a lopsided roof between two buildings on the edge of a cemetery (+ slideshow). More
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Hiroyuki Ito completes Tokyo housing block with staggered concrete silhouette
This apartment block in Tokyo by Hiroyuki Ito Architects features concrete walls that step back and forth, and a series of terraces screened by the facade (+ slideshow). More
Ogawa Sekkei transforms an old house into a landscape architecture studio with a rockery
A secluded rock garden runs along one side of this former house that Japanese architect Ogawa Sekkei has converted into a studio and showroom for a landscape architect (+ slideshow). More
Angled fins flank the windows of KINO Architects' Tokyo apartment block
Three-dimensional shutters are angled to shield the windows of this textured-concrete apartment block and noodle bar in Tokyo by KINO Architects (+ slideshow) More
Yuichi Yoshida reorganises Tokyo apartment to create temporary accommodation
Dabs of plaster pattern the raw concrete surfaces in this Tokyo bedsit partially renovated by local architects Yuichi Yoshida & Associates as a short-term living space (+ slideshow). More
Bandesign clads a Japanese cafe in mirrors to reflect a row of cherry trees
A bank of cherry blossoms are mirrored in the reflective gables of this cafe that angles around a smaller tree in Gifu, Japan, by architecture studio Bandesign (+ slideshow). More
Tokyo house bridges the rooftops of a dental surgery and garage
Japanese architect Kunihiko Matsuba has balanced a small white house over the flat rooftops of a dental clinic and garage near Tokyo (+ slideshow). More
Blackened timber retreat by Studio Aula built in the woods outside Tokyo
Lengths of black-painted timber clad this single-storey holiday home in Japan by Studio Aula, which steps across a wooded site in three volumes of increasing sizes (+ slideshow). More
Nano Architects remodels 1960s apartment in Japan with curved and letterbox-shaped openings
Japanese studio Nano Architects has renovated a small 1960s apartment with custom-built wooden furniture, ornamental driftwood and unusually shaped openings – a process described by the team as "cyborg surgery" (+ slideshow). More
Six inverted arches outline the roof of Shonan Christ Church by Takeshi Hosaka
Gaps in the upside-down barrel-vaulted ceiling of this Japanese church by Takeshi Hosaka funnel slices of light into the concrete-lined hall (+ slideshow). More
SANAA's Dior Omotesando store receives Peter Marino refit
French fashion house Dior's flagship store in Tokyo by Japanese studio SANAA has had its interior overhauled by American architect Peter Marino (+ slideshow). More
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
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