Aesop Shin-Marunouchi by Torafu Architects
Chunky chipboard surfaces have been sanded and stained to look like marble at this Aesop skincare shop in Tokyo by Japanese studio Torafu Architects (+ slideshow). More
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Hue Plus by Schemata Architecture Office
Japanese architect Jo Nagasaka of Schemata Architecture Office has designed the interior of a food-photography studio in Tokyo. More
Papabubble by Yusuke Seki and Jaime Hayón
Japanese designer Yusuke Seki and Spanish designer Jaime Hayón have designed a sweet shop in Yokohama where colourful liquids are displayed inside glass decanters, ready to be made into confectionary before customers' eyes. More
House in Futako-Shinchi by Tato Architects
Wooden stairs climb up through a narrow lightwell inside this house by Japanese studio Tato Architects. More
House of Cedar by Suga Atelier
The timber-framed rooms of this house in Osaka prefacture by Japanese architects Suga Atelier are on show to the street though a transparent facade. More
House in Rokko by Tato Architects
This hillside house by Japanese studio Tato Architects comprises a metal barn on top of a glass box (+ slideshow). More
House in Motoyawata by Naya Architects
This house by Japanese firm Naya Architects is so closely surrounded by apartment blocks that its walls have to lean away from them. More
Terrace Step House by HUG
The floors of this house by Tokyo studio HUG are connected by the steps of a courtyard that climbs over a roof (+ slideshow). More
Asakusa Culture Tourist Information Center by Kengo Kuma and Associates
This visitor centre in Tokyo by Japanese architects Kengo Kuma and Associates looks like a stack of smaller buildings with sloping roofs. More
N-House by Takato Tamagami
Japanese architect Takato Tamagami has completed two homes in Tokyo that are tangled around each other. More
Green Cast by Kengo Kuma and Associates
Plants sprout through the patchwork aluminium facade of this pharmacy and clinic in Japan by architects Kengo Kuma and Associates (+ slideshow). More
House in Kyobate by Naoko Horibe
This family house by architect Naoko Horibe features a traditional Japanese-style room with tatami mats inside a protruding, timber-clad mezzanine. More
Ant House by mA-style architects
Japanese studio mA-style architects has completed a metal-clad house with a smaller wooden house inside (+ slideshow). More
Camper Osaka by Nendo
Japanese designers Nendo have designed a shoe store where the shoes walk around the store on their own. More
Portico by Aida Atelier and Kuno Lab
This Tokyo house by Japanese architects Aida Atelier comprises a cluster of four white-rendered blocks that support an elevated fifth block above a central patio. More
Ridge by Snark and Ouvi
Slideshow: Japanese studios Snark and Ouvi have completed two apartment blocks in Takasaki City that look like clusters of two-storey houses. More
3 Way House by Naf Architect & Design
This Tokyo house by Japanese studio Naf Architect & Design has a climbing wall and ladders, in case the owners get bored of using the stairs. More
House S by Suga Atelier
This house in Osaka by architects Suga Atelier has a faceted concrete exterior that looks like a rockface. More
Switch Box in House by Naf Architect & Design
All the rooms of this renovated Tokyo house by Japanese studio Naf Architect & Design are connected to a wooden box at its centre. More
ABE House by UAo
The floor of the dining room becomes a worktop for the kitchen inside this Tokyo house by Japanese studio Urban Architecture Office (UAo). More