Readers have been discussing "the abundance of introverted architecture that is coming out of Japan" recently, so here's another Japanese house that blocks all views to and from the street but still draws light and air inside. More
The raised corner of this house in Hiroshima by Japanese architects Suppose Design Office allows light to creep into the interior. More
Glass screens slide back and forth across a timber grid that divides this apartment in Japan. More
A bevelled cantilever contains the living room of this house in Nagoya, Japan, by architects Studio SKLIM. More
This boutique by Japanese designers Nendo is full of fake doors. More
Japanese architect Jo Nagasaka of Schemata Architecture Office has completed another Tokyo store for skincare brand Aesop, this time in an old shoe shop. More
Japanese architects Katsutoshi Sasaki + Associates have completed a four-winged house in Toyota. More
Japanese architect Masato Sekiya has completed a house in Osaka with a sloping wall that looks like it’s toppling over. More
This top-heavy house by Japanese architect Kota Mizuishi overlooks a river in west Tokyo. More
Here's an extremely pointy apartment block by Japanese architects EASTERN Design Office. More
Architects mihadesign have completed a Tokyo house with sloping skylights, suspended lofts and a staircase that spirals around a wall. More
A grid of timber louvres screens the end facades of this Japanese house by architects AE5 Partners. More
Slanted walls pierced by square peepholes bisect this house in Osaka by architects Alphaville. More
This house in Nagoya by Japanese architect Tomohiro Hata has five roofs that pitch in opposing directions. More
Almost a hundred small square windows scattered across the walls, ceilings and roof of a house in Tokyo allow its occupants, a deaf couple and their children, to sign to each other through the walls even when the children are playing outdoors. More
Natural light diffuses into this house in Yokohama, Japan, through a grid of arched skylights in the ceiling. More
Japanese architects Maker have completed a Hiroshima restaurant where timber slats on the ceiling descend around the dining tables. More
Japanese architect Masato Sekiya has slotted one timber structure inside another to construct a law firm in Nara. More
Here are some images of an inflatable concert hall designed by architect Arata Isozaki and artist Anish Kapoor to tour parts of Japan affected by the earthquake and tsunami earlier this year. More
Japanese architects EASTERN Design Office tend to design houses with unconventional windows. Here's their latest one in Kyoto. More