House in Kamimachi by Camp Design Inc.
Following our earlier story about an apartment with the appearance of an elegant building site, here's another renovated flat in Japan that appears to be unfinished. More
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Doughnut House by Naoi Architecture & Design Office
Open-plan rooms of subtly different proportions are created by an off-centre courtyard in this square house in rural Japan. More
Leimondo Nursery School by Archivision Hirotani Studio
Pyramidal chimneys perforated by square windows draw light into the playrooms of a Japanese nursery by Archivision Hirotani Studio. More
Setagaya Flat by Naruse Inokuma Architects
Unfinished plywood and cement smeared over concrete give a renovated Tokyo apartment the appearance of an elegant building site. More
Sa House by Yosuke Ichii
Residents of this small Japanese house can warm their feet in a heated sunken hollow beneath the dining table. More
Hourai 1111 by Touhoku University of Arts and Design
Undulating timber panels line the walls and ceiling of a Japanese hotel room renovated by Touhoku University students. More
Hi House by Yosuke Ichii
A private balcony is concealed behind the black galvanised steel exterior of this house in Yao, Japan, by architect Yosuke Ichii. More
Multi-storey Temporary Housing by Shigeru Ban Architects
Shigeru Ban Architects have designed temporary homes for Japanese disaster victims inside a chequerboard of stacked shipping containers. More
52 by Suppose Design Office
A zig-zagging metal wall divides this clothes shop by Japanese architects Suppose Design Office, separating outerwear from undergarments. More
International School of the Sacred Heart by Atelier SNS
Overlapping arches divide classrooms in this temporary school in Tokyo by Japanese architects Atelier SNS. More
House in Kitakami by Nadamoto Yukiko Architects
You can walk up one curved staircase and down another in this family home in Kitakami by Japanese architect Yukiko Nadamoto. More
House in Ropponmatsu by Kazunori Fujimoto Architect & Associates
Japanese firm Kazunori Fujimoto Architect & Associates have completed a concrete house in Fukuoka that resembles a half-submerged submarine. More
Akio Hirata’s Exhibition of Hats by Nendo
Hats by Japanese milliner Akio Hirata appear to float between the floor and ceiling in this installation by Japanese designers Nendo. More
Café/day by Suppose Design Office
The asphalt surface of a car park extends inside this cafe in Shizuoka, Japan, by Japanese architects Suppose Design Office. More
Kokura Tanaka House by Akinari Tanaka, POI, Nawakenjimu and Lapin
Japanese architects Akinari Tanaka, POI, Nawakenjimu and Lapin have completed this diamond-shaped house in Kokura, Japan, with a ledge in one corner for climbing up to the roof terrace. More
Wood Block House by Tadashi Yoshimura Architects
Behind a glass facade, a basket weave of timber encases the living and dining areas of this house in Nara, Japan by Japanese studio Tadashi Yoshimura Architects. More
The Cat House by Key Operation
This Tokyo house by Japanese architects Key Operation has been designed around the movements of the client's pet cat, writes Yuki Sumner. More
Kanazawa Umimirai Library by Kazumi Kudo and Hiroshi Horiba / Coelacanth K&H Architects
Around 6000 holes puncture the concrete exterior of this library in Kanazawa, Japan, by Kazumi Kudo and Hiroshi Horiba of Japanese firm Coelacanth K&H Architects. More
Yachiyo by Atelier Tekuto
Japanese architects Atelier Tekuto have created a house in Hayama, Japan, by wrapping two 100 year-old wooden warehouses in a new faceted skin. More
Tohma House by Hiroshi Horio Architects
This farmhouse in Hokkaido by Japanese studio Hiroshi Horio Architects has a pointed observation deck where residents dry herbs. More