Japanese studio Nori Architects has used whole cedar logs, earth plaster and waste materials to retrofit the 30-year-old concrete framed Good Cycle Building in Nagoya prefecture More
This week on Dezeen, we showcased a house and restaurant designed by architect Junya Ishigami, which is hidden below ground level in Japan. More
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Japanese architecture studio Archipatch has completed a house in the seaside city of Kagoshima that is built from timber and features a material palette chosen to complement its natural surroundings. More
A Japanese house and restaurant are contained within this mud-covered building by architect Junya Ishigami, which was crafted by pouring concrete into holes in the ground. More
A large stairwell takes up a third of the living space in Light-Filled Stair Hall, a compact family home designed by Tokyo-based Kiri Architects. More
Japanese studio Motive Inc has created a highly tailored wayfinding design for the training institute of railway maintenance company Totetsu Kogyo, using stylised floor markings to guide visitors through the building. More
Copenhagen-based OEO Studio combined muted colours and textured materials to create the interiors for this renovated Tokyo apartment that is characterised by its Japandi design. More
Architecture studio KKAA YTAA has completed a home with a central courtyard named House in Front of a School in Nara, Japan. More
A void punctures the centre of this compact concrete home, which Japanese studio Noriaki Hanaoka Architecture has elevated over a sloping site in Chiba Prefecture. More
German studio Ingenhoven Architects has completed a pair of skyscrapers, including Japan's tallest residential building, which are covered in planting on the lower levels. More
Japanese architecture studio KKAA YTAA has used simple exposed concrete blocks to create a holiday home in Japan's Ise-Shima National Park. More
The Nakagin Capsule Tower in Tokyo could soon be replicated in both real space and the metaverse, as its original architect Kisho Kurokawa's studio is auctioning the rights to rebuild it. More
Promotion: homeware platform Shoppe Object is hosting a virtual marketplace and in-person show called Showcase: Japan that presents handpicked collections of homeware, fashion and accessories from 25 Japanese brands. More
Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto has revealed the design for a disc-shaped villa with a swooping green roof on Japan's Ishigaki Island for hotelier Not A Hotel. More
An open-air platform for meditation is elevated above the treetops at Zenbo Seinei, a wooden retreat that Pritzker Architecture Prize-winning architect Shigeru Ban has completed on Awaji Island in Japan. More
Japanese digital consultancy Gluon is combining data from laser scanning with 20,000 photographs to create an augmented reality model of the Nakagin Capsule Tower in Tokyo, which is currently being demolished. More
Japanese studio Nendo has created an archive to house its products and furniture from precast concrete box culverts in central Japan. More
Japanese practice Nori Architects has completed Minimum House in Toyota, Japan, as a "new prototype of urban housing" designed to reduce construction waste and be easily repaired or adapted in the future. More
Deep eaves shelter openings connecting indoor and outdoor spaces at this kindergarten in Maebashi, Japan, which architecture studio Hibinosekkei designed to enhance awareness of the changing seasons. More