Sou Fujimoto unveils Japanese community centre covered with bowl-like roof
Architect Sou Fujimoto has revealed the design for a community centre topped with a bowl-like roof in the town of Hida, Japan. More
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Demolition of iconic Nakagin Capsule Tower begins in Tokyo
The dismantling of the metabolist Nakagin Capsule Tower in Tokyo has begun, with the interiors of its modular capsule homes already resembling a "demolition site". More
Polycarbonate screens conceal bedrooms of House in Yanakacho by KACH
Translucent polycarbonate panels wrap around the upper floor of this house in Yanakacho, Japan, hiding the private areas from view while allowing daylight to enter. More
Jorge Almazán creates minimal broken-plan interior for House in Honjo
Suspended ceilings and unnecessary partition walls were removed in this minimalist revamp of a house in Japan's Saitama Prefecture, designed by Jorge Almazán Architects. More
Apollo Architects & Associates arranges Tokyo house around hidden courtyards
A pair of internal courtyards filled with plants bring daylight and greenery into the living spaces of this home designed by Apollo Architects & Associates for a site in central Tokyo. More
Nintendo's former HQ to reopen as hotel designed by Tadao Ando
Japanese architect Tadao Ando has transformed a building that was once home to video game giant Nintendo into a boutique hotel. More
Shigeru Ban designs meditation retreat overlooking Awaji Island mountains
Pritzker Prize-winning architect Shigeru Ban has designed a wooden meditation retreat named Zenbo Seinei, which is nearing completion on a verdant site on the Awaji Island in Japan. More
Kompas completes tile-clad house and gallery for art collector in Japan
Architecture studio Kompas has completed a house and art gallery in Chiba, Japan, featuring a sawtooth roof and a facade clad in black tiles that are angled to create louvred openings. More
Showcase: Japan presents handmade goods from Japanese brands
Dezeen promotion: 24 Japanese brands are exhibiting handpicked selections of homewares, gifts and accessories on Shoppe Object's virtual marketplace Showcase: Japan. More
Kengo Kuma creates pavilion supported by live bamboo at Kyoto temple
Architecture studio Kengo Kuma and Associates has built a pavilion with a textile roof supported by bamboo stalks on the grounds of a temple in Kyoto, Japan. More
Unemori Architects and Teco Architects create "park-like" health and childcare centre
Japanese studios Unemori Architects and Teco Architects have turned a commercial building in Kitakami, Japan, into a health and childcare support centre, adding undulating floors and ceilings. More
Ikeuchi Hiroto sculpts wearable cyberpunk fantasias from gadgets
Overloaded cyberpunk masks, hulking exoskeletons and other imagined wearable tech feature in an exhibition by artist Ikeuchi Hiroto, who mixes pop culture references and model-making. More
Kengo Kuma tucks Japanese student hub under wooden bleachers
A sloped roof lined with wooden bleachers and plants conceals the student hub that Japanese studio Kengo Kuma and Associates has created for the Tokyo Institute of Technology. More
Sou Fujimoto Architects designs walkable rooftop for rural Japanese university
An accessible rooftop that curves to meet the ground will distinguish the Hida Takayama University, which Japanese studio Sou Fujimoto Architects is designing in Hida City, Japan. More
Tomoaki Uno Architects designs house in Japan with Aztec-informed pyramid
A truncated stone pyramid containing a study stands in one corner of the introverted Takamine-cho House, designed by Tomoaki Uno Architects in Japan's Aichi Prefecture. More
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DDAA Inc transforms traditional Japanese dwelling into pottery brand office
Architecture and design studio DDAA Inc has made minor tweaks to an 86-year-old house in Japan's Nagasaki prefecture to turn it into an office for ceramics brand Maruhiro. More
Kumiko Inui presents "porous" Nobeoka Station revamp in short film by CCA
Japanese architect Kumiko Inui sheds light on her redevelopment of Nobeoka Station in Japan during the final Models Talk film published in collaboration with the Canadian Centre for Architecture. More
Td-Atelier erects plywood "stage set" inside Shingu employment centre
Angular panels of plywood disguise the structural shell of the Yoridoko jobcentre in Shingu, Japan, designed by architecture studio Td-Atelier. More
Kazuko Akamatsu outlines Shibuya skyscraper design in video by CCA
In the second Models Talk film published in collaboration with the Canadian Centre for Architecture, Japanese architect Kazuko Akamatsu explains how she used voids to create a feeling of openness at the Shibuya Stream skyscraper in Japan. More
Erika Nakagawa showcases skinny tower concept in video by CCA
Dezeen has teamed up with the Canadian Centre for Architecture to premiere three short films about Japanese architecture. In the first video, architect Erika Nakagawa shares her vision for a skinny residential tower in Tokyo. More