Karimoku Case lines minimalist Tokyo apartment with local wood
Japanese brand Karimoku Case has redesigned an apartment on a hilltop in Tokyo, using wood and a neutral colour palette to create a "calm and serene atmosphere". More
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Ten Tokyo apartments with minimalist interior designs
Cleverly concealed kitchens and subtle wooden accents feature in our latest lookbook, which collects Tokyo apartments characterised by minimalist and serene interiors. More
I IN overhauls 80s Tokyo apartment to change perception of renovations in Japan
Reeded glass partitions, stucco walls and red walnut joinery feature in this renovation of a compact apartment in Tokyo by local studio I IN. More
Adam Nathaniel Furman's Nagatachō Apartment is designed to be a "visual feast"
A bubblegum-pink kitchen and a stripey watermelon-green floor are some of the features inside this Tokyo apartment, which designer Adam Nathaniel Furman has completed in a sugar-sweet colour palette. More
Keiji Ashizawa Design and Norm Architects pare back Tokyo apartments
Concrete walls, wooden floors and simple furnishings form "transparent" living spaces within this pair of formerly light-starved Tokyo apartments renovated by Norm Architects and Keiji Ashizawa Design. More
Snark Architectures borrows cabin aesthetic for apartment renovation near Mount Takao
Japanese studio Snark Architectures has renovated an apartment at the base of a mountain outside Tokyo, taking cues from the design of traditional cabins to create a wood-lined home for a couple who enjoy climbing and trekking. More
Hiroyuki Ogawa Architects designs pair of contrasting Tokyo apartments for Airbnb guests
Hiroyuki Ogawa Architects has overhauled a pair of Airbnb apartments in Tokyo, giving one a suspended table and wood-lined walls, and the other dark plasterwork and plush grey carpet. More
Tokyo apartment by Minorpoet features kitchen hidden behind folding doors
Design studio Minorpoet has overhauled a 1960s apartment in Tokyo to create a simple home and workplace that has its kitchen hidden behind folding wooden doors (+ slideshow). More
Masatoshi Hirai reconfigures Tokyo flat to create a wholly shared family living space
Japanese architect Masatoshi Hirai has refurbished an apartment in Tokyo, creating one shared bedroom, living space and wardrobe for its inhabitants (+ slideshow). More
Domino Architects divides J House with wooden storage partitions
Japanese firm Domino Architects has renovated an apartment in Tokyo by installing wooden partitions instead of building new walls (+ slideshow). More
FrontOfficeTokyo strips back small Tokyo apartment by pulling down walls
To make better use of space inside this small Tokyo flat, local studio FrontOfficeTokyo replaced almost all of the walls with multi-functional box units and a series of sliding partitions (+ slideshow). More
Still-life paintings influence Tokyo apartment by Yumiko Miki Architects
An oak-edged window provides a framed view of the living room within this Tokyo apartment, intended by Yumiko Miki Architects to recreate the effect of a still-life painting (+ slideshow). More
French dessert influences Tokyo apartment interior by Taka Shinomoto and Voar Design Haus
The coffee-soaked layers of a French Opera cake influenced the colours, materials and textures used throughout this apartment in Tokyo (+ slideshow). More
Gabled townhouse in Tokyo by Niji Architects is clad in strips of white steel
Japanese studio Niji Architects has squeezed two homes into its Town House in Takaban, which features a steeply pitched roof, windowless gables and strips of horizontal steel cladding (+ slideshow). More
Glass and timber rectangles create chequered facade for Tokyo house by Takeshi Shikauchi
Rectangular panels of Japanese cedar and glass create a chequered effect on the facade of this Tokyo residence (+ slideshow). More
G Studio Architects creates unfinished aesthetic in Tokyo loft apartment
Japanese office G Studio added swathes of white paint to the walls of this loft apartment in Tokyo, making it look like the space is unfinished (+ slideshow). More
Angled fins flank the windows of KINO Architects' Tokyo apartment block
Three-dimensional shutters are angled to shield the windows of this textured-concrete apartment block and noodle bar in Tokyo by KINO Architects (+ slideshow) More
Yuichi Yoshida reorganises Tokyo apartment to create temporary accommodation
Dabs of plaster pattern the raw concrete surfaces in this Tokyo bedsit partially renovated by local architects Yuichi Yoshida & Associates as a short-term living space (+ slideshow). More
Wooden wing walls divide Tokyo apartment by Camp Design Inc
A series of wooden partitions divide the interior of this apartment in Tokyo by local architects Camp Design Inc, creating a multilayered space with hidden alcoves and areas (+ slideshow). More
PANDA's Asakusa Apartments feature rows of "picture frame" windows
Rows of rectangular windows are designed to frame rooms like an "advertisement board for well-designed living" on the facade of this apartment block in Tokyo by local studio PANDA (+ slideshow). More