Matted electric cables cover the surfaces of a Tokyo bar by Kengo Kuma
Tufts of brightly coloured electrical cabling give the walls and furniture of this bar by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma a hairy appearance (+ slideshow). More
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Florian Busch scatters square windows across the concrete facades of a Tokyo office
The smooth concrete exterior of this monolithic office block in Tokyo is interrupted by square windows in an assortment of sizes (+ slideshow). More
Half & Half House in Tokyo has a curving wall to allow pedestrians to cut the corner
Japanese studio Naf Architect & Design rounded one corner of this Tokyo home to broaden a footpath, then clad the walls in glossy midnight-blue tiles to offer reflections of the streetscape (+ slideshow). More
Schemata Architects inserts coffee shop and roastery into a Tokyo warehouse
Japanese studio Schemata Architects has converted an old warehouse in Tokyo into a cafe and roastery for a Californian coffee company (+ slideshow). More
Tokujin Yoshioka installs giant red triangles for Tokyo Issey Miyake store
Crimson aluminium triangles hang above garments and in front of windows at Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka's latest store for Issey Miyake in Tokyo (+ slideshow). More
Pair of houses by Naf Architect & Design stand together to form an arch
An arched tunnel is formed between these two houses located beside a Japanese tea garden near Tokyo (+ slideshow). More
Nendo presents chocolate bars like paint swatches in Tokyo shop
Colourful chocolate bars are displayed in a transparent chest of drawers in this Tokyo shop designed by Japanese studio Nendo for a Belgian chocolatier (+ slideshow). More
Herzog & de Meuron adds giant steel awning to Miu Miu store in Aoyama
Herzog & de Meuron has completed work on an "understated" box-like shop for fashion brand Miu Miu in Tokyo's Aoyama district – opposite the flagship store it created for Prada almost 15 years ago (+ 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
Smoking room designed by Hiroyuki Ogawa to offer clean air instead of fumes
Japanese studio Hiroyuki Ogawa Architects has created a smoking room that is designed to never be smoky inside a shopping centre on the outskirts of Tokyo (+ slideshow). More
Schemata Architects converts Tokyo factory into artist's studio with an indoor garden
A chipboard shed and a herb garden occupy the top floor of this former factory in Tokyo that Schemata Architects has converted into a workshop for a kimono designer (+ slideshow). More
Chevron-patterned glass fronts Tokyo handbag store by Hiroshi Nakamura
The glass facade of this Tokyo accessories store is imprinted with a chevron pattern based on a motif from the lining of an Hermès handbag (+ slideshow). More
Aisaka Architects adds red basket-weave facade to Tokyo office block
Ribbons of red aluminium create a woven texture across the facade of this office block completed by Japanese studio Aisaka Architects in Tokyo (+ slideshow). More
Yusuke Seki showcases fragile hemp textiles across banks of metal rods
Lengths of delicately woven fabric were draped over metal skewers at this Tokyo exhibition about the tradition of hemp textiles in Japan (+ slideshow). More
Tokyo rice shop by Schemata Architects is filled with boxy plywood fittings
Bags of rice and bottled condiments are displayed on simple plywood units inside this former Tokyo greengrocers that has been converted into a tiny rice shop, cafe and a home for the proprietor (+ slideshow). More
Kengo Kuma creates facade of wooden strips for University of Tokyo computing facility
Hundreds of thin wooden strips cover the facade of this university building by Japanese firm Kengo Kuma and Associates, while a cavernous opening at ground level frames a view of a park behind (+ slideshow). More
Kengo Kuma designs Tokyo hospital wrapped around a garden
News: Japanese firm Kengo Kuma + Associates has unveiled plans to replace an ageing Tokyo medical centre with a louvre-clad hospital built around a landscaped garden. More
Coloured boxes and plants cover the latest Sugamo Shinkin Bank by Emmanuelle Moureaux
Trees sprout out of the rainbow-coloured cubes that make up the facade of this bank in northern Tokyo – the fourth building that architect Emmanuelle Moureaux has designed for Sugamo Shinkin (+ slideshow). More
Glass-coated Tokyo house by Wiel Arets looks like it's been shrink wrapped
It's rare to find new houses in Japan that haven't been designed by Japanese architects – but this Tokyo residence with a textured glass facade is the work of Dutch architect Wiel Arets (+ slideshow). More
Hiroyuki Ito completes Tokyo housing block with staggered concrete silhouette
This apartment block in Tokyo by Hiroyuki Ito Architects features concrete walls that step back and forth, and a series of terraces screened by the facade (+ slideshow). More