The huge tiled roof that wraps around this Tokyo house integrates arched windows and openings for tree branches. More »

Steel crossbeams divide the triple-height living room of this Tokyo townhouse into modular sections. More »

Slideshow: the cantilevered upper storeys of this house in Osaka by Japanese architect Shogo Iwata hover above a driveway. More »

Slideshow: a wooden library climbs the walls of this four-storey house in Kanagawa, Japan. More »

Slideshow: the walls of this house in Tokyo by Japanese studio Apollo Architects & Associates stretch outwards around a secret balcony. More »

Slideshow: one huge window stretches across the black facade of this house overlooking the bay in Osaka. More »

A small wooden dining table at the heart of this house in Fukuoka, Japan, is overlooked from every other room. More »

Slideshow: Japanese architects Future Studio conceived the rooftop terrace of this Hiroshima house as a stage, with its audience in the living room and kitchen. More »

Japanese studio Tato Architects have converted a warehouse in Osaka into a house where residents can climb up the walls. More »

The protruding entrance lobby of this Tokyo house has a seamless frosted facade that glows with diffused light. More »

Slideshow: a sizeable hole in the roof of this gabled house in Oita, Japan, allows residents to climb outside and survey their surroundings. More »

The open mouth of this steel-clad house in Fukuoka, Japan, by architects Case-Real reveals its interior to anyone strolling by. More »

Slideshow: overlapping openings in the walls and ceilings of this Tokyo house by Japanese architects Suppose Design Office create dozens of views between rooms. More »

Japanese architect Masayoshi Takahashi of High Land Design has completed a house in Tokyo with a squared spiral staircase at its centre. More »