Every floor of this Tokyo house by Japanese studio Keiji Ashizawa Design opens onto a garden or terrace. More »

Here are some images by photographer Iwan Baan of a house by Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto, where rectangular windows puncture three layers of walls and ceilings. More »

Japanese firm ONdesign have completed a wooden house in Fujisawa where two sliced halves are connected by a shared living area. More »

The stairwell ascending through the centre of this Tokyo house is illuminated from a skylight and glows through translucent glass partitions. More »

This wooden house in Yokohama by Japanese architects Suppose Design Office has a garden behind its walls and a roof terrace beneath a ceiling. More »

Japanese architect Shinya Miura has completed a house in Shizuoka with three courtyards concealed inside. More »

Japanese architect Kimihiko Okada has completed a spiralling house on stilts in Hiroshima. More »

A wooden bridge and a glazed garden room connect the two halves of this house in Matsuyama, Japan, by architect Hayato Komatsu. More »

A triangular courtyard slices through the centre of this woodland retreat in Nagano, Japan. More »

The top floor of this Tokyo house by Japanese architects Apollo appears to be caving in. More »

This Japanese house with a sharply pointed roof is by Tokyo studio Architect Cafe. More »

Curved alcoves nestle into earthquake-resistant walls at the rear of this renovated house in Tokyo. More »

Glass screens fold across the front of this house in Yamanashi, Japan, to transform a covered garden into an indoor dining room. More »

Japanese architects Ikeda Yukie have completed a house with rounded edges for an elderly couple. More »