Readers have been discussing "the abundance of introverted architecture that is coming out of Japan" recently, so here's another Japanese house that blocks all views to and from the street but still draws light and air inside. More »
Tag: Japanese houses
House in Saka by Suppose Design Office
The raised corner of this house in Hiroshima by Japanese architects Suppose Design Office allows light to creep into the interior. More »
Hansha Reflection House by Studio SKLIM
A bevelled cantilever contains the living room of this house in Nagoya, Japan, by architects Studio SKLIM. More »
Oshikamo by Katsutoshi Sasaki + Associates
Japanese architects Katsutoshi Sasaki + Associates have completed a four-winged house in Toyota. More »
Shigita House by Masato Sekiya
Japanese architect Masato Sekiya has completed a house in Osaka with a sloping wall that looks like it’s toppling over. More »
House in Horinouchi by Kota Mizuishi
This top-heavy house by Japanese architect Kota Mizuishi overlooks a river in west Tokyo. More »
Gate by mihadesign
Architects mihadesign have completed a Tokyo house with sloping skylights, suspended lofts and a staircase that spirals around a wall. More »
House M by AE5 partners
A grid of timber louvres screens the end facades of this Japanese house by architects AE5 Partners. More »
House Folded by ALPHAville
Slanted walls pierced by square peepholes bisect this house in Osaka by architects ALPHAville. More »
Complex House by Tomohiro Hata
This house in Nagoya by Japanese architect Tomohiro Hata has five roofs that pitch in opposing directions. More »
Room Room by Takeshi Hosaka
Almost a hundred small square windows scattered across the walls, ceilings and roof of a house in Tokyo allow its occupants, a deaf couple and their children, to sign to each other through the walls even when the children are playing outdoors. More »
Daylight House by Takeshi Hosaka
Natural light diffuses into this house in Yokohama, Japan, through a grid of arched skylights in the ceiling. More »
Keyhole House by EASTERN Design Office
Japanese architects EASTERN Design Office tend to design houses with unconventional windows. Here's their latest one in Kyoto. More »
House of Slope by FujiwaraMuro Architects

A sloping corridor coils around the inside of a house in Osaka to connect three staggered storeys. More »
Branch House by KINO Architects
This house by Masahiro Kinoshita of KINO Architects comprises four blocks branching off from a central living and dining room, with an attic above each one. More »













