Japanese architect Kengo Kuma built this temporary hut using cedar, ETFE plastic and magnets to pay tribute to a humble dwelling chronicled by Japanese author Kamono Chomei over 800 years ago (+ slideshow). More »

This shimmering steel house in Kyoto by Japanese architects ALPHAville towers above its vernacular neighbours. More »

Rather than erasing all trace of this Kyoto townhouse's previous owners, Japanese architects Q-Architecture Laboratory preserved the earlier haphazard extensions as a timeline of the building's history. More »

Light floods into this Kyoto house by Japanese studio FORM/Kouichi Kimura Architects through a light well in its enormous chimney. More »

This boutique by Japanese designers Nendo is full of fake doors. More »

Japanese architects EASTERN Design Office tend to design houses with unconventional windows. Here's their latest one in Kyoto. More »

Architect Keiichi Hayashi of Japan has converted this traditional timber townhouse in central Kyoto into a cosmetics store. More »