This concrete house in Hiedaira, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, by Kyoto firm Thomas Daniell Studio, is located next door to the house and studio we published on Dezeen last week (see our earlier story here). More »

Wooden steps lead to an attic with irregular sloping walls in this residence for an artist in Shiga, Japan, by Japanese studio Tato Architects. More »

An adjacent busy road is screened from this house by Japanese firm FORM/Kouichi Kimura Architects, hidden behind a wall suspended over the terrace edge to line up with the boundary wall. More »

Japanese studio FORM/Kouichi Kimura have completed a house in Shiga, Japan, that spreads out from a central courtyard. More »

Here's another housing project with slits for windows by Japanese architects EASTERN Design Office, this time in Shiga, Japan. More »

Japanese architects EASTERN design office have completed a house with slits instead of windows in Shiga, Japan. More »

Here's a fourth house by FORM/Kouichi Kimura Architects: House of Depth in Shiga, Japan. More »

House of Diffusion is a residence in Shiga, Japan, designed by FORM/Kouichi Kimura Architects. More »

Here's another project from FORM/Kouichi Kimura Architects who designed the House of Vision in our previous story: this time, House of Inclusion in Shiga, Japan. More »

House of Vision is a private home in Shiga, Japan by FORM/Kouichi Kimura Architects that is designed to shield the client from neighbours. More »