Gap House is a Japanese home that makes the most of every inch
This house by Japanese office MUU Store Design Studio has a footprint of just 60 square metres. More about Gap House is a Japanese home that makes the most of every inch
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SANAA completes cloud-shaped port terminal building for Naoshima island
SANAA has built a small passenger terminal shaped like a cloud for a port on the Japanese island of Naoshima, which is famed for its contemporary art scene. More about SANAA completes cloud-shaped port terminal building for Naoshima island
Windowless facade obscures seaside home in Kanagawa by Shinichi Ogawa & Associates
Windowless concrete walls obscure the view from one side of this home designed by Shinichi Ogawa & Associates in the Japanese prefecture of Kanagawa, while glazing and a cantilevering infinity pool make the most of sea vistas from the other. More about Windowless facade obscures seaside home in Kanagawa by Shinichi Ogawa & Associates
TeamLab illuminates Japanese forest with digital projections
This captioned movie shows how Japanese art collective TeamLab filled a park in Japan's Saga Prefecture with light-based installations, including a digital waterfall and a school of virtual koi carp swimming in a pond. More one-minute movies ›
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Tadao Ando surrounds huge buddha statue with lavender-covered mound at Sapporo cemetery
Japanese architect Tadao Ando has concealed a huge stone statue of the buddha within a hill covered in lavender plants at the Makomanai Takino Cemetery in Sapporo. More about Tadao Ando surrounds huge buddha statue with lavender-covered mound at Sapporo cemetery
Cohta Asano builds his new Fukushima home as a cluster of nine cuboids
The 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan was the first in a series of grave events that prompted Fukushima-based architect Cohta Asano to develop the complex design for his new home. More about Cohta Asano builds his new Fukushima home as a cluster of nine cuboids
Japanese house by Kouichi Kimura includes white-tiled courtyard for yoga
A chimney-like tower covered in white tiles rises in the courtyard of this house in Shiga, Japan, which architect Kouichi Kimura has designed for the owner to host yoga classes. More about Japanese house by Kouichi Kimura includes white-tiled courtyard for yoga
Nendo designs Tokyo store interior to look like "melted ice cream cake"
Stacked soil walls resemble layers of cake in this chocolate and ice cream shop in Kichijoji, Tokyo, designed by Japanese studio Nendo. More about Nendo designs Tokyo store interior to look like "melted ice cream cake"
Muji to open hotels in China and Japan
Japanese retailer Muji is set to open hotels in Shenzhen, China and Tokyo, Japan, which will be styled with the minimalist brand's furnishings and products. More about Muji to open hotels in China and Japan
Chop + Archi cuts triangular lightwells into corners of house in Tokyo
Japanese architecture studio Chop + Archi has used a trio of courtyards to make the most of the sharp "dead space" corners of this house, located on an almost triangular plot in Tokyo. More about Chop + Archi cuts triangular lightwells into corners of house in Tokyo
Toyota-backed flying car is slated to light the 2020 Olympic flame
A group of Japanese engineers are aiming to launch the world's smallest flying car, the Skydrive, in time for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. More about Toyota-backed flying car is slated to light the 2020 Olympic flame
Sandwich creates "ship-shaped" art pavilion in Fukuyama to commemorate deaths at sea
Hundreds of thousands of wooden shingles cover the contoured form of this pavilion in the grounds of Japan's Shinshoji Zen Museum and Gardens, which is designed to evoke the shape of a ship's hull. More about Sandwich creates "ship-shaped" art pavilion in Fukuyama to commemorate deaths at sea
Apollo Architects' minimal renovation aims to keep the atmosphere of an old family home in Tokyo
Rooflights, pale tiles and glossy flooring are among the tweaks that Apollo Architects & Associates made to a family home in Toyko to give it a light-filled living, kitchen and dining room. More about Apollo Architects' minimal renovation aims to keep the atmosphere of an old family home in Tokyo
Tomomi Kito remodels Tokyo home to accommodate four generations of the same family
Japanese studio Tomomi Kito Architect & Associates has renovated the interior of an 1970s house in Tokyo to provide a open-planned home for multiple generations of the same family. More about Tomomi Kito remodels Tokyo home to accommodate four generations of the same family
Sex shop converted into tiny Japanese art gallery by Persimmon Hills Architects
Persimmon Hills Architects has transformed an illegal sex shop into a dramatic wedge-shaped micro-studio and gallery space in Japan's Kanagawa Prefecture. More about Sex shop converted into tiny Japanese art gallery by Persimmon Hills Architects
Tokyo Design Week cancelled after fire tragedy
Tokyo Design Week has been cancelled this year following the tragic death of a child at the event last year, with organisers promising stronger safety measures in future. More about Tokyo Design Week cancelled after fire tragedy
Skylights and slatted floors bring daylight into 2.5-metre-wide house in Japan
Japanese studio FujiwaraMuro Architects has completed an exceptionally narrow timber house in Kobe, featuring an atrium that allows daylight to reach each of its levels. More about Skylights and slatted floors bring daylight into 2.5-metre-wide house in Japan
Frank Lloyd Wright merged eastern and western architecture at Tokyo's Imperial Hotel
Our Frank Lloyd Wright 150th anniversary series ends with the American architect's best-known building in Asia, the now-demolished Imperial Hotel, where he combined his western design principles and a fascination with Japan. More about Frank Lloyd Wright merged eastern and western architecture at Tokyo's Imperial Hotel
Nendo looks to ancient Japanese tombs for first landscape architecture project
Prolific Japanese design studio Nendo has now moved into urban design, unveiling its massive CoFuFun plaza near Kyoto. More about Nendo looks to ancient Japanese tombs for first landscape architecture project
Galvanised steel panels cover irregularly stacked volumes of Japanese townhouse
Yuichi Yoshida & Associates has completed a house in the suburbs of the Japanese city of Kanazawa with pared-back interiors and an irregularly layered structure that challenges the area's housing typology. More about Galvanised steel panels cover irregularly stacked volumes of Japanese townhouse