Arched openings and curved walls feature throughout this compact family home in Japan, designed by architecture studio Alts Design Office to make the interior feel more cosy (+ slideshow). More about Alts Design Office uses arches and curves throughout Outsu House in Japan
Thick, galvanised-steel frames highlight a selection of windows on the concrete facade of this apartment block in Tokyo designed by Japanese studios Sasaki Architecture and Atelier O (+ slideshow). More about Modelia Days apartment block in Tokyo features concrete walls and steel box windows
An oversized dormer window extends from the asymmetric roof of this house designed by architects Hiroki Tominaga and Yae Fujima for an elderly couple in Japan's Gifu Prefecture (+ slideshow). More about Hiroki Tominaga Atelier completes Japanese retirement home featuring a huge dormer window
Japanese practices Sasaki Architecture and Atelier O have transformed the ground level of a 40-year-old warehouse in Tokyo into a gallery for traditional Hina dolls (+ slideshow). More about Sasaki Architecture and Atelier O design minimal gallery space for traditional porcelain dolls
Architects office Roovice has converted a former warehouse in Miura, Japan, into a bagel shop, replacing the existing walls with polycarbonate panels to make the building more transparent (+ slideshow). More about Roovice transforms wooden warehouse into bagel shop with see-through walls
Japanese studio Geneto Architects has used a medley of mirrors, windows and framed prints to divide the spaces in this Tokyo office (+ slideshow). More about Geneto Architects creates sight lines through square frames in Tokyo office
Japanese industrial designer Naoto Fukasawa has transformed the interior of a concrete building in Tokyo into a space for fashion designer Issey Miyake's pleated menswear collection (+ slideshow). More about Naoto Fukasawa designs stripped-back interior for Homme Plissé Issey Miyake store
Perforated steel panels create private enclosures around the balconies that front this compact housing development in Tokyo by local architect Hiroyuki Moriyama (+ slideshow). More about Hiroyuki Moriyama completes Tokyo apartment building with a perforated skin
Kyoto studio Alphaville has squeezed an angular concrete apartment building onto a small plot in the Japanese city of Hikone (+ slideshow). More about Alphaville's Hikone Studio Apartments are housed in an angular concrete block
A pair of box-like units contain the bedroom and bathroom in this apartment just outside of Tokyo, which was renovated by architects Tomoko Sasaki and Kei Sato to create an open space for their own family (+ slideshow). More about Two boxes replace walls in Kanagawa apartment by 8 Tenhachi
Japanese architect Masatoshi Hirai has refurbished an apartment in Tokyo, creating one shared bedroom, living space and wardrobe for its inhabitants (+ slideshow). More about Masatoshi Hirai reconfigures Tokyo flat to create a wholly shared family living space
Japanese studio Schemata Architects has revisited a warehouse building in Tokyo that it converted into a space for a food-photography studio, adding a cake shop and library (+ slideshow). More about Schemata Architects adds cake shop and library to food-photography studio
Japanese architect Ninkipen! has completed a house in Osaka Prefecture, featuring a metal surface that appears to be peeling up from the structure (+ slideshow). More about Gandare house by Ninkipen! has a metal skin that appears to peel up
Japanese firm Domino Architects has renovated an apartment in Tokyo by installing wooden partitions instead of building new walls (+ slideshow). More about Domino Architects divides J House with wooden storage partitions
This house in Japan features bright white walls and mirrored surfaces inside and out to make the most of the surrounding greenery and natural light (+ slideshow). More about Mirrors and white walls draw light through House in Okazaki by Kazuki Moroe Architects
Fast-food lovers in Tokyo can follow up their guilty pleasures with vitamin supplements, supplied by this laboratory-like pop-up shop (+ slideshow). More about Fast Food Aid is a laboratory-like shop that serves vitamin supplements to junk food lovers
For this house on the outskirts of Tokyo, Japanese architect Tetsuo Yamaji aimed to create a unique building using mass-produced components (+ slideshow). More about Tetsuo Yamaji builds "a non-mass-produced house with mass-produced components"
A wooden structure and hand-built joinery are left exposed throughout the interior of this compact house in Osaka Prefecture, Japan, by architecture studio Hitotomori (+ slideshow). More about Hitotomori completes small house with a custom-made plywood interior
Architecture studio S Plus One has built a pair of matching micro homes in a Japanese village, one clad in cedar and the other clad with pine. More about Twin micro homes by S Plus One are both finished in different woods
Red cedar provides a golden-hued exterior for this small gabled house, designed by local studio Atelier Kukka for a Tokyo street featuring a Japanese cherry tree (+ slideshow). More about Atelier Kukka's House U is designed to frame a nearby cherry tree in Tokyo