Black Slit House by Three.Ball.Cascade
Long, narrow windows cut across the sides of a house in Okayama, Japan, to reveal the locations of internal walls and floors. More about Black Slit House by Three.Ball.Cascade
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House in Kamimachi by Camp Design Inc.
Following our earlier story about an apartment with the appearance of an elegant building site, here's another renovated flat in Japan that appears to be unfinished. More about House in Kamimachi by Camp Design Inc.
Doughnut House by Naoi Architecture & Design Office
Open-plan rooms of subtly different proportions are created by an off-centre courtyard in this square house in rural Japan. More about Doughnut House by Naoi Architecture & Design Office
Leimondo Nursery School by Archivision Hirotani Studio
Pyramidal chimneys perforated by square windows draw light into the playrooms of a Japanese nursery by Archivision Hirotani Studio. More about Leimondo Nursery School by Archivision Hirotani Studio
Setagaya Flat by Naruse Inokuma Architects
Unfinished plywood and cement smeared over concrete give a renovated Tokyo apartment the appearance of an elegant building site. More about Setagaya Flat by Naruse Inokuma Architects
Sa House by Yosuke Ichii
Residents of this small Japanese house can warm their feet in a heated sunken hollow beneath the dining table. More about Sa House by Yosuke Ichii
Hourai 1111 by Touhoku University of Arts and Design
Undulating timber panels line the walls and ceiling of a Japanese hotel room renovated by Touhoku University students. More about Hourai 1111 by Touhoku University of Arts and Design
Hi House by Yosuke Ichii
A private balcony is concealed behind the black galvanised steel exterior of this house in Yao, Japan, by architect Yosuke Ichii. More about Hi House by Yosuke Ichii
Multi-storey Temporary Housing by Shigeru Ban Architects
Shigeru Ban Architects have designed temporary homes for Japanese disaster victims inside a chequerboard of stacked shipping containers. More about Multi-storey Temporary Housing by Shigeru Ban Architects
52 by Suppose Design Office
A zig-zagging metal wall divides this clothes shop by Japanese architects Suppose Design Office, separating outerwear from undergarments. More about 52 by Suppose Design Office
International School of the Sacred Heart by Atelier SNS
Overlapping arches divide classrooms in this temporary school in Tokyo by Japanese architects Atelier SNS. More about International School of the Sacred Heart by Atelier SNS
House in Kitakami by Nadamoto Yukiko Architects
You can walk up one curved staircase and down another in this family home in Kitakami by Japanese architect Yukiko Nadamoto. More about House in Kitakami by Nadamoto Yukiko Architects
House in Ropponmatsu by Kazunori Fujimoto Architect & Associates
Japanese firm Kazunori Fujimoto Architect & Associates have completed a concrete house in Fukuoka that resembles a half-submerged submarine. More about House in Ropponmatsu by Kazunori Fujimoto Architect & Associates
Akio Hirata’s Exhibition of Hats by Nendo
Hats by Japanese milliner Akio Hirata appear to float between the floor and ceiling in this installation by Japanese designers Nendo. More about Akio Hirata’s Exhibition of Hats by Nendo
Café/day by Suppose Design Office
The asphalt surface of a car park extends inside this cafe in Shizuoka, Japan, by Japanese architects Suppose Design Office. More about Café/day by Suppose Design Office
Kokura Tanaka House by Akinari Tanaka, POI, Nawakenjimu and Lapin
Japanese architects Akinari Tanaka, POI, Nawakenjimu and Lapin have completed this diamond-shaped house in Kokura, Japan, with a ledge in one corner for climbing up to the roof terrace. More about Kokura Tanaka House by Akinari Tanaka, POI, Nawakenjimu and Lapin
Wood Block House by Tadashi Yoshimura Architects
Behind a glass facade, a basket weave of timber encases the living and dining areas of this house in Nara, Japan by Japanese studio Tadashi Yoshimura Architects. More about Wood Block House by Tadashi Yoshimura Architects
The Cat House by Key Operation
This Tokyo house by Japanese architects Key Operation has been designed around the movements of the client's pet cat, writes Yuki Sumner. More about The Cat House by Key Operation
Kanazawa Umimirai Library by Kazumi Kudo and Hiroshi Horiba / Coelacanth K&H Architects
Around 6000 holes puncture the concrete exterior of this library in Kanazawa, Japan, by Kazumi Kudo and Hiroshi Horiba of Japanese firm Coelacanth K&H Architects. More about Kanazawa Umimirai Library by Kazumi Kudo and Hiroshi Horiba / Coelacanth K&H Architects
Yachiyo by Atelier Tekuto
Japanese architects Atelier Tekuto have created a house in Hayama, Japan, by wrapping two 100 year-old wooden warehouses in a new faceted skin. More about Yachiyo by Atelier Tekuto