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
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
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
This farmhouse in Hokkaido by Japanese studio Hiroshi Horio Architects has a pointed observation deck where residents dry herbs. More about Tohma House by Hiroshi Horio Architects
This holiday home in Kanagawa, Japan, by Japanese studios Nakae Architects and Ohno Japan comprises two separate blocks fanning outwards towards Tokyo Bay. More about Minami-Hayama duo by Nakae Architects and Ohno Japan
Every room of this house in Japan by local architects Katsutoshi Sasaki + Associates is contained in a separate block, connected by sliding doors. More about AMA House by Katsutoshi Sasaki + Associates
The roof of this house in Hashimoto, Japan, by designers Yoshio Ohno Architect & Associates folds around to become an exterior canopy with triangular reveals. More about House of Wakayama by Yoshio Ohno Architect & Associates
This house in Fukuyama, completed by Japanese studio UID Architects, is composed of four separate blocks clad in black-stained cedar. More about Tsumuji+Hako by UID Architects
Japanese studio UID Architects have completed this timber house at the foot of a mountain in Japan that has wide openings in the walls and roof, as well as between the ground and first floors. More about Nest by UID Architects
This house in Tokyo by Japanese practice Torafu Architects creates built-in furniture through the overlapping of interior spaces. More about House in Ookayama by Torafu Architects
This house in a mountain region outside of Tokyo by Koji Tsutsui Architect & Associates is composed of five connected cottages. More about Inbetween House by Koji Tsutsui Architect & Associates
A stark concrete multi-purpose space occupies the ground floor of this house in Osaka by Japanese architect Takeshi Hamada. More about House A by Takeshi Hamada
Faceted wooden panels divide the interior of this house in Kyoto, Japan, by architects Alphaville. More about New Kyoto Town House by Alphaville
KINO Architects of Japan have completed this four-storey timber and concrete house in Tokyo with balconies on each level. More about Tokyo Balconies by KINO Architects
This house in Fukuoka, Japan, by Masao Yahagi Architects snakes across its site to give every room a little sheltered garden. More about House with a Wall by Masao Yahagi Architects
Earth is banked up to the ground floor windows of this residence in Hidaka, Japan, by Japanese architects Suppose Design Office. More about House in Hidaka by Suppose Design Office
Family members can see into all rooms across the central courtyard of this Japanese house by Sapporo studio Archi LAB. t+m. More about CTYN Internal Garden House by Archi LAB. t+m
Japanese architects atelierA5 have completed this four-storey house in Tokyo enclosed by a perforated metal screen. More about SN.House by atelierA5
Rain falls inside parts of this house in Tokyo by Japanse studio Takeshi Hosaka Architects. More about Inside Out by Takeshi Hosaka Architects
Japanese architect Yoshichika Takagi has completed this house surrounded by car parks in Akita, Japan. More about House I by Yoshichika Takagi