House in Nakameguro by Yoritaka Hayashi Architects
Translucent windows create a glowing frame around the facade of this Tokyo townhouse when the lights are turned on inside. More about House in Nakameguro by Yoritaka Hayashi Architects
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House S by Keiji Ashizawa Design
Every floor of this Tokyo house by Japanese studio Keiji Ashizawa Design opens onto a garden or terrace. More about House S by Keiji Ashizawa Design
Sunwell Muse by Takato Tamagami and Be-Fun Design
A curving chasm slices off the corner of this showroom building in western Tokyo to create a passageway to its entrance. More about Sunwell Muse by Takato Tamagami and Be-Fun Design
Iron Gallery by Kensuke Watanabe Architecture Studio
Four-storey-high panels of corrugated Corten steel cover the exterior of this Tokyo gallery and office block by Japanese architect Kensuke Watanabe. More about Iron Gallery by Kensuke Watanabe Architecture Studio
High-rise residence by Hiroyuki Tanaka Architects
Japanese architect Hiroyuki Tanaka added diagonal walls and blue lights to this Tokyo apartment. More about High-rise residence by Hiroyuki Tanaka Architects
Urban Hut by Takehiko Nez Architects
The stairwell ascending through the centre of this Tokyo house is illuminated from a skylight and glows through translucent glass partitions. More about Urban Hut by Takehiko Nez Architects
Vista by Apollo Architects & Associates
The top floor of this Tokyo house by Japanese architects Apollo appears to be caving in. More about Vista by Apollo Architects & Associates
House for Three Sisters by Drawing Notes
Curved alcoves nestle into earthquake-resistant walls at the rear of this renovated house in Tokyo. More about House for Three Sisters by Drawing Notes
Aesop Ginza by Schemata Architecture Office
Japanese architect Jo Nagasaka of Schemata Architecture Office has completed another Tokyo store for skincare brand Aesop, this time in an old shoe shop. More about Aesop Ginza by Schemata Architecture Office
House in Horinouchi by Kota Mizuishi
This top-heavy house by Japanese architect Kota Mizuishi overlooks a river in west Tokyo. More about House in Horinouchi by Kota Mizuishi
Room Room by Takeshi Hosaka
Almost a hundred small square windows scattered across the walls, ceilings and roof of a house in Tokyo allow its occupants, a deaf couple and their children, to sign to each other through the walls even when the children are playing outdoors. More about Room Room by Takeshi Hosaka
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
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
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
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
Cell + wood/fabric by Sugawaradaisuke
Architects Sugawaradaisuke of Tokyo and Paris have completed two studio apartments on separate floors of a Tokyo apartment block, divided by twisting forms in the centre of each. More about Cell + wood/fabric by Sugawaradaisuke
Musashino Art University Library by Sou Fujimoto Architects
Photographer Edmund Sumner has sent us these photographs of a university library in Tokyo by Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto that has an exterior of timber shelves covered by planes of glass. More about Musashino Art University Library by Sou Fujimoto Architects
Puma House Tokyo by Nendo
Designers Nendo of Japan have completed the interior of a showroom in Tokyo for sneaker brand Puma with shoes displayed on a series of timber staircases. More about Puma House Tokyo by Nendo
Inbetween House by Koji Tsutsui Architect & Associates
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
Sugamo Shinkin Bank by Emmanuelle Moureaux
Horizontal layers of colour protrude out from the facade of this bank branch in Tokyo by Tokyo-based French architect Emmanuelle Moureaux. More about Sugamo Shinkin Bank by Emmanuelle Moureaux