American studio Sanders Pace Architecture took cues from traditional Japanese architecture to create a house that looks toward the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. More about Short Mountain House has views over Tennessee national park
An external walkway and glazed living space are hidden behind sliding slatted woodwork in this house in Chile, designed by architects Santiago Valdivieso and Stefano Rolla. More about Slatted wood encloses glass Engawa House in Chile
Suppose Design Office has reimagined traditional elements of Japanese architecture inside the Tokyo workspace of tech company Slack. More about Suppose Design Office recreates Japanese engawa inside Slack's Tokyo outpost
Japanese architect Kengo Kuma has used an ancient East Asian landscaping principle to inform the design of this house outside Portland, Oregon. More about Kengo Kuma uses "borrowed scenery" to infuse nature into Suteki House
Translucent curtains surround a mezzanine tea room in the heart of this home, designed by Katsutoshi Sasaki + Associates for a retired couple in Japan's Aichi Prefecture (+ slideshow). More about Tea room and veranda provide socialising space in Katsutoshi Sasaki's Wengawa House
Australian studio BLOXAS adopted elements from Japanese architecture to reorganise the spaces of this Melbourne residence around a courtyard then added a new timber-clad extension shaped like a periscope (+ slideshow). More about BLOXAS adds periscope-shaped extension and courtyard veranda to Engawa House in Melbourne