Kouichi Kimura builds fortress-like Tranquil House in Japan
Japanese architect Kouichi Kimura has completed a concrete house in Shiga, Japan, as a self-contained space that promotes serenity and silence. More
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Kouichi Kimura completes steel-wrapped home and studio for photographer in Shiga
Sheets of corrugated steel envelop the upper storey of this house and studio for a photographer in Japan's Shiga prefecture, which was designed by Kouichi Kimura to feature an interior that makes dramatic play of light and shadow. More
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Japanese house by Kouichi Kimura includes white-tiled courtyard for yoga
A chimney-like tower covered in white tiles rises in the courtyard of this house in Shiga, Japan, which architect Kouichi Kimura has designed for the owner to host yoga classes. More
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Kouichi Kimura's Courtyard House wraps around a private terrace
Sandwiched between a shrine entrance and a farm in Japan's Shiga Prefecture, this family residence by Japanese architect Kouichi Kimura comprises metal-clad blocks that frame a courtyard (+ slideshow). More
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Live-work block in Japan by Kouichi Kimura features a steel-plated facade
Japanese architect Kouichi Kimura chose grey steel sheets for the exterior of this office and apartment building in Shiga, giving it an armoured appearance (+ slideshow). More
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Kouichi Kimura's Framing House combines a home and a gallery
This Japanese family home by FORM/Kouichi Kimura Architects is arranged as a series of framed spaces, with the ground floor dominated by an art gallery and workspace (+ slideshow). More
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Kouichi Kimura's Cozy House is a family home in a busy Japanese neighbourhood
This grey-rendered house was designed with strategically placed windows to create privacy for residents in a densely populated area of Japan (+ slideshow). More
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Kouichi Kimura's Scape House uses a variety of windows to create a hierarchy of views
A collection of differently sized cuboids make up the volume of this family house in Shiga, Japan, designed by architect Kouichi Kimura to offer "versatile spaces" with "light and scenery" (+ slideshow). More
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Kouichi Kimura's Tuneful House features contrasting materials and split levels
Shifting ceiling heights, sliding partitions and contrasting materials create a variety of spaces inside this house in Shiga, Japan, by Kouichi Kimura of Japanese studio Form (+ slideshow). More
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Promenade House by FORM/Kouichi Kimura Architects
Japanese studio FORM/Kouichi Kimura Architects has completed a family house in Shiga, Japan, that is 27 metres long but only 2.7 metres wide (+ slideshow). More
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Cafe Cross by FORM/ Kouichi Kimura Architects
Japanese studio FORM/Kouichi Kimura Architects references ecclesiastical architecture with this cafe in Hyogo, Japan, which has a concrete steeple (+ slideshow). More
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House of Silence by FORM/Kouichi Kimura Architects
Japanese studio FORM/Kouichi Kimura Architects designed this concrete house in Shiga to be deliberately alien to its neighbours (+ slideshow). More
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House of Representation by FORM/Kouichi Kimura Architects
Light floods into this Kyoto house by Japanese studio FORM/Kouichi Kimura Architects through a light well in its enormous chimney. More
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Gable House by FORM/Kouichi Kimura Architects
An adjacent busy road is screened from this house by Japanese firm FORM/Kouichi Kimura Architects, hidden behind a wall suspended over the terrace edge to line up with the boundary wall. More
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House of Reticence by FORM/Kouichi Kimura Architects
This house on a wedge of land in Shiga, Japan, is by FORM/Kouichi Kimura Architects. More
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House of Resonance by FORM/Kouichi Kimura Architects
Japanese studio FORM/Kouichi Kimura Architects have completed a house in Aichi, Japan, which was built to replace the family's existing home on the same site. More
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House of Spread by FORM/Kouichi Kimura Architects
Japanese studio FORM/Kouichi Kimura have completed a house in Shiga, Japan, that spreads out from a central courtyard. More
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House of Integration by FORM/Kouichi Kimura
Japanese studio FORM/Kouichi Kimura have completed a house in Shiga, Japan, modelled on traditional folk houses. More
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House of Depth by FORM/Kouichi Kimura Architects
Here's a fourth house by FORM/Kouichi Kimura Architects: House of Depth in Shiga, Japan. More
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House of Diffusion by FORM/Kouichi Kimura Architects
House of Diffusion is a residence in Shiga, Japan, designed by FORM/Kouichi Kimura Architects. More
