Tokyo architecture studio Suppose Design Office has repurposed old scaffold boards to create flooring and furniture for the concrete interior of its own atelier space (+ slideshow). More about Suppose Design Office's Tokyo studio mixes concrete, steel and reclaimed wood
Over 100 wooden transport pallets were broken down to create floorboards, wall coverings and furniture for a temporary office space in Tokyo (+ slideshow). More about Hiroki Tominaga Atelier uses deconstructed pallets to dress a Tokyo office in planks of timber
Multi-levelled surfaces of polished concrete, wood and white gravel mark out the different areas within this open-plan Tokyo office designed by Torafu Architects (+ slideshow). More about Torafu Architects uses concrete, wood and gravel to define spaces inside AKQA's Tokyo offices
The faceted metal surfaces of this addition to a dairy farmer's house in the Japanese city of Sodegaura fold around a courtyard that connects it with the original building (+ slideshow). More about Architects Teehouse adds an angular steel-clad home to a Japanese dairy farm
Children's play areas located beneath the zigzag roof of this community centre by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma have been landscaped to form a hilly indoor terrain that can be clambered over or used as slides (+ slideshow). More about Community centre by Kengo Kuma features playrooms with undulating floorboards
The four blocks that make up this house in Japan all feature different kinds of windows, designed by architect Kazuki Moroe to offer varying perspectives of a neighbouring Shinto shrine (+ slideshow). More about House in Japan designed by Kazuki Moroe to respect the shrine next door
This small hair salon in Osaka features a series of ceiling hooks that allow the owner to rearrange the mirrors and shelves that help define the space (+ slideshow). More about Mirrors hang from cables in Japanese hair salon by Sides Core
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 about Kouichi Kimura's Framing House combines a home and a gallery
Sections of wall appear to hang from the ceiling of this former warehouse club in Tokyo, which was converted into offices by local studio Sasaki Architecture (+ slideshow). More about Sasaki Architecture converts Japanese disco into offices with floating walls
A huge staircase interspersed with trees winds up to the entrance of this former Tokyo warehouse that Kengo Kuma and Associates has converted into a lifestyle store and cafe (+ slideshow). More about Kengo Kuma uses a grand staircase to transform a Tokyo warehouse into a shop
Tufts of brightly coloured electrical cabling give the walls and furniture of this bar by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma a hairy appearance (+ slideshow). More about Matted electric cables cover the surfaces of a Tokyo bar by Kengo Kuma
Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka has built a transparent glass tea house beside a historic Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan (+ slideshow). More about Tokujin Yoshioka installs glass tea house beside an ancient Japanese temple
A glazed corridor climbs up around the exterior of this Japan office building, intended by architect Masato Sekiya to create the impression that the structure has been "cut in half by glass" (+ slideshow). More about Masato Sekiya wraps a glass corridor around an office block in Japan
The smooth concrete exterior of this monolithic office block in Tokyo is interrupted by square windows in an assortment of sizes (+ slideshow). More about Florian Busch scatters square windows across the concrete facades of a Tokyo office
Smears of paint and plaster are left exposed on the walls of this design studio and gallery in Japan, which also features a breeze-block wall and an indoor garden (+ slideshow). More about Ninkipen! leaves walls unfinished inside Kyoto design gallery and atelier
Japanese studio Naf Architect & Design rounded one corner of this Tokyo home to broaden a footpath, then clad the walls in glossy midnight-blue tiles to offer reflections of the streetscape (+ slideshow). More about Half & Half House in Tokyo has a curving wall to allow pedestrians to cut the corner
Japanese studio Schemata Architects has converted an old warehouse in Tokyo into a cafe and roastery for a Californian coffee company (+ slideshow). More about Schemata Architects inserts coffee shop and roastery into a Tokyo warehouse
Crimson aluminium triangles hang above garments and in front of windows at Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka's latest store for Issey Miyake in Tokyo (+ slideshow). More about Tokujin Yoshioka installs giant red triangles for Tokyo Issey Miyake store
An arched tunnel is formed between these two houses located beside a Japanese tea garden near Tokyo (+ slideshow). More about Pair of houses by Naf Architect & Design stand together to form an arch
This grey-rendered house was designed with strategically placed windows to create privacy for residents in a densely populated area of Japan (+ slideshow). More about Kouichi Kimura's Cozy House is a family home in a busy Japanese neighbourhood