Light floods into this Kyoto house by Japanese studio FORM/Kouichi Kimura Architects through a light well in its enormous chimney. More about House of Representation by FORM/Kouichi Kimura Architects
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
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
Here are some images by photographer Iwan Baan of a house by Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto, where rectangular windows puncture three layers of walls and ceilings. More about House N by Sou Fujimoto Architects
Japanese architects Eureka and Atelier Chocolate have completed a vet’s surgery and apartment behind a metal mesh cage in Kanagawa. More about Veterinarian N House by Eureka and Atelier Chocolate
Japanese architects 403architecture have turned the floor of this refurbished apartment in Hamamatsu into a huge chest of drawers. More about The Difference of Ebitsuka by 403architecture
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
Japanese firm ONdesign have completed a wooden house in Fujisawa where two sliced halves are connected by a shared living area. More about House with Empty Lot by ON design
Japanese architect Hiroyuki Tanaka added diagonal walls and blue lights to this Tokyo apartment. More about High-rise residence by Hiroyuki Tanaka 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
This wooden house in Yokohama by Japanese architects Suppose Design Office has a garden behind its walls and a roof terrace beneath a ceiling. More about House in Seya by Suppose Design Office
Japanese architect Shinya Miura has completed a house in Shizuoka with three courtyards concealed inside. More about Izukougen House by Atelier Shinya Miura
Ghostly images of building facades decorate hanging fabric screens in a beauty salon in Omiya, Japan. More about Salon by Tetsuya Ito of Takara Space Design
Japanese architect Kimihiko Okada has completed a spiralling house on stilts in Hiroshima. More about Toda House by Kimihiko Okada
A wooden bridge and a glazed garden room connect the two halves of this house in Matsuyama, Japan, by architect Hayato Komatsu. More about House in Masaki by Hayato Komatsu Architects
A triangular courtyard slices through the centre of this woodland retreat in Nagano, Japan. More about Forest Bath by Kyoko Ikuta and Katsuyuki Ozeki
This curvy timber deck belongs to a dorm for restaurant staff completed by Japanese designer Koichi Futatsumata of Case-Real in an abandoned house. More about White Dormitory for Il Vento by Case-Real
The top floor of this Tokyo house by Japanese architects Apollo appears to be caving in. More about Vista by Apollo Architects & Associates
A wooden plank extends through the walls of three rooms in this renovated Tokyo apartment by architects htmn. More about Suspensions of space by htmn
This Japanese house with a sharply pointed roof is by Tokyo studio Architect Cafe. More about Large Roof House by Architect Cafe