Apollo Architects & Associates create home from stacked volumes in Tokyo
Two cantilevered stacked volumes of contrasting materials form Laxus, a new home designed by Japanese studio Apollo Architects & Associates. More
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Single concrete column supports One-Legged House in Japan
A single concrete column supports the walls and roof of this house by Japanese studio IGArchitects, creating a flexible interior that can be opened up to the surrounding landscape. More
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Cubo Design Architects celebrates traditional Japanese craft in Tokyo home
Traditional Japanese materials and details are fused with contemporary finishes at C4L House in Tokyo, designed by local studio Cubo Design Architects. More
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Takeshi Hirobe Architects designs Japanese house to "dance around" complex site
Challenging site constraints informed the angular shape of this concrete house named Villa MKZ, designed by Japanese studio Takeshi Hirobe Architects. More
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Dezeen Debate features "unsettling" staggered housing on Japanese hillside
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a staggered housing development by architect Kengo Kuma. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More
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Kengo Kuma nestles staggered housing complex on Japanese hillside
Japanese architecture studio Kengo Kuma and Associates has added a staggered housing development, which employs construction techniques taken from dams, to a mountainous location in Japan. More
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Ushijima Architects designs flood-resilient U-House near Japanese lake
Japanese studio Ushijima Architects has completed a small wood-clad house in Shiga Prefecture, with living spaces raised on a concrete base to help mitigate the risk of flooding. More
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Sweeping facade animates manga artist's house in Tokyo by Tan Yamanouchi & AWGL
Architecture studio Tan Yamanouchi & AWGL has created a house and studio with a curved facade for an up-and-coming manga artist in Tokyo, Japan. More
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Apollo Architects & Associates designs Tokyo home that blurs indoor and outdoor spaces
Japanese studio Apollo Architects & Associates has completed Esprit House, a home in Tokyo with a blocky concrete form elevated on piloti above a garage space. More
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Sumu Yakushima is a co-operative housing project that supports humans and nature
Architect Tsukasa Ono designed this housing project on Japan's Yakushima island to have a positive impact on its natural setting, using a "regenerative" approach to improve the soil by promoting the growth of mycelium and bacteria. More
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Td-Atelier and Endo Shorijo Design transform interior of traditional machiya house in Kyoto
Japanese design studios Td-Atelier and Endo Shorijo Design have renovated a century-old machiya townhouse in Kyoto with minimal interiors that intend to honour the home's existing architecture. More
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Office M-SA organises Tokyo home around exposed concrete furniture
Japanese architecture studio Office M-SA has arranged a house in Akishima, Tokyo, around a series of exposed concrete elements designed as extensions of its foundations. More
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Dezeen Agenda newsletter features Junya Ishigami's "sensational" Japanese mud house
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features Junya Ishigami's below-ground level, mud-covered house and restaurant in Japan. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now! More
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This week we revealed a house hidden underground in Japan
This week on Dezeen, we showcased a house and restaurant designed by architect Junya Ishigami, which is hidden below ground level in Japan. More
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Tsumugu by Archipatch is a wooden house designed to connect with nature
Japanese architecture studio Archipatch has completed a house in the seaside city of Kagoshima that is built from timber and features a material palette chosen to complement its natural surroundings. More
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Junya Ishigami hides mud-covered house and restaurant below ground level in Japan
A Japanese house and restaurant are contained within this mud-covered building by architect Junya Ishigami, which was crafted by pouring concrete into holes in the ground. More
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Staircase is a social space in Tokyo house by Kiri Architects
A large stairwell takes up a third of the living space in Light-Filled Stair Hall, a compact family home designed by Tokyo-based Kiri Architects. More
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KKAA YTAA splits Japanese house in two with central courtyard
Architecture studio KKAA YTAA has completed a home with a central courtyard named House in Front of a School in Nara, Japan. More
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Noriaki Hanaoka Architecture perches Torus House on sloping site in Japan
A void punctures the centre of this compact concrete home, which Japanese studio Noriaki Hanaoka Architecture has elevated over a sloping site in Chiba Prefecture. More
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Nori Architects uses simple finishes and exposed structure for minimalist home in Japan
Japanese practice Nori Architects has completed Minimum House in Toyota, Japan, as a "new prototype of urban housing" designed to reduce construction waste and be easily repaired or adapted in the future. More
