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  • E House by Hannat Architects

    Light and shadow get an equal billing inside E House by Hannat Architects

    This family house in northern Japan was designed by Tokyo studio Hannat Architects to embrace darkness as well as light (+ slideshow). More about Light and shadow get an equal billing inside E House by Hannat Architects

    Amy Frearson | 2 June 2014 | Leave a comment
  • Juul House by NKS Architects

    Curving roofline enhances acoustics inside house with a music hall by NKS Architects

    The swooping ceiling of this house in Japan by NKS Architects is designed to improve acoustics inside a living room that is also used for music recitals (+ slideshow). More about Curving roofline enhances acoustics inside house with a music hall by NKS Architects

    Alyn Griffiths | 1 June 2014 | 2 comments
  • Metal mesh shrouds Fumihiko Sano's MoyaMoya house

    Layers of fine stainless steel mesh envelop this house in Tokyo by local architect Fumihiko Sano, making it look like it is wrapped in gauzy fabric (+ slideshow). More about Metal mesh shrouds Fumihiko Sano's MoyaMoya house

    Alyn Griffiths | 30 May 2014 | 3 comments
  • Minakuchi House by Alts Design Office

    Projecting terrace intersects Minakuchi House by Alts Design Office

    A cantilevered box containing a wood-lined terrace extends from the vertical core of this house in the Japanese prefecture of Shiga by local architects Alts Design Office (+ slideshow). More about Projecting terrace intersects Minakuchi House by Alts Design Office

    Alyn Griffiths | 28 May 2014 | 1 comment
  • KKZ-House-by-International-Royal-Architecture

    International Royal Architecture aims for spaciousness with minimal KKZ House interior

    Japanese firm International Royal Architecture (IRA) minimised partitions and balustrades inside this split-level house in Tokyo to make the interior feel as spacious as possible (+ slideshow). More about International Royal Architecture aims for spaciousness with minimal KKZ House interior

    Amy Frearson | 27 May 2014 | 1 comment
  • House-in-Otori-by-Arbol-Design

    House in Otori by Arbol Design hides courtyards behind slatted metal walls

    Two light-filled courtyards and a private parking space are concealed behind the metal-clad facade of this small house in Osaka, Japan, by local firm Arbol Design (+ slideshow). More about House in Otori by Arbol Design hides courtyards behind slatted metal walls

    Amy Frearson | 21 May 2014 | 1 comment
  • Makiko Tsukada's Grass Cave House features rooftop lawns and a dark interior

    Japanese architect Makiko Tsukada has completed a house in Yokohama with a cave-like interior that opens out to one of two rooftop lawns (+ slideshow). More about Makiko Tsukada's Grass Cave House features rooftop lawns and a dark interior

    Luke Tebbutt | 18 May 2014 | 5 comments
  • Origami House by TSC Architects in Japan

    Origami House by TSC Architects features a roof modelled on folded paper

    Japanese studio TSC Architects modelled the roof of this house in Japan's Mie Prefecture on the folded paper shapes of origami (+ slideshow). More about Origami House by TSC Architects features a roof modelled on folded paper

    Amy Frearson | 1 May 2014 | 2 comments
  • House in Kashiwa by Yamazaki Kentaro

    Yamazaki Kentaro's Unfinished House offers little privacy to residents

    There are barely any partitions between the rooms of this family house in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, which was designed by architect Yamazaki Kentaro as an open container that "changes as you design and live in it" (+ slideshow). More about Yamazaki Kentaro's Unfinished House offers little privacy to residents

    Amy Frearson | 1 May 2014 | 17 comments
  • Tuneful House by Kouichi Kimura

    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 about Kouichi Kimura's Tuneful House features contrasting materials and split levels

    Amy Frearson | 30 April 2014 | Leave a comment
  • House in Fukai Japan by Horibe Associates

    Geometric shapes puncture facade of House in Fukai by Horibe Associates

    This small gabled house by Japanese architect Naoko Horibe has two openings in its facade – the first is triangular and contains a recessed balcony, while the second is rectangular and comprises a protruding terrace (+ slideshow). More about Geometric shapes puncture facade of House in Fukai by Horibe Associates

    Amy Frearson | 25 April 2014 | Leave a comment
  • Black house in Tokyo by Level Architects reveals little to its neighbours

    Japanese studio Level Architects squeezed this all-black house onto a narrow plot in Tokyo's Fukasawa district, adding sloping offset walls around the lower floors to protect residents' privacy (+ slideshow). More about Black house in Tokyo by Level Architects reveals little to its neighbours

    Alyn Griffiths | 17 April 2014 | 4 comments
  • Cave by Eto Kenta Atelier Architects in Japan

    Metal-clad house in Japan by Eto Kenta conceals its garden

    Japanese architect Eto Kenta has hidden a narrow garden behind the metal-clad exterior of this house in Ōita Prefecture, Japan (+ slideshow). More about Metal-clad house in Japan by Eto Kenta conceals its garden

    Amy Frearson | 13 April 2014 | 6 comments
  • Tunnel House by Makiko Tsukada

    Curving concrete creates a tunnel through Tokyo house by Makiko Tsukada

    A concrete tunnel slices through the base of this Tokyo house by Japanese architect Makiko Tsukada, creating a round hole in the facade that reveals the underside of a staircase (+ slideshow). More about Curving concrete creates a tunnel through Tokyo house by Makiko Tsukada

    Amy Frearson | 9 April 2014 | 5 comments
  • Switch by Apollo Architects gives a new home to an 85-year-old restaurant

    This narrow building in Tokyo by local studio Apollo Architects & Associates accommodates an 85-year-old restaurant within its base, while its upper floor is a residence with a cantilevered balcony (+ slideshow). More about Switch by Apollo Architects gives a new home to an 85-year-old restaurant

    Amy Frearson | 7 April 2014 | 1 comment
  • House in Chiba by Yuji Kimura Design

    House in Chiba by Yuji Kimura hides a garage and balcony behind its walls

    This metal-clad house in Chiba, Japan, was designed by architect Yuji Kimura to fill its site, meaning a car-parking space and balcony had to be slotted within its boxy volume (+ slideshow). More about House in Chiba by Yuji Kimura hides a garage and balcony behind its walls

    Ashleigh Davis | 4 April 2014 | 4 comments
  • House-shaped doorways puncture Hazukashi House by Alts Design Office

    House-shaped doorways puncture Hazukashi House by Alts Design Office

    Pointed doorways and openings throughout this house in Kyoto, Japan, were designed by Alts Design Office to mimic the building's gabled profile (+ slideshow). More about House-shaped doorways puncture Hazukashi House by Alts Design Office

    Amy Frearson | 31 March 2014 | 5 comments
  • Okazaki House by MDS Co. Ltd

    Charred timber clads walls of Okazaki House by MDS

    Charred cedar clads the walls of this house in Aichi, Japan, by architecture studio MDS, while exposed wooden beams create a rack-like effect on the underside of the diagonally slanted roof. More about Charred timber clads walls of Okazaki House by MDS

    Ashleigh Davis | 29 March 2014 | Leave a comment
  • Katsutoshi Sasaki's Imai house is just three metres wide

    Katsutoshi Sasaki's Imai house is just three metres wide

    Katsutoshi Sasaki + Associates built this unusually skinny house on a three-metre-wide site in a residential district of Aichi Prefecture, Japan (+ slideshow). More about Katsutoshi Sasaki's Imai house is just three metres wide

    Amy Frearson | 28 March 2014 | 12 comments
  • Cocoon House by Studio Aula

    Criss-crossing wooden beams fill a void inside Studio Aula's Cocoon House

    A grid of chunky timber beams criss-crosses a void between the ground and first floors to allow light to circulate in this Studio Aula-designed house in Shiojiri, Japan (+ slideshow). More about Criss-crossing wooden beams fill a void inside Studio Aula's Cocoon House

    Alyn Griffiths | 21 March 2014 | Leave a comment
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