Kubota Architect Atelier combines delicately tapered surfaces with sturdy concrete walls for FU House
Three L-shaped structures with wafer-thin edges wrap around concrete and glass walls at this house in the Japanese city of Shunan. More
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Dormer windows protrude from mono-pitched roof of House in Tokushima
A group of dormers are set into the sloping roof of this house in Tokushima by Japanese studio FujiwaraMuro Architects, enabling daylight to reach rooms raised above a protective grassy bank. More
Tokyo home comprises cluster of protruding white boxes
The staggered stack of boxes that form this family home in central Tokyo contain a set of spiralling, interconnected rooms. More
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Japanese houses by Kenzo Tange, Toyo Ito and Atelier Bow-Wow showcased in MAXXI exhibition
The house Kenzo Tange designed for himself, a U-shaped residence by Toyo Ito and Atelier Bow-Wow's house-cum-studio are all on show as part of an exhibition about Japan's post-war houses at the MAXXI museum in Rome. More
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"Megaphone-shaped" holiday home in Japan prioritises garden views
This holiday home by Japanese studios Taku Sakaushi Architects and OFDA has a tapered form that broadens towards a garden, but narrows where it meets a road, creating a secluded getaway in Karuizawa. More
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1100 Architect elevates concrete house above a bluff on a tiny Japanese island
This beachside house on Japan's Ikema Island is perched on a concrete base to ensure the living spaces inside enjoy an optimal view of the East China Sea. More
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Chunky concrete staircase spirals through House in Akitsu by Kazunori Fujimoto
A concrete staircase spirals between the austere concrete floors of this house designed by Kazunori Fujimoto Architect & Associates for a seaside spot in Japan's Hiroshima Prefecture. More
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Graphic designer's home and studio in Tokyo includes cat walkway
Tokyo-based studio Do Do has designed this house and studio for a graphic designer and his wife, and created a special elevated pathway for their pet cat. More
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TT Architects transforms furniture factory into family home in Japan
TT Architects has converted an old furniture factory in the Japanese city of Okayama into a cedar-and steel-clad home for a carpenter and his family. More
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Elevated terraces create outdoor space for land-locked house in Tokyo by Front Office
A roof terrace, balconies and an external staircase maximise outdoor space for this overlooked house in Tokyo designed by Japanese studio Front Office. More
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Events space opens inside revamped century-old machiya house in Kyoto
This 120-year-old Kyoto townhouse was once used as a seed plantation, but has been carefully restored to create an events venue that celebrates Japanese interior design traditions. More
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Tokyo house designed by Satoru Hirota Architects to offer residents maximum privacy
A multi-layered facade creates extra privacy for the residents of this Tokyo house designed by local firm Satoru Hirota Architects (+ slideshow). More
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Kenta Eto completes house with sliced-away corner in Japan
The corner appears to have been chopped off this house in Japanese city Oita, revealing a tree growing behind the building's walls (+ slideshow). More
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Wooden boxes define rooms and mezzanines in Loft House by CAPD
Japanese studio CAPD has used large wooden boxes to created rooms and mezzanine floors within a house in Tokushima Prefecture (+ slideshow). More
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Apollo Architects completes earthquake-resistant house with a hat-like roof
A pointy wooden roof tops this concrete house in Tokyo, which led Apollo Architects & Associates to name the building Hat. More
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Muji to test prefab house by letting a competition winner live in it for free
Japanese design brand Muji has revealed the prototype for its latest prefab house, which it will test by having a competition winner move in rent-free for two years (+ movie). More
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House in Mikage by Sides Core contrasts white surfaces with exposed wooden beams
Osaka studio Sides Core has created a house in Kobe, conceived as a series of simple wooden containers (+ slideshow). More
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Uji House by Alts Design Office features a deliberately complex layout
Wooden crosses mark the entrances to this house in Japan, which features an intentionally complicated layout designed by Alts Design Office to create more privacy for residents (+ slideshow). More
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Four-metre-wide house built in Tokyo by Atelier HAKO Architects
Atelier HAKO Architects has squeezed a three-storey house onto a four-metre-wide site in Tokyo, suggesting that skinny houses are still the rage in Japan (+ slideshow). More
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Tea room and veranda provide socialising space in Katsutoshi Sasaki's Wengawa House
Translucent curtains surround a mezzanine tea room in the heart of this home, designed by Katsutoshi Sasaki + Associates for a retired couple in Japan's Aichi Prefecture (+ slideshow). More
