Designer Keiji Ashizawa has turned a former hostel in Shintomicho, Tokyo, into Tomi Ginza, a boutique hotel with a single suite on each of its floors that was designed to fulfil a need for group accommodation in the city. More about Eight-room Tokyo hotel designed to feel like staying "at the home of a tasteful friend"
Japanese studio Keiji Ashizawa Design has created the Toune holiday home in a 120-year-old machiya, preserving its original layout and the "sense of time embedded within the building" while giving it a contemporary update. More about Keiji Ashizawa creates holiday home within historic machiya
Located in the historic House of Tan Yeok Nee, Japanese restaurant Loca Niru in Singapore has a pared-back, simple interior that contrasts its ornate exterior. More about Keiji Ashizawa envisions Loca Niru restaurant as "a dialogue across time"
Architect Keiji Ashizawa saw the planning process as "solving a puzzle" when creating this house in central Tokyo, which features wooden louvres for privacy. More about Tropical hardwood and reinforced concrete form House in Minami-Azabu
Architecture studio Keiji Ashizawa Design looked to Osaka Castle's triangular forms and the shape of the city's Tsutenkaku Tower when designing the latest Blue Bottle Coffee cafe in Osaka, Japan. More about Osaka Castle's Golden Tea Room informs interiors of Blue Bottle Coffee Shinsaibashi
Dezeen has revealed the 189 projects longlisted for this year's Dezeen Awards interior categories, including designs by Holloway Li, Perkins&Will, Keiji Ashizawa Design, Linehouse and Buckley Gray Yeoman. More about Dezeen Awards 2025 showcases 189 standout interiors projects from all over the world
Warm and earthy tones and materials were used to create Taiwanese fine-dining restaurant Logy, which architect Keiji Ashizawa designed for "intimate dining experiences". More about Taipei restaurant features lights resembling bamboo stalks
Japanese studio Keiji Ashizawa Design has completed a minimalist renovation of a 1990s concrete building in Tokyo to create the Karimoku Research Center. More about Keiji Ashizawa Design turns concrete office into Karimoku creative hub
Japanese studio Keiji Ashizawa Design has completed a minimalist showroom and office for jewellery and fashion brand Mariha in Tokyo. More about Keiji Ashizawa Design uses neutral tones for jewellery showroom in Tokyo
Dezeen has announced the interiors shortlist for this year's Dezeen Awards, which includes interiors by Keiji Ashizawa, India Mahdavi, Mesura and Unknown Works. More about World's 49 most striking interiors shortlisted for Dezeen Awards 2024
Eighteen leading architects and designers met this week to decide the winners of Dezeen Awards 2024, in partnership with Bentley, which will be revealed at the Dezeen Awards 2024 party in November. More about Patricia Urquiola and Keiji Ashizawa among judges to decide Dezeen Awards 2024 winners
Japanese architect Keiji Ashizawa referenced louvres on townhouses in Kyoto when designing the concrete House in Aoyama, which is intended to foster a sense of privacy. More about Wooden louvres create "subtle seclusion" at Tokyo house by Keiji Ashizawa Design
Japanese studio Keiji Ashizawa Design sourced local materials for the design of Blue Bottle Coffee cafe in Nagoya, Japan, which features tiles across its surfaces and lamps made from pottery plates. More about Locally produced tiles clad walls and table in Blue Bottle Coffee shop in Nagoya
Architects Keiji Ashizawa and Arjun Malik, artist Justina Blakeney, interior designer Claudia Afshar and graphic designer Ian Cartlidge have been announced as Dezeen Awards 2024 judges. More about Justina Blakeney, Keiji Ashizawa and Claudia Afshar announced as Dezeen Awards 2024 judges
Japanese brand Karimoku Case has redesigned an apartment on a hilltop in Tokyo, using wood and a neutral colour palette to create a "calm and serene atmosphere". More about Karimoku Case lines minimalist Tokyo apartment with local wood
Japanese architect Keiji Ashizawa has created the interior for a skincare clinic in Tokyo, using textiles and custom-made furniture to make it feel more residential than medical. More about Keiji Ashizawa adds "residential calm" to Aloop clinic in Ginza
An exposed raw concrete facade fronts the Trunk Hotel Yoyogi Park, which Japanese studio Keiji Ashizawa Design and Danish firm Norm Architects conceived as a minimalist retreat in the heart of the city. More about Keiji Ashizawa Design and Norm Architects create "honest" Trunk Hotel in Tokyo
Architect Keiji Ashizawa has created a Blue Bottle Coffee shop in Shanghai's Qiantan area with a glazed facade and interiors in a hue that nods to the city's brick buildings. More about Blue Bottle Coffee Qiantan references greenhouses and Shanghai's brick architecture
Designer Keiji Ashizawa has devised the interiors of The Conran Shop Daikanyama in Tokyo, which is located inside a building by architect Fumihiko Maki and spotlights products from Japan and Asia. More about Keiji Ashizawa designs "home-like" The Conran Shop in Hillside Terrace
Japanese designer Keiji Ashizawa and Danish studio Norm Architects have unveiled their design for the Bellustar Tokyo hotel, which aims to evoke a sense of nature in the middle of Tokyo's urban Shinjuku district. More about Keiji Ashizawa and Norm Architects design tactile interiors for "hotel in the sky"