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  • Gandare residential project by Ninkipen! architecture in Osaka

    Gandare house by Ninkipen! has a metal skin that appears to peel up

    Japanese architect Ninkipen! has completed a house in Osaka Prefecture, featuring a metal surface that appears to be peeling up from the structure (+ slideshow). More about Gandare house by Ninkipen! has a metal skin that appears to peel up

    Amy Frearson | 24 May 2016 | 2 comments
  • &S Tokyo by Ninkipen

    Ninkipen! wedges galvanised metal office for a construction firm between Tokyo blocks

    This galvanised metal office block by Japanese studio Ninkipen! is slotted into a narrow gap between two Tokyo buildings, and has an interior with an intentionally unfinished appearance (+ slideshow). More about Ninkipen! wedges galvanised metal office for a construction firm between Tokyo blocks

    Jessica Mairs | 8 April 2016 | 1 comment
  • Ha-Ha Apartment from Nikipen!

    Ninkipen! leaves walls unfinished inside Kyoto design gallery and atelier

    Smears of paint and plaster are left exposed on the walls of this design studio and gallery in Japan, which also features a breeze-block wall and an indoor garden (+ slideshow). More about Ninkipen! leaves walls unfinished inside Kyoto design gallery and atelier

    Amy Frearson | 13 April 2015 | 8 comments
  • A small tree grows inside Ito-biyori cafe by Ninkipen!

    A large circular mirror reflects a tree planted in the centre of this Osaka cafe by Japanese studio Ninkipen! (+ slideshow). More about A small tree grows inside Ito-biyori cafe by Ninkipen!

    Dan Howarth | 18 February 2015 | 2 comments
  • O Pharmacy by Ninkipen! features exposed wooden ceiling

    Ninkipen! exposes wooden columns and trusses inside O Pharmacy

    Chunky wooden columns and beams support the sloping timber ceiling of this small pharmacy by Japanese studio Ninkipen! in the city of Ogaki (+ slideshow). More about Ninkipen! exposes wooden columns and trusses inside O Pharmacy

    Alyn Griffiths | 24 February 2014 | 3 comments
  • 4n house by Ninkipen!

    4n house by Ninkipen!

    This family house in Nara, Japan, is raised up on pilotis and residents have to enter using a staircase beneath the floor (+ slideshow). More about 4n house by Ninkipen!

    Amy Frearson | 19 July 2013 | Leave a comment
  • Ring Osaka by Ninkipen!

    Ring Osaka by Ninkipen!

    Garments hang from a wall-mounted wooden grid inside this Osaka fashion boutique that Japanese studio Ninkipen! has recently completed (+ slideshow). More about Ring Osaka by Ninkipen!

    Amy Frearson | 8 January 2013 | 1 comment
  • Le Cinq by Ninkipen!

    Le Cinq by Ninkipen!

    Japanese architects Ninkipen! have planted a tree at the centre of this hair salon in Kadoma and surrounded it with mirrored A-frames. More about Le Cinq by Ninkipen!

    Amy Frearson | 2 May 2012 | 2 comments
  • Ogimachi Global Dispensing Pharmacy by TKY Japan

    Ogimachi Global Dispensing Pharmacy by TKY Japan

    This tiny gabled pharmacy is squeezed into a narrow alleyway between two towering apartment blocks in Osaka. More about Ogimachi Global Dispensing Pharmacy by TKY Japan

    Amy Frearson | 30 January 2012 | 6 comments
  • House by Ninkipen

    80.84 by Ninkipen!

    Japanese studio Ninkipen! have completed a family house in Nara, Japan, comprising staggered rectangular volumes. More about 80.84 by Ninkipen!

    Catherine Warmann | 18 January 2011 | 6 comments
  • Panscape 2jo by Ninkipen

    Panscape 2jo by Ninkipen!

    This bakery shop in Osaka has been refurbished by Japanese firm Ninkipen! with bread displayed on a wooden sleeper and the kitchen sat behind an exposed concrete counter. More about Panscape 2jo by Ninkipen!

    Joe Mills | 28 September 2010 | 8 comments
  • Mole by Ninkipen!

    Mole by Ninkipen!

    Japanese office Ninkipen have completed this office in Osaka with a facade of aluminum louvres that appear to bubble. More about Mole by Ninkipen!

    Joe Mills | 17 August 2010 | 13 comments
  • Rroomm by Ninkipen!

    Architects Ninkipen! have renovated the interior of a clothing shop in Osaka, Japan, by lining the walls with fake doors. More about Rroomm by Ninkipen!

    Natasha Lyons | 8 December 2009 | 3 comments

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