Osaka
Land beauty salon is tucked in skinny slot between Osaka shops
Louis Vuitton’s flagship Osaka store covered in curving glass sails
Renzo Piano’s Kansai airport has a mile-long high-tech terminal
Plywood furniture “islands” are used to customise public housing in Japan
House in Hokusetsu by Tato Architects is designed as a labyrinth
House in Toyonaka embeds windows in gaps between monolithic grey boxes
Pastel colours and subtle grids break up open-plan hair salon in Osaka
Steel chain curtains cover skinny Osaka house by FujiwaraMuro Architects
T Weekend Residence by Process5 Design lets residents dine and bathe in sea breeze
Minimal hair salon by Sides Core accommodates just one customer at a time
Okuwada gives Mook salon in Osaka an oak-panelled makeover
Shimpei Oda creates “inner balcony” in renovated Osaka apartment
House in Takatsuki by Tato Architects has 16 different floor levels
Sugalabo V is Louis Vuitton’s first restaurant
Arced concrete walls invite visitors into House in Konohana
Geneto raises skinny house in Japan above pentagonal garage hole
Platforms function as tables and shelves inside Tato Architects’ House in Miyamoto
Climbing nets surround tree extending through balcony of Osaka nursery school
Sides Core redesigns minimal hair salon to include library
Gandare house by Ninkipen! has a metal skin that appears to peel up
Glass blocks create multi-tonal facade for antiques showroom by Jun Murata
Windows spiral towards the roof of Osaka house by Alphaville Architects
Nikken Space Design’s office in Osaka features a bleacher-style bookcase
