A complex arrangement of overlapping wooden joists gives a twisted roof to this dental surgery in Osaka Prefecture by Japanese studio Kohki Hiranuma Architect & Associates (+ slideshow). More about Kohki Hiranuma's Osaka dental surgery features curvy corners and a twisted roof
Japanese design and architecture firm Torafu Architects has collaborated with Australian skincare brand Aesop to design the interior of its Osaka shop, with cedarwood blocks used to create multiple display areas at varying heights (+ slideshow). More about Torafu Architects uses Japanese cedar columns for fifth Aesop shop interior
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
This office and workshop for a theatre designer in Osaka was designed by Japanese studio Mattch to look like a glazed box hovering between two solid curtains (+ slideshow). More about Set design studio in Japan by Mattch plays with theatrical imagery
Designer Reiichi Ikeda inserted boxy partitions that follow the pattern of existing ceiling trusses into this clothing boutique in Osaka, Japan (+ slideshow). More about Reiichi Ikeda divides narrow Japanese clothing boutique with boxy partitions
Japanese architect Tsubasa Iwahashi has added hanging plants and a shed-like meeting room to an office in Osaka, which workers can take a peek at through boxy windows (+ slideshow). More about Office interior by Tsubasa Iwahashi brings the outside in with hanging baskets and a shed
A crimped wooden screen with a triangular hole through its centre divides the spaces of this beauty salon in Osaka by Japanese designer Yusuke Seki (+ slideshow). More about Beauty salon by Yusuke Seki features crimped screens and golden curtains
Japanese architect Kengo Kuma has layered wooden boards to create striations inside this workspace and cafe for an online restaurant guide based in Osaka (+ slideshow). More about Kengo Kuma stacks wooden layers inside office and cafe
A garden snakes between the cedar-clad walls of this house in Osaka by Japanese architects Arbol Design (+ slideshow). More about House in Nishimikuni by Arbol Design
Shoes are displayed in metal mesh columns at this footwear store in Osaka, Japan (+ slideshow). More about Lucca llena shoe store by Ryutaro Matsuura
A timber lattice supports shelves, worktops, lighting and mirrors down one side of this beauty salon in Osaka by Japanese designer Yasunari Tsukada (+ slideshow). More about end...Link beauty salon by Yasunari Tsukada
This forest-like beauty salon in Osaka has birch trees wedged between the floor and ceiling (+ slideshow). More about Onico Hair and Nail by Ryo Isobe
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!
Garments and accessories are sparingly displayed in a three-dimensional grid of white steel cubes at this boutique in Osaka by NI&Co. Architects (+ slideshow). More about Bianco Nero by NI&Co. Architects
This narrow house in Osaka by Ido, Kenji Architectural Studio contains hollow white boxes for stairs and a skewed upper storey. More about House in Tamatsu by Ido, Kenji Architectural Studio
Here's another project from Japanese designer Reiichi Ikeda, this time a hair salon in Osaka with diagonally striped wood and frosted glass (+ slideshow). More about IRO by Reiichi Ikeda
Japanese designer Reiichi Ikeda has built a wire mesh box in the middle of a fashion boutique in Osaka. More about Martagon by Reiichi Ikeda
Designer Reiichi Ikeda has come up with a shop for Japanese fashion brand Wonderland that has a small wooden house inside. More about Not Wonder Store by Reiichi Ikeda
Japanese designers Nendo have designed a shoe store where the shoes walk around the store on their own. More about Camper Osaka by Nendo
This house in Osaka by architects Suga Atelier has a faceted concrete exterior that looks like a rockface. More about House S by Suga Atelier