Rows of rectangular windows are designed to frame rooms like an "advertisement board for well-designed living" on the facade of this apartment block in Tokyo by local studio PANDA (+ slideshow). More about PANDA's Asakusa Apartments feature rows of "picture frame" windows
This narrow house in Tokyo by local studio Another Apartment has no windows or doors on its front to prevent neighbours from seeing inside. More about Long Window House by Another Apartment has no windows or doors on its front
Unfinished concrete is combined with exposed plywood in this Tokyo apartment renovated by Japanese architecture firm TANK (+ slideshow) More about 8Kumo by TANK
Diagonally stepped floors and ceilings divide triangular zones inside this pair of studio apartments in Tokyo by Kiyonobu Nakagame Architect & Associates (+ slideshow). More about Motoazabu Apartment sYms by Kiyonobu Nakagame Architect & Associates
Apartments in this raw concrete block in Tokyo by architects Key Operation feature indoor balconies that look over both the street and internal stairwells, so neighbours can see who's coming and going (+ slideshow). More about Yotsuya Tenera by Key Operation
Kitchen cabinets made from concrete blocks and removable patches of carpet that function as flip-flops can be found inside this Tokyo apartment by architects TANK. More about House K by TANK
Japanese architect Hiroyuki Tanaka added diagonal walls and blue lights to this Tokyo apartment. More about High-rise residence by Hiroyuki Tanaka Architects
Architects Sugawaradaisuke of Tokyo and Paris have completed two studio apartments on separate floors of a Tokyo apartment block, divided by twisting forms in the centre of each. More about Cell + wood/fabric by Sugawaradaisuke
Japanese designer Yuko Shibata created separate living and working areas in this Tokyo apartment by installing two mobile walls. More about Switch by Yuko Shibata
Architectural photographer Edmund Sumner has sent us his images of Tokyo Apartment by Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto, four house-shaped apartments stacked on top of each other. More about Tokyo Apartment by Sou Fujimoto Architects
Japanese firm Takeshi Yamagata Architects have squeezed four buildings containing nine apartments onto a small suburban site in Tokyo. More about Apartment in Kamitakada by Takeshi Yamagata Architects
Japanese architects Geneto used screens decorated with grooves to divide this Tokyo apartment. More about AZB by Geneto
Japanese architects Nakae Architects and Ohno Japan have collaborated to create student accommodation in Tokyo where slits run round the building near the top of each storey. More about MM Apartment by Nakae Architects and Ohno Japan
German-Japanese studio Minkus Architects Tokyo have renovated an apartment in Tokyo using curtains that make it look like a fabric play-house. More about Egota305 by Minkus Architects Tokyo
Japanese firm Hiroyuki Tanaka Architects have completed an apartment in Tokyo, Japan. More about Doors by Hiroyuki Tanaka Architects
Masahiro Kinoshita of Kino architects has completed the interior of an apartment in Tokyo, Japan. More about Corner house by Masahiro Kinoshita
Japanese architects Yuji Nakae, Akiyoshi Takagi and Hirofumi Ohno have collaborated on NE apartments, a block of eight apartments for motorcycle enthusiasts in Tokyo. More about NE apartment by Yuji Nakae, Akiyoshi Takagi and Hirofumi Ohno