Tokyo home comprises cluster of protruding white boxes
The staggered stack of boxes that form this family home in central Tokyo contain a set of spiralling, interconnected rooms. More about Tokyo home comprises cluster of protruding white boxes
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Hiroyuki Ogawa Architects designs pair of contrasting Tokyo apartments for Airbnb guests
Hiroyuki Ogawa Architects has overhauled a pair of Airbnb apartments in Tokyo, giving one a suspended table and wood-lined walls, and the other dark plasterwork and plush grey carpet. More about Hiroyuki Ogawa Architects designs pair of contrasting Tokyo apartments for Airbnb guests
Construction work starts on Kengo Kuma's Tokyo 2020 Olympics stadium
Building work has begun on Kengo Kuma's National Stadium for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics – the design that was controversially selected to replace Zaha Hadid's competition-winning scheme. More about Construction work starts on Kengo Kuma's Tokyo 2020 Olympics stadium
Sharply pitched roofs break up the scale of Kengo Kuma's kindergarten in Saitama
Kengo Kuma & Associates has designed a kindergarten in the Japanese city Saitama with a series of roofs that pitch steeply in opposing directions. More about Sharply pitched roofs break up the scale of Kengo Kuma's kindergarten in Saitama
Archi-Depot Museum director picks his five favourite architectural models
Yuta Tokunaga, director of a museum dedicated to architectural models, has selected his five favourite exhibits from a collection that includes works by Kengo Kuma and Shigeru Ban. More about Archi-Depot Museum director picks his five favourite architectural models
Incandescent bulb likely cause of Tokyo Design Week fire
The fire that killed one young boy and injured two adults at Tokyo Design Week on Sunday was likely started by an incandescent bulb. More about Incandescent bulb likely cause of Tokyo Design Week fire
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Child dies after exhibit catches fire at Tokyo Design Week
A five-year-old boy died and two men were injured when an installation caught fire at Tokyo Design Week on Sunday. More about Child dies after exhibit catches fire at Tokyo Design Week
Graphic designer's home and studio in Tokyo includes cat walkway
Tokyo-based studio Do Do has designed this house and studio for a graphic designer and his wife, and created a special elevated pathway for their pet cat. More about Graphic designer's home and studio in Tokyo includes cat walkway
Nendo creates 3D-printed objects that look like the fine outlines of paper
Nendo has revisited its technique of creating sketch-like objects with a series of 3D-printed pieces that look like the outlines of paper. More about Nendo creates 3D-printed objects that look like the fine outlines of paper
Elevated terraces create outdoor space for land-locked house in Tokyo by Front Office
A roof terrace, balconies and an external staircase maximise outdoor space for this overlooked house in Tokyo designed by Japanese studio Front Office. More about Elevated terraces create outdoor space for land-locked house in Tokyo by Front Office
Schemata Architects creates basswood-lined interior for Blue Bottle Coffee
Plywood panels are used to conceal storage and serving hatches inside this Tokyo coffee shop by Schemata Architects. More about Schemata Architects creates basswood-lined interior for Blue Bottle Coffee
Tokyo house designed by Satoru Hirota Architects to offer residents maximum privacy
A multi-layered facade creates extra privacy for the residents of this Tokyo house designed by local firm Satoru Hirota Architects (+ slideshow). More about Tokyo house designed by Satoru Hirota Architects to offer residents maximum privacy
Golden staircase sits at the centre of Curiosity's dramatic Dolce & Gabbana Aoyama store
Theatrical lighting illuminates products inside the new black and gold Dolce & Gabbana store in Tokyo by French designer Gwenael Nicolas. More about Golden staircase sits at the centre of Curiosity's dramatic Dolce & Gabbana Aoyama store
Museum dedicated to architecture models opens in Japan
Models by Japanese architects including Shigeru Ban, Kengo Kuma and Riken Yamamoto are the focus of a museum that has opened in Tokyo (+ slideshow). More about Museum dedicated to architecture models opens in Japan
Schemata Architects frames Japanese boutique with gigantic display window
Schemata Architects and KHA Studio have transformed a space in Tokyo to create a minimal fashion boutique that is entirely visible from the street (+ slideshow). More about Schemata Architects frames Japanese boutique with gigantic display window
Apollo Architects completes earthquake-resistant house with a hat-like roof
A pointy wooden roof tops this concrete house in Tokyo, which led Apollo Architects & Associates to name the building Hat. More about Apollo Architects completes earthquake-resistant house with a hat-like roof
Sunset-hued counter welcomes customers at Tokyo cheese tart shop by Yota Kakuda
Japanese designer Yota Kakuda has combined industrial and citrus tones in his interior design for Bake Kitasenju, a cheese tart shop in Tokyo (+ slideshow). More about Sunset-hued counter welcomes customers at Tokyo cheese tart shop by Yota Kakuda
Airbnb models Tokyo office on local neighbourhoods
Home rentals website Airbnb has created a multipurpose office space based on traditional Japanese interiors and neighbourhoods for its Tokyo employees (+ slideshow). More about Airbnb models Tokyo office on local neighbourhoods
Sou Fujimoto, Kengo Kuma and more propose future houses in House Vision exhibition
Japanese architects including Sou Fujimoto, Atelier Bow-Wow, Kengo Kuma and Shigeru Ban have all designed houses of the future for a Tokyo exhibition (+ movie). More about Sou Fujimoto, Kengo Kuma and more propose future houses in House Vision exhibition
Le Corbusier's National Museum of Western Art is his only building in the Far East
World heritage Corb: one of French-Swiss architect Le Corbusier's lesser-known buildings among the 17 recently added to UNESCO's World Heritage List is a concrete museum in Tokyo, which holds a collection dedicated to western thought and art. More about Le Corbusier's National Museum of Western Art is his only building in the Far East