planted roof extends garden over tato architects’ timber house in mibu, japan
house’s rotated timber volume responds to the existing backyard House in Mibu is a two-story timber house…
leaning timber frame anchors shrine office in japanese mountain valley
Sobokuya builds The Shrine Office in mountain valley in Hokuto Set within a mountain valley in the…
overlapping concrete walls and columns blur inside and outside in okinawa house
a large roof unifies a house of overlapping concrete spaces Overlapping Spaces is a house in Okinawa,…
diagonal forms and illuminated curves outline 2050 coffee shop in osaka
Diagonal geometries shift the movement of Midosuji upwards Set along Osaka’s iconic Midosuji, 2050 Coffee’s new branch…
triangular timber structure encloses tsukumo kiln ceramic studio in japan
Rotated Timber Frames Define the Studio’s Triangular Structure Set on a hill within the rural landscape of…
why japanese architects carve parking into tiny urban homes
carving a void in the home At the corner of two narrow streets in Tokyo, an orange…
Tato Architects’ Arc Tent combines a hammock and outdoor shelter
CAMPING GETS OFF THE GROUND Tato Architects rethinks the familiar camping tent with Arc Tent, a lightweight…
what do we stop seeing at home? ULTRA studio reframes domestic perception
an unfamiliar object in plain sight At the center of a Tokyo residence dubbed After Image, Japanese…
tato architects renovates kyoto minami kaikan cinema
A BUILDING DESIGNED LIKE A SCREEN After 55 years, Kyoto Minami Kaikan has moved into an unlikely…
giant blue-green semicircular table by tato architects reorganizes kyoto apartment
A Large Semicircular Table Reorganizes Living Space in KYOTO In a vacant unit within a municipal housing…
coil kazuteru matumura turns timber outbuildings into shared kitchen in osaka
Rusted Steel and New Timber Shape the Renovation of Ichizu Designed by coil Kazuteru Matumura Architects, Ichizu…
hideki yoshimoto and maria cristina didero on craft x tech
new design and historic craft In Japan, Craft x Tech connects contemporary designers and artists from around…