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,…
IGArchitects builds tokyo house from field of structural timber walls
forest of timber walls replaces a conventional room sequence House of Wall Forest in Tokyo, Japan, by…
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…
colorful oil paintings capture quiet scenes of everyday japan
Naru Hiko Reframes Familiar Scenes from Japan’s Parks Through simplified colors and forms, Naru Hiko’s oil paintings…
KIAS pairs textured brick facade with planted atrium for headquarters in japan
Rough Brick and GRC Create a Layered Street Facade Kawamura Electric’s new headquarters in central Nagoya brings…
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…
tyfa builds japanese home to be dismantled and moved with its residents
circularity cabin begins with its eventual dismantling A planned road expansion in Zushi, Japan, gave the Circularity…
tato architects renovates kyoto minami kaikan cinema
A BUILDING DESIGNED LIKE A SCREEN After 55 years, Kyoto Minami Kaikan has moved into an unlikely…