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…
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…
floating shaved bonito flakes shape a kinetic display system
a kinetic display system driven by shaved katsuobushi flakes Katsuo Gravity by UO is a permanent installation…
pokémon characters splash into renovated footbath in japan
Gyarados and friends appear inside renovated thermal footbath Overlooking the calm waters of Nanao Bay, a renovated…
1-1 architects reworks surplus timber into a layered house and office
reworking stockpiled timber into structure House & Office SH by 1-1 Architects is a combined workplace and…
kengo kuma sculpts radiating hinoki louvres throughout chikujō library
‘Kizuki no Mori’: a forest of books Kengo Kuma and Associates have recently completed this Chikujō Town…
concrete and timber converse in osaka residence’s interiors
Osaka Home by Masakazu Tsujibayashi Adapts to Irregular Plot Located in a dense residential district of Osaka,…