Designed by Hisashi Ikeda, founder of his eponymous practice, House Y is located in a dense residential area near the highway in Ishibashi area in Osaka. One of the main challenges is the site…
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Architecture Interiors Residential designYabashi Architects and Associates designs Kumamoto house with partial walls to allow natural light and picturesque view
Located at the foot of Mt Mainichi in Japan’s Kumamoto city on the island of Kyushu, this 86m² private residence designed by Yabashi Architects and Associates, led by Tohru Yabashi, is situated in a…
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Architecture Community architecture Public InstitutionNikken Sekkei designs integrated community centre on remote Japanese island with curved latticed timber roof
Globally-known practice Nikken Sekkei has designed a mixed-use public project in Amakusa City, a series of islands located in Japan’s Kumamoto Prefecture. There is no train station in the city, necessitating private car transportation…
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Architecture F&BKengo Kuma and Associates designs suspended restaurant on steep slope that pays homage to traditional temple
Kengo Kuma and Associates has designed a 200m² “suspended” restaurant, Mikuni Izukogen, in Izukogen Shizuoka overlooking the Sagami Bay on the cliffs of Japan’s Izu Peninsula. The terrain of Japan is complex, and various…
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Interiors Residential designKyoto’s 2M26 converts century-old traditional nagaya house into multi-purpose home-office, atelier and event space
Kyoto-based founders of 2M26 multidisciplinary studio Mélanie Heresbach and Sébastien Renauld have designed and built a multi-functional property that serves as their home, office, woodworking atelier and event space. The architect-artist duo renovated a…
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Interiors Office designNendo designs IoT centre for Mckinsey’s Tokyo office with textured glass referencing 0 and 1 digital encryption
Nendo has designed a new Internet of Things Center within the offices of global management consulting firm McKinsey in Tokyo’s Roppongi district. The new centre has three galleries and a lounge area to showcase…
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Architecture Residential designJapan’s DOG Architect designs small house and artist studio with sloping roof that provides view of artwork display wall
Designed by Ryutaro Saito of Tokyo-based DOG Architect and Shun Ide of Nikken Housing System, this small, atelier-style house – 87.23m² on a land area of 123m² – built along the Tokaido Road in…