In the run-up to the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tokyo is awash with new design gems, the latest being K5, a boutique property and a member of Design Hotels. Opening this February, K5, designed by…
Bjarke Ingels-led practice BIG has unveiled its latest and first project in Japan called the Toyota Woven City. Nestled at the foothills of Mt. Fuji, the collaboration with Toyota Motor Corporation, will be the…
Located in Japan’s Nasu, Tochigi Prefecture, a well-known summer resort, this 156m2 house designed by Hiroshi Nakamura & NAP, blends in with its surroundings in keeping with its objective to be as passive as…
Construction work has been completed on the Ariake Gymnastics Centre, one of the main venues of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The 12,000-capacity arena will host artistic, rhythmic and trampoline gymnastics events…
Hotel group Aman has opened its third resort in Japan that has been designed by the late Singapore-based architect Kerry Hill and his team – the studio behind both Aman Tokyo and Amanemu, as well as Amanyangyun…
Tokyo-based practice, 2id Architects, has designed a house in Hamamatsu, an industrial city in Shizuoka Prefecture. It’s known for the production of musical instruments by brands such as Yamaha and Kawai as well as…
Heatherwick Studio has released artists impressions for a green pergola complex to be the defining feature of an upcoming development in the Japanese capital, Tokyo. Work has begun on the 80,000m² project, located in the Toranomon-Azabudai district, which will…