Japanese architecture
Toru Kashihara Architects designs stepped concrete temple in Tokyo
Takashi Yamaguchi & Associates designs house in Japan based on a Möbius loop
Huge sliding door reveals courtyard at House in Sonobe by Tato Architects
Foster + Partners models Apple Store in Kyoto on traditional Japanese houses
Tokyo’s new Hotel Okura will recreate iconic rooms from the original
Schemata Architects contrasts original features with modern interventions for Japanese office
Suzuki Architects combines a home and shop at Gré Square House
Interlocking indoor and outdoor levels bring Japanese house close to nature
Snark Architectures borrows cabin aesthetic for apartment renovation near Mount Takao
Windowless facade obscures seaside home in Kanagawa by Shinichi Ogawa & Associates
Apollo Architects’ minimal renovation aims to keep the atmosphere of an old family home in Tokyo
Oblong windows puncture concrete office block by Yoshihiro Kato Atelier
House in Toyonaka embeds windows in gaps between monolithic grey boxes
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Apollo Architects & Associates hides courtyard behind Cover House’s metal facade
Snark’s House in Nakauchi is half opaque home and half transparent sunroom
Climbing wall and swing promote play at Hibinosekkei’s Tokyo childcare centre
Akihisa Hirata stacks concrete boxes to create “futuristic and savage” Tree-ness House
House-shaped windows puncture perforated metal facades of Yokohama nursery
Platforms function as tables and shelves inside Tato Architects’ House in Miyamoto
Japanese house by Kouichi Kimura includes white-tiled courtyard for yoga
Sandwich creates “ship-shaped” art pavilion in Fukuyama to commemorate deaths at sea
Bright white living spaces overhang gallery in top-heavy Tokyo house by Form
