Japanese houses
Cranks house by Hugo Kohno features concrete walls that step in and out
Wooden house by Suzuki Architects also contains a hair salon and a writing studio
Open-plan house in Japan by MAMM Design features mezzanine “street”
Angular black walls fold around SRK home in Tokyo by ARTechnic Architects
Shawl House by Y+M Design Office has a roof that slopes down to shelter a tea room and terrace
Snark and Ouvi’s house for an illustrator features exposed wooden beams
Junichi Kato clads House in Shigaraki in dark brown-coated steel
Slide House by Y+M Design Office comprises four layers of square concrete frames
House in Tomigusuku by Rhythmdesign features 36 openings across three facades
Matsuyama house by TTArchitects features dedicated spaces for watching fireworks
Nobuo Araki creates simple house with overhanging eaves on Japan’s largest plain
Arched openings cut through walls of Takushu Arai’s steel-plated house in Yokohama
DGT Architects’ A House for Oiso aims to “capture the essence of Japan from all ages”
Shingle-clad home by Starpilots can be split up to make way for a road expansion
Gabled townhouse in Tokyo by Niji Architects is clad in strips of white steel
Tsubasa Iwahashi converts a family home into a stripped-back dwelling for empty nesters
House in Ikoma has a central void that stretches all the way up to its pitched roof
House on Awaji Island has a timber porch with a house-shaped entrance
Jo Nagasaka knocks through the walls of a Tokyo house to reveal its aged structure
Katsutoshi Sasaki’s House in Yamanote features sleeping platforms raised over an indoor terrace
Fuse Atelier’s House in Tsudanuma brings light in through a perforated concrete facade
Rooms are less than two metres wide inside Tokyo house by YUUA Architects
Nord house by Apollo Architects boasts a spacious loft room for children to play in
