Editor's picks
S RESIDENCE | Shinichi Ogawa & Associates
S RESIDENCE built close to the mountain has a glazed wall running across one side of the unit to provide an unstructured view of the natural landscape.
KAWATE | KEITARO MUTO ARCHITECTS
KAWATE house is a unit with a cantilevered story that provides shelter for the family to play. The floating theme extends to the inside with the staircase.
Slit house | EASTERN design office
Slit house has a facade with 60 slated and angled slashes replacing the windows. The interior walls are made of wood so that they can be easily replaced.
F-WHITE | Takuro Yamamoto Architects
F-WHITE house is built on an unusually large plot with the rectangular courtyard in the center providing the unit with natural light.
folm arts | Tsubasa Iwahashi Architects
folm arts is a renovated beauty salon, redesigned for its tenth anniversary since opening. The unit is in the form of a tunnel and has a simple design.
SunnyHills at Minami-Aoyama | Kengo Kuma & Associates
SunnyHills at Minami-Aoyama is a three-dimensional cake shop in the shape of a bamboo basket with wooden strips of different sizes to create many layers.
Tato House | Tato Architects / Yo Shimada
Tato House consists of the west and the east part connected with the stairwell. It has a view of the downtown, the sea, and the mountain.
villa kanousan | Yuusuke Karasawa Architects
villa kanousan is a cottage sitting in the mountains, divided into eight portions. The three-dimensional holes enable the view of the rooms across floors.
White Cave House | Takuro Yamamoto Architects
White Cave House consists of several multi-purpose interconnected voids serving as a parking space and an area through which snow can be cleaned.
mooponto's Magazine
Mar28
SANAA Wins Competition to Design Shenzhen Maritime Museum in China
Kazuyo Sejima + Ryue Nishizawa / SANAA has won the architectural competition for the Shenzhen Maritime Museum with its project The Cloud on the Ocean.
Dec22
House Feurstein | Innauer-Matt Architekten
House Feurstein was built on the structure of the demolished unit. The interior is made of plywood, wood, and concrete, providing a warm atmosphere.
Oct05
Villa Kallioniemi | K2S Architects
Villa Kallioniemi reflects a simple Finnish traditional design. It's minimalist, made of wood, and has a breathtaking view of the seascape.
Sep21
house DZ | GRAUX & BAEYENS architecten
house DZ utilizes the small plot by organizing rooms into different cubic volumes. The protruding walls have huge windows for maximum light.
Sep13
Freudenau Mill | Furrer Jud Architekten
Freudenau Mill building is located in the formal industrial area and consists of three separate annexes positioned stepwise in height.
Aug05
House in Lisbon | ARX PORTUGAL Arquitectos
House in Lisbon has two different facades to meet the needs for privacy and openness while reflecting Lisbon traditions and Portuguese design.
Featured offices & architects
Japanese design
LIGHT Lamps | YOY
LIGHT is a line of floor and table lamps designed by YOY. When turned on, the lamp reflects a shade of light onto the wall in the lamp silhouette.
Fractal 23 | takeshi miyakawa design
Fractal 23 is a modular drawer system that can be opened from four sides, allowing people to reach the inside from different points.
PEEL Wall light | YOY
PEEL Wall light is designed by YOY and utilizes OLED to look as if the corner of the wall was peeling and the light was coming through the hole.
Dream Chair | Tadao Ando
Dream Chair designed by Tadao Ando combines comfort and minimalist elements. It's made of three-dimensional plywood, creating an organic curved design.
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International Architecture Summer School – Metabolism Revisited
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Japanese Architecture at Cologne University
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Betzdorfer Straße 2, 50679 Cologne, Germany
Struggling Cities – from Japanese Urban Projects in the 1960s
10/09/2013 12:00 am
Pot na Fužine 2, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Latest projects
March 22, 2021
White Collage | Keikichi Yamauchi architect and associates
White Collage is a minimalist house by Keikichi Yamauchi architects and associates with steel sheets covering its bottom and giving a view of the exterior.
White Collage is a minimalist house by Keikichi Yamauchi architects and associates with steel sheets covering its bottom and giving a view of the exterior.
November 30, 2014
S RESIDENCE | Shinichi Ogawa & Associates
S RESIDENCE built close to the mountain has a glazed wall running across one side of the unit to provide an unstructured view of the natural landscape.
S RESIDENCE built close to the mountain has a glazed wall running across one side of the unit to provide an unstructured view of the natural landscape.
November 23, 2014
House in Sakurashinmachi | comma design office
House in Sakurashinmachi is a renovated project with the existing structure reinforced against earthquakes. Two families live there but share the garden.
House in Sakurashinmachi is a renovated project with the existing structure reinforced against earthquakes. Two families live there but share the garden.
October 26, 2014
Tiny House in Kobe | FujiwaraMuro Architects
Tiny House in Kobe has a red cedar wood facade. It sits on a small plot and uses it to its maximum by stacking rooms vertically into a three-story unit.
Tiny House in Kobe has a red cedar wood facade. It sits on a small plot and uses it to its maximum by stacking rooms vertically into a three-story unit.
August 31, 2014
Clementine | T-LEX Brain. design office
Clementine hair salon is a renovated building with private spaces for customers to enjoy. Different salon functions flow through one continuous volume.
Clementine hair salon is a renovated building with private spaces for customers to enjoy. Different salon functions flow through one continuous volume.
August 12, 2014
Tama N | sinato
Tama N apartment is a redesigned project of a 25-year old building with a single wooden wall transforming the conventional living unit into an elegant space.
Tama N apartment is a redesigned project of a 25-year old building with a single wooden wall transforming the conventional living unit into an elegant space.
July 31, 2014
KAWATE | KEITARO MUTO ARCHITECTS
KAWATE house is a unit with a cantilevered story that provides shelter for the family to play. The floating theme extends to the inside with the staircase.
KAWATE house is a unit with a cantilevered story that provides shelter for the family to play. The floating theme extends to the inside with the staircase.
July 21, 2014
YURAS | sinato
YURAS is an office project with the new room added to the existing space area, dividing the whole area into the work space and common space.
YURAS is an office project with the new room added to the existing space area, dividing the whole area into the work space and common space.
July 10, 2014
BASE | KOMADA ARCHITECTS’ OFFICE
BASE is a three-story building with the office on the 1st floor and dwellings on other floors. Careful fenestration opens the space to the street.
BASE is a three-story building with the office on the 1st floor and dwellings on other floors. Careful fenestration opens the space to the street.
