Editor's picks
villa kanousan | Yuusuke Karasawa Architects
villa kanousan is a weekend cottage situated within the deep mountains area of the midland of Bousou Peninsula. The site is located on Kanou Mountain, Kimitsu City. Traditional Japanese painting artist, Kaii Higashiyama (1909-99) once mentioned that he was awakened...
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A life with large opening | ondesign partners
A life with large opening house sits on a slender spot and uses vertical space. It has two separate forms and a void in the middle serving as a garden.
Tokyo Apartment | Sou Fujimoto Architects
Tokyo Apartment consists of four stacked apartments, serving as collective housing. Each unit has two or three rooms connected by stairs or ladders.
House in ABIKO | fuse-atelier
House in ABIKO is a gallery-like concrete residence for a couple. The aim was to create a unit where the designed furniture the couple collects stands out.
house-T | Tsukano Architect Office
house-T is designed as a rectilinear unit with a monolithic facade and has one window placed onto the narrow opening and a hallway taking dwellers inside.
LIBRARY HOUSE | Shinichi Ogawa & Associates
LIBRARY HOUSE is a square-shaped symmetrical unit with all rooms surrounding the living room space lined with a bookshelf wall, built for a book fan.
panda | Schemata Architects / Jo Nagasaka
panda is a minimalist, clean renovation project of Tokyo apartment with the plan reflecting the traditional Japanese family structure at that time.
YATSUGATAKE VILLA | MDS
YATSUGATAKE VILLA is a countryside retreat with a farm where residents can grow food and a fan-shaped design that lets in plenty of light.
House NA | Sou Fujimoto Architects
House NA is an entirely transparent residence consisting of 21 individual floor plates at different heights, contrasting the typical concrete units.
near house | MOUNT FUJI ARCHITECTS STUDIO
near house is a smart solution on a cramped plot consisting of two separate units. The first building serves as a gatehouse to the main family residence.
House in Yamasaki | Tato Architects / Yo Shimada
House in Yamasaki consists of three units. Two of them have translucent polycarbonate walls allowing enough light in even during the winter months.
PLUS | MOUNT FUJI ARCHITECTS STUDIO
PLUS is a weekend house on the mountain plot and has a view of the Pacific Ocean. The simple design blends the house with the landscape.
XXXX house | MOUNT FUJI ARCHITECTS STUDIO
XXXX house is a functional plywood space used as an atelier and a gallery with four kinds of panels forming a unique X-shaped structure.
