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Asakusa Culture Tourist Information Center | Kengo Kuma & Associates
In the corner premise of just 326 m² across Kaminari-mon Gate, the building was required to accommodate plural programs such as a tourist information center, conference room, multi-purpose hall, and exhibition space. The center extends Asakusa’s lively neighborhood vertically and...
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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.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
Dogsalon in Oita | Horibe Associates
Dogsalon in Oita is a residence and dog salon featured in one unit. The relaxed, open atmosphere was achieved with the use of plywood and concrete.
+green | sinato
+green is an organic restaurant with many levels making up for the limited street-facing facade. The floating interior surrounds the green elements.
S HOUSE | KOMADA ARCHITECTS’ OFFICE
S HOUSE is a three-person residence consisting of five different boxes randomly connected, making no difference between the front and the back of the unit.