Tokyo House Tests Environmentally-Friendly Concrete Made From Volcanic Ash
For this unique home, Atelier Tekuto teamed up with experts to develop an environmentally-friendly concrete made—not from sand—but volcanic ash.
Author: Cathelijne Nuijsink
A Japanese Home That Transforms the Humble Window Sill
Inspired by the way a cat inhabits the windowsill, ikmo architects conceptually transformed this home's windowsills into small, configurable rooms.
Sleeping in the Stacks: Tokyo Hostel Doubles as a Library
A new Tokyo hostel conceals capsule-sized bedrooms behind a wall of books.
Original Views
Ryue Nishizawa creates an unconventional museum for Hiroshi Senju’s paintings of nature.
A Tree of Triangles
Akihisa Hirata blends organic inspiration with geometric form for an art pavilion in Tokyo.
Nurturing the Mothers
Atelier Cube extends a kindergarten to create a space for new parents.
Stacking It Up
The Japanese design firm Sinato manages to cram several culinary experiences into a difficult space.
A House Folded
With an unconventionally slanted wall inserted into a home design, Alphaville makes ample use of both space and light.
Unlikely Alliances
An architect and a landscape designer outfit a fashion showroom in steel plate, lava stones, leather, and pine.
A House for Repose
In its first completed project, a young architecture firm considers the needs of a retired Japanese couple.
Kazuyo Sejima Completes Her Most Complex Work So Far
Kazuyo Sejima’s latest project, an apartment building in Yokohama, Japan, is an intricate composition of curves and voids that delicately balances privacy and community.
A Pointed Response
In Japan a “sharp cone” answers a young family’s divergent needs.
Nesting in Tokyo
Woven into a rare stand of trees, Hiroshi Nakamura’s apartment building offers business travelers a place to land.
A Nod to Botany
Young architects capture light in a crowded Tokyo neighborhood by curving a house toward the sun.
