Slay winter with a heated Kotatsu table bed from Japan
[gallery_extend] The most commonly used Kotatsu today is comprised of a table with a comfortable blanket...
Charming timber home in Japan features an African-inspired cooling tower
[gallery_extend] Located 20 minutes from the city center, in a relatively new housing development of...
A lush bamboo forest thrives atop the Ekouin Buddhist Temple in Tokyo
[gallery_extend] Traditionally, the intent to fuse architecture and nature has always been present in...
Mount Fuji house by Hiroki Tominaga Atelier has a unique angular roof that protects the home from heavy snow
[gallery_extend] The angular outline of the roof is inspired bytraditional undulating karahafu gables...
A gentle blanket-like roof covers the daylit interiors of this family house in Japan
[gallery_extend] The architects introduced a blanket-like roof surface which creates a sense of openness...
Playful nursery in Japan invites children to frolic among the clouds
[gallery_extend] Though the clouds at the daycare don't literally change shape, the space seems to change...
Tiny Tsubomi House is a Multi-Level Residence that Blooms Atop a Cookie Shop
[gallery_extend] The Tsubomi House is focused around its central staircase, which is made of concrete...
Timber K's Residence in Japan contains a home and a workspace under one sculptural roof
[gallery_extend] The client wanted to have a workspace that would function separately from the residential...
Zaha Hadid abandons bid for the new 2020 Olympic Stadium in Tokyo
Zaha Hadid Architects and their Japanese partner, Nikken Sekkei, have withdrawn from the competition for the 2020...
Starpilots' shingle-clad Housecut in Tokyo was built to shrink in size
[gallery_extend] The three similar forms clad in shingles that make up the structure are based on the...
Old Japan meets modern office design in this 100-year-old abandoned farmhouse in Japan
[gallery_extend] Suma designed a 40-square-meterglass and steel structure which will containoffice spacesfor...
Gorgeous Sayama Forest Chapel in Japan resembles hands clasped in prayer
[gallery_extend] The architect first planted additional trees and created the building around them....
Shigeru Ban Architects' Oita Prefectural Art Museum opens in Japan
[gallery_extend] Located in the capital city of Kyushu Prefecture, the southernmost of Japan’s four...
Bird-shaped treehouse with a stunning view pops up in Japan’s woods
[gallery_extend] The nine-meter-tall treehouse comprises two main components: the two-piece angled painted...
World's first hotel run entirely by robots opens in Japan
[gallery_extend] Guests checking in to the Henn-na Hotel are greeted by a multilingual lady humanoid...
