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BIG Completes Trio of NOT A HOTEL SETOUCHI Villas in Japan’s Seto Inland Sea
NOT A HOTEL SETOUCHI has officially opened its doors on Sagishima Island, marking the completion of the first…
Steven Chu Designs NOT A HOTEL Sound of Rain Villa to “Inhabit” Yakushima’s Constant Rainfall
Sound of Rain, the winning proposal by Steven Chu for the NOT A HOTEL design competition, is an…
Poesis Studio’s Continuous Curved Roof Mimics Mountain Ridges at Villa Sensorium on Yakushima
Villa Sensorium, designed by Poesis Studio, emerges from the primeval forests of Yakushima Island in Kagoshima, Japan, as…
HOAA Designs Kazari House as a “Psychological Bridge” to the Tokyo Streetscape
In the dense urban fabric of Tokyo, where the proximity of neighbors often dictates a defensive architectural posture,…
目 [Mé] Carves Irregular “Geological Voids” Into a Japanese Home in Beppu
A geological rupture in the domestic landscape defines the essence of Space II (2025), the latest architectural-scale installation…
Fumi Aso Designs “Kaleidoscape” House to Capture the Shifting Light of Tajimi City
The urban fabric of regional Japan is undergoing a quiet, structural transformation. In the heart of Tajimi City,…
Schemata Architects Inserts Artist-In-Residence Program Into Historic Merchant Plot in Fujisawa
In the coastal city of Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, the weight of history is often measured by the grain…
Sakai Architects Reinterprets Vernacular Japanese Layouts for “Autonomous” Subtropical Home
Located in the heart of Amami Island, the Amami House stands as a radical testament to off-grid living…
Zaha Hadid Architects Unveils Design for Japan’s First Vertex Hotel in Okinawa
Zaha Hadid Architects has revealed plans for the inaugural vertex hotel on the island of Okinawa, Japan, marking…
PAN-PROJECTS’ Earthboat Cave Is a Minimal Cedar Retreat Nestled in a Japanese Forest
In the tranquil, lakeside forest of Shirakabako, Japan, a new kind of architectural escape has taken anchor. Designed…
Symbolplus Wraps Tokyo Office Renovation in Red Clay Plaster and Layered Washi Paper
The Symbolplus Office in Tokyo stands as a compelling example of how a modest renovation can achieve a…
teamLab’s Biovortex Kyoto is a New Hub for Interactive Design and Urban Culture
A new era of immersive art is dawning in Japan as the renowned international art collective teamLab announces…
Light as Landscape: Fujiwaramuro Architects Sculpt a Sky-Filled Haven on an Osaka Flagpole Lot
In the dense urban fabric of Osaka City, finding space for architectural invention seems a challenge. Yet, Fujiwaramuro…
Music Icons Pharrell Williams and Nigo Forge Futuristic Retreat with Not A Hotel in Japa Valley Tokyo
In a groundbreaking fusion of celebrity vision and architectural innovation, global music and fashion pioneers Pharrell Williams and…
Copper Vessels on the Mountain: Suppose Design Office’s Water-Wrapped Retreat for NOT A HOTEL
Perched dramatically on a mist-wrapped Ishikura mountaintop in Gunma Prefecture, where the mighty Tone River begins, Not a…
Wood, Water and Air: OND SAUNA Frames Forest Communion in Timber
Within the serene expanse of OND PARK in Takeo City, Saga Prefecture, Japan, a unique architectural intervention fosters…
OMA’s Shohei Shigematsu Reimagines Louis Vuitton History in Osaka’s Immersive “Visionary Journeys”
OMA / Shohei Shigematsu and Louis Vuitton have unveiled a landmark exhibition, Louis Vuitton: Visionary Journeys, transforming the…
The Many Lives of the Nakagin Capsule Tower Find Sanctuary at MoMA NYC
The iconic Nakagin Capsule Tower, a radical symbol of Japan’s Metabolism movement, lives on at The Museum of…
Sou Fujimoto Crafts an Ethereal “EARTH” for Not A Hotel on Japan’s Ishigaki Island
Just an 11-minute drive from Shin-Ishigaki Airport, a revolutionary tropical retreat emerges on Okinawa’s coastline. Sou Fujimoto’s latest…
Emmanuelle Moureaux Illuminates Tokyo’s Future with Chromatic Timeline in “100 colors path”
Now on view at TAKANAWA GATEWAY CITY, Tokyo-based French architect, artist and designer Emmanuelle Moureaux transforms Tokyo’s Gateway Park…
Aesop Hiroshima by Simplicity Design Celebrates Water and Industry in a Serene Retail Space
The Aesop Hiroshima store, designed by longtime collaborator Simplicity Design Studio, is a masterclass in architectural storytelling, where…