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Contemporary Japanese architecture is a mixture of traditional design practices and modern Western aesthetics. Universally celebrated, people around the world have embraced the Japanese aesthetic, hoping to capture a piece of it in their homes.
This rural Japanese house by Suppose Design Office features sunken rooms and see-through walls, designed to allow residents to observe and interact with wild animals blurring boundaries between interior and exterior architecture (photos by Toshiyuki Yano). Hiroshima Hut Technical Information…
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Completed in 2012 by Japanese Architects Takeshi Hosaka, the House in Byoubugaura is a three-story single-family dwelling in a small plot of just 60 m2. Curve wood walls are used to give intimacy while allowing the entrance of natural light…
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Designed and built between 1961 and 1964 for the Tokyo Olympics, the National Stadium of Japan, designed by Kenzo Tange, explores and stimulates the creative possibilities of architecture that started at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium. The design was inspired by…
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Completed in 2015 and designed by Japanese Architect Hiroshi Naito, the Gymnasium in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, has a 4 level structure built with laminated timber trusses. In this project, the architect creates a simple, highly durable wooden structure.
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Completed in 2012, the Tom Ford’s Ranch designed by Japanese Architect Tadao Ando has a serene Japanese aesthetic that blends surprisingly well with the 24,000-acre ranch arid terrain of Santa Fe, USA. Designed for the famous fashion designer, the project…
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In 1958 Japanese architect Kiyonori Kikutake (1928-2011) completed the Sky House, a residence designed and built for himself. The project still stands out as a landmark to his long-lasting architectural convictions.
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The Tange Residence, also known as the Seijo Villa, was designed by Japanese architect Kenzo Tange and it is the only house the architect ever completed. The project was built in 1953, and the design elegantly reconciles Western modernism with…
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In 2019 Singapore-based architect Kerry Hill and his team completed the design of the Aman Resort in the city of Kyoto, Japan. Aman represents the fruition of a beautiful landscape, first conceived as the garden of a textile museum. Whimsical…
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Completed in 1992 by Japanese architect Hiroshi Naito, the Sea Folk Museum is an example of wood Japanese craft with an 18.5 meter-wide (60.7 feet) roof constructed of laminated timber trusses. Sunlight fills this generous space from a central skylight,…
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In 1997, Pritzker Prize-winning Japanese architect Fumihiko Maki completed the Kaze-no-Oka Crematorium in Nakatsu, Japan. The building’s design emphasizes what the architect called “transitional spaces,” wherein the functional rooms are spaced with some distance between one another in order “to…
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In 1997, Shigeru Ban completed the Wall-less House, also known as the House Without Walls. In this project, Ban creates a “universal floor,” a term coined by Robert Kronenberg in “Transportable Environments.” Walls disappear, and only the essential elements for…
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The Tokyo Metropolitan Festival Hall (Tokyo Bunka Kaikan), designed by Kunio Maekawa in 1957, opened in April 1961. The building was Japan’s first concert hall and was located in Tokyo’s Ueno Park. The heavy cornice and roof superstructures are reminiscent…
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