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The Ghost House designed by Japanese studio Datar Architecture has been billed as “the most minimalist house in Japan”. We could also easily agree is one of the most minimalist house in the world.
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The St. Mary’s Cathedral was built in 1964 and designed by Kenzo Tange to replace the old wooden cathedral, in gothic style, burnt during wartime. Tange’s project is both Modernist and Metabolist, abstract and symbolic, bright (polished exterior), and dark (rough interior).
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Completed in 1972 in the center of Tokyo, the Nakagin Capsule Tower was designed by the Japanese Architect Kisho Kurokawa. The mixed-use residential and office tower is a rare example of Japanese Metabolism, an architectural movement emblematic of Japan’s postwar cultural resurgence. It was the world’s first example of capsule architecture built for permanent and practical use. The building is still…
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ABE House designed by Japanese Architects Urban Architecture Office is a single family dwelling in Tama-shi, a residential district of Tokyo. Imagined as an outdoor garden, the interior circulation of this houses creates a journey as inhabitants pass between rooms. The exterior facade is made with three volumes of different heights that are clustered in a variety of facets.
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The hillside house in Kobe by Japanese Architect Tomohiro Hata is one of the many residences that have been developed over the years on the same sloping plot. The original house was completely demolished to free up the site and allow freedom to re-establish an improved home that works with the natural topography of the hill.
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The Naked House, located in Kawagoe, Japan, designed by the Japanese architect Shigeru Ban provides shelter for a family with five members, including two children and the owner’s elderly mother. The owner wanted a house that “provides the least privacy so that the family members are not secluded from one another, a house that gives everyone the freedom to have individual activities…
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Tokyo-based architects Satoru Hirota have given a new life to the beloved landmark in north-eastern Tokyo, the Tsunyuji Temple. They have both refurbished and complemented it with modern facilities.
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In this post, we will have a quick trip to Japan through the eyes and lens of Yoshiro Ishii. He’s known as 446i and he is an amazing photographer from Yokohama, Japan.
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Among the eleven finalists that were announced in the international design competition the proposal for the 2020 Olympic Stadium of SANAA and Nikken Sekkei was really appreciated among Japanese.
Continue readingSalaryman #6, is a short 2002 movie, about overwork in Japan, frustration, depression and importance of work-life balance. A man in a suit is sprawled on the floor of an office; his colleagues help him to his feet but he seems to have lost his memory. The next morning, he remembers his name (Shiode) and where he works, but he…
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