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Yokohama is a major port city adjacent to Tokyo whose architectural history and contemporary built environment reflect its unique identity as Japan’s historic gateway to the world — a city shaped by its nineteenth-century opening to international trade, its cosmopolitan heritage, and a series of ambitious urban projects that have positioned it as a laboratory for innovative public architecture. The Yokohama International Passenger Terminal (2002) by Foreign Office Architects remains one of the most celebrated works of contemporary Japanese architecture, its undulating landscape-roof becoming a global reference for parametric design and public infrastructure as architecture. Yokohama’s urban fabric continues to evolve through large-scale waterfront redevelopment and cultural institutions that reflect the city’s ongoing ambition to foster Japanese architecture of international significance alongside its rich heritage of port city urbanism.
Completed in 1984, the House in Yokohama remains a standout example of the innovative and influential residential designs of Japanese architect Kazuo Shinohara (1925-2006). Shinohara was known for his blend…
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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…
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The Daylight House, designed by Japanese architect Takeshi Hosaka, is a unique and innovative residential project completed in 2011. The house’s defining feature is its use of natural light from…
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In 1970, Japanese architect Kenzo Tange completed the Olivetti Technical Centre and Warehouse in Yokohama, which is now an example of Japanese Brutalist Architecture.
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