SW Oregon Architect

MAY 19, 2024

It is no secret that the absence of affordable housing is a crisis here in Lane County. According to Better Housing Together , the Eugene area is among the most-constrained housing markets in the nation, second only to Seattle. Cracking the housing affordability nut has proven to be an enormously vexing problem.

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designboom

APRIL 9, 2024

located outside maebashi, japan, SNARK's 'house in nonakamachi' is a unique project hosting a single-family residence and a hair salon. The post SNARK’s light-filled ‘house in nonakamachi’ takes shape in a japanese orchard appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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designboom

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

the weekend house on the coast of futtsu, japan frames ocean views and glimpses of mount fuji. The post japanese futtsu weekend house topped by a complex folding rooftop by atelier MEME appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Japanese studio IGArchitects conceived this home in Tokyo as an adaptable space for both living and working, with stepped living areas framed by boardmarked concrete walls. Named Building Frame of the House, the home in Saitama was designed by IGArchitects to function as "one big room". The photography is by Ooki Jingu.

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Archinect

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022

Junya Ishigami + Associates has completed a residence and restaurant for a French restauranter in the city of Ube, Japan. Asked by the client for a space that "has to look as if it has been there and will continue to be there for the longest time," Ishigami responded with a cave-like structure punctured by three courtyards.

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designboom

DECEMBER 31, 2023

a continuous glass facade spanning two levels offers a glimpse into the new whale brewing in saga, japan. The post CASE-REAL transforms 80-year-old traditional japanese house into craft beer brewery appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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World Architecture Community

JANUARY 8, 2024

Japanese architecture practice IGArchitects has completed a two-family house shaped around a forest wooden pillars, offering also a generous space for two family members.Named Forest of Pillars, the Çö,'-square-metre house, located in Fukushima, Japan, is situated on a flag pole.

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Deezen

MAY 28, 2024

Elements of Ukrainian and Japanese architecture combine at this pared-back residence on the outskirts of Kyiv , which local architecture studio Shovk created for a client with a passion for Japanese culture. The house's entrance leads directly into a kitchen and dining space at one end of the largely open ground floor.

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Deezen

MAY 14, 2023

A single concrete column supports the walls and roof of this house by Japanese studio IGArchitects, creating a flexible interior that can be opened up to the surrounding landscape. The post Single concrete column supports One-Legged House in Japan appeared first on Dezeen. The solid structure looks like it is floating."

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Deezen

JANUARY 25, 2024

Large translucent windows bring a lantern-like quality to Check Patterned House, a concrete home in Saitama, Japan , completed by local studio IGArchitects. This house is well insulated, but even inside you can feel the texture of the exterior concrete pour," Igarashi told Dezeen. "In The photography is by Ooki Jingu.

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Deezen

APRIL 25, 2024

Fashion house Loewe unveiled lamps created by 24 international artists during Milan design week in an exhibition that featured materials ranging from birch twigs and horse hair to leather and Japanese washi paper. The Loewe Lamps presentation took place within a single room at the historic Palazzo Citterio in Milan 's Brera district.

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Deezen

JANUARY 22, 2023

Architecture studio Tan Yamanouchi & AWGL has created a house and studio with a curved facade for an up-and-coming manga artist in Tokyo , Japan. Named A Japanese Manga Artist's House, the home is located on a narrow site with a rich artistic history and draws upon the storytelling aspect of manga – a type of Japanese comic book.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Architecture studio NYAWA has restored and updated a traditional timber home in Toyama, Japan , to create a pared-back holiday home where visitors can "feel the passage of time". However], we thought that simply leaving the old things and cleaning them up would not complete what is comfortable for people today," he added.

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Deezen

APRIL 16, 2023

Challenging site constraints informed the angular shape of this concrete house named Villa MKZ, designed by Japanese studio Takeshi Hirobe Architects. Located in Minamiboso City, Japan, the holiday home's plan comprises an arrangement of interlocking, triangular volumes topped with an angular roofscape.

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Deezen

APRIL 7, 2023

Japanese architecture studio Kengo Kuma and Associates has added a staggered housing development, which employs construction techniques taken from dams, to a mountainous location in Japan. The post Kengo Kuma nestles staggered housing complex on Japanese hillside appeared first on Dezeen.

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Deezen

JUNE 15, 2023

Architecture studio 2m26 has used traditional Japanese carpentry to create a chicken coop built from cypress and cedar bark in the mountains surrounding Kyoto, Japan. Aptly named Niwatorigoya, which means chicken coop in Japanese, the structure is located in the grounds of a traditional home in the Keihoku area of Kyoto.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Japanese architecture studio Archipatch has completed a house in the seaside city of Kagoshima that is built from timber and features a material palette chosen to complement its natural surroundings. Archipatch made the Tsumugu house from locally sourced timber. The rooms of the house are spread across a single storey.

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Deezen

APRIL 30, 2024

Including a skinny house in Japan, a home in Canada that is deliberately unfinished and a lonely cottage in the Outer Hebrides, here are Dezeen's houses of the month for April. Find out more about Two Sisters › The post Dezeen's top five houses of April 2024 appeared first on Dezeen.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

A Japanese house and restaurant are contained within this mud-covered building by architect Junya Ishigami , which was crafted by pouring concrete into holes in the ground. Located in the city of Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture, the building contains a home and restaurant for Japanese chef Motonori Hirata, an old friend of Ishigami 's.

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e-architect

OCTOBER 5, 2023

The site, spanning over 1,000 sqm, gradually slopes down seven meters from the mountain to the sea, and the house is laid out to minimize its interference with the landscape. The house is designed as a restful space where the residents feel safe and protected while closely experiencing Amami Oshima’s abundant nature.

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Architizer

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Japanese architecture and building formulae have long been revered by the West. Even if the nation’s notably minimalist ethos remains somewhat elusive, the formal exchange between Japan and the rest of the world have been reciprocal and fertile. Without further ado, here are the 30 best architecture firms in Japan: 30.

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

The Palm Springs home and new Kuma design will offer some competition to the pricey portfolio her ex-husband has been building with his recent $57.3 million acquisition of an Ando-designed Malibu home that was custom-built for investment manager Richard Sachs in 2013. The Proust Questionnaire: Kengo Kuma

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Deezen

AUGUST 30, 2022

Architecture studio KKAA YTAA has completed a home with a central courtyard named House in Front of a School in Nara , Japan. Located in the densely populated capital of Japan's Nara Prefecture, the house was split into two parts that are connected by a bridge across a central courtyard.

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Deezen

APRIL 21, 2023

Read on to find Katayama's views on the five projects that best represent his work: Photo by Kozo Takayama Nowhere, Busy Work Shop Harajuku, Tokyo, Japan, 1998 "While A Bathing Ape founder Nigo was running the company, we designed numerous stores for the brand, but this was the first project of many. Click here for more information.

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Deezen

APRIL 9, 2024

Jun Mitsui & Associates and Pelli Clarke & Partners have converted a grocery store into a sake brewery The site contains three buildings – the brewery, housed in the shell of a former Stop & Shop grocery store, a small rice polishing building and a wastewater treatment facility.

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Dwell

MARCH 5, 2024

The Japanese designer has made a career of finding new ways to bring people together. Yamamoto’s work is known for its boxy forms, but this achievement acknowledges his significant contributions to social housing and community life, fostered through his designs.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Architect Tan Yamanouchi & AWGL designed A Cat Tree House as a home in Kamakura, Japan , for his family and cats. Tan Yamanouchi designed A Cat Tree House for his family and cats "The main aim behind this project was to design a house regarding our two cats as two clients," studio founder Tan Yamanouchi told Dezeen.

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e-architect

JULY 6, 2023

Sumu Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture home, Japan residence, Japanese sustainable architecture design photos Sumu Yakushima in Kagoshima Prefecture 6 July 2023 Design: tono Inc. Location: Yakushima Island, Kagoshima prefecture, Japan Photos by Rui Nishi Sumu Yakushima, Japan tono Inc. ENERGY MACHIZUKURI-SHA INC.

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A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

A review of a new book released this week: The Japanese House Since 1945 by Naomi Pollock, published by Thames & Hudson, November 2023 ( Amazon / Bookshop ) What makes modern and contemporary Japanese houses so appealing?

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Deezen

JANUARY 22, 2024

Architecture studio BIG has released images of Not A Hotel Setouchi, a trio of holiday villas it has designed for Sagishima island in Japan. The project comprises three structures connected by winding roads According to BIG's founder Bjarke Ingels , Not A Hotel Setouchi will draw on both Danish and Japanese architecture.

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Deezen

JANUARY 29, 2023

Japanese studio Ushijima Architects has completed a small wood-clad house in Shiga Prefecture, with living spaces raised on a concrete base to help mitigate the risk of flooding. We can't anticipate the future of this site, so I designed this house being conscious of two elements: flood and reeds."

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Deezen

JULY 16, 2023

Japanese studio Akio Isshiki Architects has transformed an old wooden building into a warm-toned home and public restaurant named House in Hayashisaki Matsue Beach. Designed to reflect traditional Japanese dwellings, the home and restaurant are contained within a wooden building that was previously dark and separated.

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designboom

AUGUST 11, 2023

ambientdesigns completed the project using a 910mm grid, customary in japanese wooden architecture. The post ‘ONE’ house in japan unfolds as rectangular volumes angled north, west & south appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Deezen

MARCH 5, 2024

Japanese architect Riken Yamamoto has been named the winner of this year's Pritzker Architecture Prize for his buildings that are a "background and foreground to everyday life". Yamamoto, who is the 53rd Pritzker Architecture Prize laureate and the ninth from Japan, was honoured for his buildings that aim to foster community.

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Habitus Living

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Robin Boyd’s Walsh Street house in Melbourne has unveiled an insightful new exhibition When Robin Boyd Went to Japan. Curated by Marika Neustupny and Nigel Bertram, the show aims to shed light on the influence of mid-century Japanese life and architecture on Boyd. Robin Boyd Foundation robinboyd.org.au

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The Spaces

APRIL 20, 2023

Three years after the designer’s death, The Kenzo House is now on the market with Christie’s. Takada, who was inspired by his adopted city and designers such as Yves Saint Laurent , sought to create a more serene space that reminded him of his native Japan. New oak floors all sit flush with the lawns and stonework outside.

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Hotel Designs

MAY 3, 2024

Ryokans are small Japanese inns dating back to the 8th century, and still popular today, particularly in regions with onsen (hot springs). Rounding out the culinary offering, Farine will be an artisanal bakery perfect for picking up pastries and specialty coffees on the run, and CHA, a Japanese tea lounge.

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