Deezen

APRIL 24, 2024

In this week's comments update , readers are discussing a skinny house with exposed concrete walls in Japan , designed by local studio IGArchitects. IGArchitects slots skinny 2700 house into narrow plot in Japan "Doing more with less is always commendable" Several readers were impressed with how the design utilised the space available.

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Deezen

MAY 7, 2024

Another stated, "Using a brand name as a shield is no justification for lacklustre, uninspired design."

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The Spaces

JANUARY 8, 2024

Designed to help revitalise a former whaling town in Japan’s Saga Prefecture, this airy wood and glass brewery extensively uses the historic architecture it inhabits. Fukuoka-based architecture practice CASE-REAL designed the brewery , dubbed Whale Brewing taproom.

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Bustler

MARCH 19, 2023

Organized by Mami Kataoka, Thomas Heatherwick Studio: Building Soulfulness is the first major exhibition of Heatherwick’s work in Japan and is divided into six sections that present viewers with an in-depth look at the trial and error process behind his prodigious almost 30-year output.

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Architizer

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

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. Fortunately, Architizer is able to provide guidance on the top design firms in Japan based on more than a decade of data and industry knowledge.

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Bustler

MARCH 19, 2023

Organized by Mami Kataoka, Thomas Heatherwick Studio: Building Soulfulness is the first major exhibition of Heatherwick’s work in Japan and is divided into six sections that present viewers with an in-depth look at the trial and error process behind his prodigious almost 30-year output.

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e-architect

OCTOBER 5, 2023

The northwest section of the plot toward the mountain is occupied by the two-story residence, while the ocean side is covered with a terrace, which acts as a buffer between the inside and outside, and the hair salon is tucked between the two.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Examples of practical and playful paper packaging were presented at this exhibition curated by designer Makoto Umebara as part of the Takeo Paper Show in Tokyo , Japan. The exhibition's second section, called 'Laughter', examined the emotional appeal of paper and how it can be used to produce creative and engaging containers and packaging.

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Deezen

JULY 5, 2023

Designer Keiji Ashizawa has devised the interiors of The Conran Shop Daikanyama in Tokyo , which is located inside a building by architect Fumihiko Maki and spotlights products from Japan and Asia. It features pieces by Japanese and Asian designers These changes included turning one glass section into a solid wall.

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designboom

DECEMBER 16, 2021

the design is formed to accommodate the size and needs of the children, with low ceilings, entrances, and large sections of glazing opening to the lush surroundings.

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Deezen

MAY 5, 2022

Archipelago Architects Studio arranged this house in Kanagawa, Japan , around a series of central staircases that divide the spaces and provide places to sit or relax. KAPPA House is a home in Japan that was designed by Archipelago Architects Studio. The house's living spaces include a small rehearsal room where the owner can practice.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Arsenit nestles one-legged "treehouse" in Estonian pine forest Other stories in this week's newsletter that fired up the comments section included a modular wood-and-steel holiday home in Estonia , A Cat Tree House in Japan and photographs of Disney's Pop Century Resort hotel in Florida.

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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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Deezen

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Join the discussion › "Earthquakes don't kill people, bad buildings do" "Take example from Japan" An opinion piece on the recent earthquake in Turkey and Syria ignited the comments section this week, with many holding up Japan as worth learning from when it comes to building in earthquake zones.

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A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

PUBLISHER'S DESCRIPTION : Nestled in the steep hillside of the Hokusetsu Mountain Range, the Inagawa Cemetery Chapel represents London-based architect David Chipperfield’s (born 1953) latest architectural work realized in Japan.

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Dwell

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Soon after, the pair founded Blend Projects to build their vision: crisp gabled homes strung together from eight-foot-long cedar-sided glulam sections. Blend Projects’s prefab homes are built from glulam-beam structures in eight-foot-long sections.

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e-architect

JUNE 6, 2023

Knit House, Nagano Building, Japan, Japanese Real Estate, Residential Architecture, Photography Knit House in Nagano 6 June 2023 Design: UID architects Location: Nagano, Japan Photos: Koji Fujii / TOREAL Knit House, Japan The concept was for a large roof that gently outlines the earth and the sky.

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Dwell

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

The lower flat roof hangs above the connecting section. Curved ceilings create a cozy feel, but wall-height windows throughout the L-shaped plan keep the home connected to its courtyard. Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners.

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Deezen

MARCH 21, 2024

Read: Schemata Architects adds guesthouse and bar to coastal home in Japan In the basement, the dark grey brickwork of the adjacent museum is mirrored in a brick floor that extends throughout the space. On the third floor, sections of the exterior wall were removed to create a full-height glass wall in the VIP area.

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Deezen

APRIL 13, 2023

Kengo Kuma and Associates has completed Miyanomori, a staggered housing development at the bottom of the Okura Mountain in the city of Sapporo, Japan. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. Consisting of 15 homes, the development's staggered plan was designed to provide residents with natural light and scenic views.

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A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

JANUARY 31, 2022

His first book was Japanese Temples and Tea-Houses , published in 1956, documenting Blaser's six-month stay in Japan in 1953. The Blaser/Mies connection is also explored by Inge Andritz in the essay that follows, "Mies van der Rohe, Japan and Werner Blaser's Collages."

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Architizer

MAY 8, 2023

Through the plans, elevations and sections in this collection, examples of resolving the functional complexities of commercial buildings are showcased, presenting a number of building technologies, structural solutions and spatial layouts for a number of remarkable commercial buildings with different uses, scales and user experiences.

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Deezen

JULY 29, 2022

Japanese studio Nendo has created an archive to house its products and furniture from precast concrete box culverts in central Japan. In total 63 concrete sections, each weighing around 12 tons, were used to construct the archive. Culvert Guesthouse was designed by Nendo as its archive. The main archive space is 40 metres long.

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Deezen

MARCH 11, 2024

Tokyo-based studio Klein Dytham Architecture has designed a bookstore wrapped with an undulating steel roof resembling "outstretched arms" in Nagano, Japan. We also removed the upper floor in the central section to make a small double-height space containing the gallery on the ground floor," he added.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 18, 2022

The Sculpture Casting Bronze table has a large base created by a metal casting technique that is traditionally used in Japan to sculpt Buddhist statues and objects. We aimed to bring to life a sculpture-like shape, which draws attention to the fact that its hollowed leg section is cast metal," said Time & Style.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

The project includes an extension to the existing brick house, where hand-cut Welsh slate tiles were used to clad the roof and a section of the facade. The tiles are coloured grey, blue and green and have been treated with a pearlescent glaze which makes them appear to shift colours depending on the sunlight during the day.

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e-architect

JANUARY 9, 2023

Santo, Hiroshima Outdoor Space, Japan, Japanese Factory Shop, Commercial Building, Architecture Images. Location: Kamisanna 91, Numakuma-cho, Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture 720-0401, Japan. Santo, Japan. We decided to dismantle a section of the factory on the east side owned by the client, and added a sheet metal wall.

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Deezen

MARCH 25, 2023

Designer Miles Pennington and DLX Design Lab of the University of Tokyo have designed a public toilet in Japan that can be used as an exhibition space, cinema, pop-up kiosk, information centre or meeting place.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

Openings frame views of the snowy scenery Strategic openings in the facade frame views of the snowy landscape while slatted sections allow light to filter in alongside the sounds of the Oguro River, which rushes along the back of the warehouse. "We

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Architizer

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Shou sugi ban, originally known as yakisugi, is an ancient wood-burning technique developed in Japan centuries ago. The restaurant’s exceptional material details summon the topography of historic Japan. Fire can cause unfathomable destruction, yet when its power is harnessed, it can be a source of extraordinary creativity too.

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Deezen

APRIL 8, 2022

It was first used in shelters following the Great East Japan Earthquake (2011) and has since been repurposed for Covid-19 vaccination booths and now refugees escaping conflict. I saw my solution of paper partitions, which I developed for the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, as appropriate.".

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Deezen

MARCH 16, 2023

Nikken Sekkei shelters Japanese sweet company HQ with oversized table and chairs Other stories in this week's newsletter that fired up the comments section include Nikken Sekkei's designs for a company headquarters in Japan , BIG's plans to build a 3D-printed hotel in Texas and Königsberger Vannucchi Arquitetos Associados' completion of the tallest (..)

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Deezen

JULY 11, 2022

Deep eaves shelter openings connecting indoor and outdoor spaces at this kindergarten in Maebashi, Japan , which architecture studio Hibinosekkei designed to enhance awareness of the changing seasons. A section of the corridor's ceiling was replaced with netting that the children can climb over.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

The Lupa chair was designed to encourage children to alternate between eight sitting positions According to the studio, our bodies are able to take more than a hundred sitting positions, which are embraced in other countries including Japan and Indonesia.

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Bustler

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

The University of Kitakyushu (Japan) Zhu Wang Prof., The University of Kitakyushu (Japan) Hideo Takashima Ass. Osaka University (Japan) Yiyin Tsai Prof., Zhejiang University (China) Yue Fan Prof., Shenzhen University (China) Dian Zhou Prof., President of the Ukrainian Academy of Architecture (Ukraine) Oksana Kashuba Prof.,

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Hotel Designs

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Kaisen or perfection is part of how people live in Japan. TOTO is one of our Recommended Suppliers and regularly features in our Supplier News section of the website. A new ceramic material is used for the first time, allowing for finer, more elegant lines. A soft LED light below the ceramic makes NEOREST WX visible in the dark.

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Deezen

JANUARY 18, 2024

The exhibition takes place at the Bund Finance Centre Heatherwick Studio: Building Soulfulness 17 January to 14 March 2024, Shanghai British architecture practice Heatherwick Studio opens its Building Soulfulness exhibition at the Bund Finance Centre in Shangai, after having previously taken place in Japan and South Korea.

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