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KAWATE | KEITARO MUTO ARCHITECTS
KAWATE house is a unit with a cantilevered story that provides shelter for the family to play. The floating theme extends to the inside with the staircase.
Slit house | EASTERN design office
Slit house has a facade with 60 slated and angled slashes replacing the windows. The interior walls are made of wood so that they can be easily replaced.
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LIGHT Lamps | YOY
LIGHT is a line of floor and table lamps designed by YOY. When turned on, the lamp reflects a shade of light onto the wall in the lamp silhouette.
PEEL Wall light | YOY
PEEL Wall light is designed by YOY and utilizes OLED to look as if the corner of the wall was peeling and the light was coming through the hole.
Dream Chair | Tadao Ando
Dream Chair designed by Tadao Ando combines comfort and minimalist elements. It's made of three-dimensional plywood, creating an organic curved design.
Agenda
Latest projects
March 22, 2021
White Collage | Keikichi Yamauchi architect and associates
White Collage is a minimalist house by Keikichi Yamauchi architects and associates with steel sheets covering its bottom and giving a view of the exterior.
White Collage is a minimalist house by Keikichi Yamauchi architects and associates with steel sheets covering its bottom and giving a view of the exterior.
November 30, 2014
S RESIDENCE | Shinichi Ogawa & Associates
S RESIDENCE built close to the mountain has a glazed wall running across one side of the unit to provide an unstructured view of the natural landscape.
S RESIDENCE built close to the mountain has a glazed wall running across one side of the unit to provide an unstructured view of the natural landscape.
November 23, 2014
House in Sakurashinmachi | comma design office
House in Sakurashinmachi is a renovated project with the existing structure reinforced against earthquakes. Two families live there but share the garden.
House in Sakurashinmachi is a renovated project with the existing structure reinforced against earthquakes. Two families live there but share the garden.
October 26, 2014
Tiny House in Kobe | FujiwaraMuro Architects
Tiny House in Kobe has a red cedar wood facade. It sits on a small plot and uses it to its maximum by stacking rooms vertically into a three-story unit.
Tiny House in Kobe has a red cedar wood facade. It sits on a small plot and uses it to its maximum by stacking rooms vertically into a three-story unit.
August 31, 2014
Clementine | T-LEX Brain. design office
Clementine hair salon is a renovated building with private spaces for customers to enjoy. Different salon functions flow through one continuous volume.
Clementine hair salon is a renovated building with private spaces for customers to enjoy. Different salon functions flow through one continuous volume.
August 12, 2014
Tama N | sinato
Tama N apartment is a redesigned project of a 25-year old building with a single wooden wall transforming the conventional living unit into an elegant space.
Tama N apartment is a redesigned project of a 25-year old building with a single wooden wall transforming the conventional living unit into an elegant space.
July 31, 2014
KAWATE | KEITARO MUTO ARCHITECTS
KAWATE house is a unit with a cantilevered story that provides shelter for the family to play. The floating theme extends to the inside with the staircase.
KAWATE house is a unit with a cantilevered story that provides shelter for the family to play. The floating theme extends to the inside with the staircase.
July 21, 2014
YURAS | sinato
YURAS is an office project with the new room added to the existing space area, dividing the whole area into the work space and common space.
YURAS is an office project with the new room added to the existing space area, dividing the whole area into the work space and common space.
July 10, 2014
BASE | KOMADA ARCHITECTS’ OFFICE
BASE is a three-story building with the office on the 1st floor and dwellings on other floors. Careful fenestration opens the space to the street.
BASE is a three-story building with the office on the 1st floor and dwellings on other floors. Careful fenestration opens the space to the street.