These Japanese architects have unique styles that have influenced the architecture world in many unique ways. Learning more about their designs is worth your time.
Photography
Hufton+Crow (V&A Dundee by Kengo Kuma and Associates)
The fresh fruits jelly specialty shop of take out, 1st shop located on the street of Kamiyama-cho, Shibuya-ku. Produced including all branding until shop design, logo & package. We planned to make the displayed jelly it self the leading role and become an icon that catches the eye of people.
Project name
Gelée de fruits
Architecture firm
PHENOMENA
Location
Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Principal architect
Takushi Tanaka
Design team
Takushi Tanaka
Interior design
PHENOMENA
Construction
Chitose Art / KEITOKU
Typology
Commercial › Store
Japan as a gasshukujo, or a “dormitory” in Japanese. It is a renovation project by Naoshi Kondo, the owner, architect, and interior designer – but not the usual gasshukujo nor renovation project you would expect. It embodies the creative attitude of Kondo, who is active in multidisciplinary design fields and always combines a unique sense of humor...
Project name
Yutorie Atami House
Architecture firm
Naoshi Kondo Studio
Location
Atami, Shizuoka, Japan
Photography
Yujiro Ichioka
Principal architect
Naoshi Kondo
Design team
Naoshi Kondo Studio
Interior design
Naoshi Kondo Studio
Civil engineer
Mutsuki Architect Crafts
Landscape
Naoshi Kondo Studio
Lighting
Naoshi Kondo Studio
Supervision
Naoshi Kondo Studio
Visualization
Naoshi Kondo Studio
Construction
Mutsuki Architect Crafts
Material
Wood, metal, glass, stone
Typology
Residential › House, Renovation, Gasshukujo (“dormitory” in Japanese)
A house with an earthen floor as a pathway. This project involved the demolition of an old house and the construction of a new one on a 530 m² plot of land surrounded by other old houses in the city of Yasu, Shiga Prefecture.
Project name
Yoshikawa House
Architecture firm
ALTS Design Office
Location
Yasu, Shiga, Japan
Principal architect
Sumiou Mizumoto
Design team
ALTS Design Office
Interior design
ALTS Design Office
Landscape
ALTS Design Office
Lighting
ALTS Design Office
Material
Wood, Concrete, Glass, Metal
Typology
Residential › House
Hara house is located in an agricultural village in Nagaoka city, Niigata prefecture. Most functions that are required in a fully self-reliant house were already present on-site, such as a parents' house, storage areas, and private rooms.
Architecture firm
Takeru Shoji Architects Co.,Ltd
Photography
Isamu Murai, Shinkenchiku-Sha
Principal architect
Takeru Shoji, Takayuki Shimada
Structural engineer
Tetsuya Tanaka Structural Engineers, Tetsuya Tanaka
Construction
Yoshihara Gumi, Hirokatsu Yokoo
Material
Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
The Japanese architecture firm ALTS Design Office has designed ''Kounan House'' a house under the eaves that is located in Konanchoshinji, Kōka, southern Shiga Prefecture, Japan. This residence was built next to the main building in the area, where many old houses stand side by side. The client's request was "I would like to have a space like the o...
Project name
Kounan House
Architecture firm
ALTS Design Office (https://alts-design.com)
Location
Konanchoshinji, Kōka, southern Shiga Prefecture, Japan
Photography
Masahiko Nishida
Principal architect
Sumiou Mizumoto
Typology
Residential › House
