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The site shape is almost triangular and is located between a main street and a residential area. More than half of the site faces the street. Because of its good location, the client requested a house with a space that could be used as a rental store.
Project name
Michiyama House
Architecture firm
Niko Design Studio
Location
Fukuoka, Japan
Photography
Kyoko Omori
In designing the headquarters building for ZOZO, the company behind fashion e-commerce site "ZOZOTOWN," the architect’s aim was to create a “regionally integrated office” that will grow with the city, based on a vision of the city itself as being an office where needs such as cafés, parks, daycares, gym facilities, and more are outsourced within th...
Project name
The Office Inspired by Woven Fabrics
Architecture firm
Hiroshi Nakamura & NAP, Takenaka Corporation
Location
Chiba, Japan
Photography
ZOZO
‘DOMA’ is a space form in traditional Japanese architecture. It is usually connected to the outdoor part of the house and is lower than the rest of the interior space. In the past, ‘DOMA’ can be used to place agricultural tools, and even used as a small workplace by the craftsmen. In modern residential buildings, ‘DOMA’ has been changed to an entry...
Project name
DOMA House
Architecture firm
KiKi ARCHi + TAKiBI
Location
Kanagawa, Japan
Photography
Koji Fujii
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
Photography
Miyoko Tamai
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
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
Photography
ITP Project
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.
Project name
Hara House
Architecture firm
Takeru Shoji Architects Co.,Ltd
Location
Nagaoka, Japan
Photography
Isamu Murai, Shinkenchiku-Sha