The site is located in an area surrounded by large commercial buildings. Since it is not located along a busy arterial road, we envisioned relatively slow vehicle movement and walk-in customers from the spacious open-air parking lot. Surrounding stores are single-story buildings 7 to 8 meters high.
Project name
JINS Mitomotoyoshida Store
Architecture firm
Tadashi Hirai Design Studio
Photography
Daichi Ano, Tomoyuki Kusunose
Principal architect
Tadashi Hirai
Collaborators
Takashi Sugie / Takashi Sugie Architectural Institute
Interior design
Tadashi Hirai / Tadashi Hirai Design Studio
Structural engineer
Ichiro Hashimoto / S3 Associates
Landscape
Planting: Ryokuensha
Construction
SUZUKI RYO Constraction
SAKO Architects: Located just a three-minute walk from a subway station in a commercial area dense with mid-to-high-rise buildings, this residential complex is built. The standardized apartment layouts in the real estate market are repeatedly used regardless of the surrounding environment. As a result, in places where it is difficult to secure priv...
Project name
MONOCHROME in Fukuoka
Architecture firm
SAKO Architects
Photography
Yousuke Harigane
Principal architect
Keiichiro Sako
Interior design
SAKO Architects
Collaborators
Keiichiro Sako
Typology
Residential › Apartments
The proposal for the Pavilion of Portugal for Expo 2025 Osaka is inspired by the deep seabed, whose topographic heterogeneity hosts a tremendous wealth of biodiversity.
Project name
Portuguese Pavilion for Osaka 2025
Architecture firm
Unemori Architects, Atelier Sergio Rebelo
Design team
Sérgio Rebelo, La-Salete Carvalho, Joana Portela, Mariana Pires, Nuno Borges, Bruna Rocha, Tiago Martins, Ricardo Gouveia, Daria Ciobanu-Enescu, Morgane Ribeiro, Camilo Gonbi, Eva Meca Lima
Collaborators
Art director: Filipa Ramos; Exhibition design: Diogo Passarinho Studio; Graphic design: Eduardo Aires Studio; Experience design: Local Projects; Scientific director: Ricardo Santos; Historical Relations: Alexandra Curvelo; Artists: Sofia Crespo and Luís Quinta.
Status
Competition, Proposal
Typology
Cultural Architecture > Pavilion
Experience a whimsical retreat amidst nature's embrace at the Glass Capsule Hotel nestled in the heart of Daigoji Forest, Japan—a vibrant haven that merges playful design with the tranquility of the forest. The transparent capsules, like jewels in the woods, offer an immersive stay surrounded by the serene beauty of nature.
Project name
Peaceful Point
Architecture firm
Green Clay Architecture
Location
Daigoji Forest, Japan
Tools used
Midjourney AI, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Khatereh Bakhtyari
Design team
Green Clay Architecture
Visualization
Khatereh Bakhtyari
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel
A hilly area close to Sakura IC on the East Kanto Expressway. It is a plan of a weekend residence built on the site surrounded by fields and mixed forests. The client family living in the city center was purchased this site and the surrounding large farmland and was determined to grow vegetables and fruits and construct a villa for free play and le...
Project name
Villa in Sakura
Architecture firm
TAPO Tomioka Architectural Planning Office
Location
Sakura-shi, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
Photography
Ishii Atelier Masayoshi Ishii
Principal architect
Shinichiro Tomioka
Structural engineer
Katsutoshi Ogawa Architects
Construction
Hirayama Construction Co., Ltd.
Material
Structure: Wood, Roof; Exterior wall: galvalume steel plate; Exterior wall: wood panel
Typology
Residential › Villa, Single-Family House
This house is located on a hill overlooking the Pacific Ocean. In order to enjoy unobstructed sea views, we placed a 21 meter x 8 meter 2-story building volume on the sea side of the site and placed it parallel to the coastline. Especially on the 2nd floor with a nice view the private area such as living, dining and bedroom. On the first floor ther...
Project name
Horizon House
Architecture firm
TAPO Tomioka Architectural Planning Office
Location
Omaezaki-shi, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
Photography
Ichiro Kawaguchi, Yasuyuki Nakamura
Principal architect
Shinichiro Tomioka
Structural engineer
S-form Akira Ouchi
Construction
Takumi Construction Co., Ltd.
Material
Structure: Steel. Roof: Synthetic polyneric roofing sheets. Exterior wall: extruded cement panel
Typology
Residential › Single Family House
Designed for an emergency medicine physician and beautician couple with three children and a dog, the house with a small hair salon is located in a lush area overlooking the Pacific Ocean in the northern part of Amami Oshima Island.
Project name
House in Toguchi
Architecture firm
Sakai Architects
Location
Amami Island, Kagoshima, Japan
Photography
Toshihisa Ishii
Principal architect
Kazunori Sakai
Design team
Yukari Hatanaka
Structural engineer
RGB Structure, Masayuki takata
Landscape
Urata garden Design studio
Lighting
DAIKO lighting, Kazuhiko Hanai
Construction
Tsukasa Constructuion. Co. Ltd
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass
Typology
Residential › House
KOMORU Goshogawara is a small hotel located in the outskirts of Goshogawara in Aomori, Japan. There is Mount Bonjyu in the east, and the Iwaki River with Mount Iwaki as its headwaters in the west, with the vast Tsugaru Plain. Goshogawara in Aomori is surrounded by beautiful mountains and rivers. In this quiet place, we offer the opportunity to spen...
Project name
KOMORU Goshogawara
Architecture firm
Shotaro Oshima Design Studio
Location
Goshogawara, Aomori, Japan
Principal architect
Shotaro Oshima
Design team
Manabu Aritsuka Architect Atelier
Built area
198.95m² (1F : 165.83m² ・ 2F : 33.12m²)
Completion year
July, 2023
Collaborators
Furniture design: Shotaro Oshima Design Studio
Interior design
Shotaro Oshima Design Studio
Civil engineer
Nishimuragumi
Environmental & MEP
Nishimuragumi
Landscape
Shotaro Oshima Design Studio
Lighting
Kodai Iwamoto Design
Supervision
Manabu Aritsuka Architect Atelier
Construction
Nishimura-gumi
Client
KOMORU Goshogawara
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel, Renovation / Conversion
