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House T by Suppose Design Office is a “cave-like” concrete house in downtown Tokyo

February 28, 2021 Alyn Griffiths 0

The exterior of a stepped concrete house in Japan

Architect Tanijiri Makoto of Japanese studio Suppose Design Office has created a monolithic concrete home for himself and his family in Tokyo, featuring dark living spaces that open onto a sheltered terrace. Suppose Design Office has so far created more than 150 houses, but its founder never believed he would be able to build one

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Snøhetta designs Tokyo restaurant with all-black interior and stage-like kitchen

February 27, 2021 Ali Morris 0

All-black interior of Tokyo's Burnside restaurant by Snøhetta

Architecture firm Snøhetta has worked with Bronx-based cooking collective Ghetto Gastro to create a jet-black eatery in Tokyo that will house immersive dining experiences. Set above a convenience store in the city’s Harajuku neighbourhood, Burnside is a casual restaurant by day and a bar and lounge by night. The space was designed with flexibility in

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Keiji Ashizawa uses “rough materials” to create cosy restaurant interior

January 24, 2021 Ali Morris 0

Concrete counter in Grillno restaurant interior by Keiji Ashizawa

Wood-wool cement-board walls and concrete tabletops feature in this Tokyo restaurant interior by Japanese architect Keiji Ashizawa. Located a few minutes walk from Kawaguchi station in one of Tokyo’s largest commuter towns, Grillno is a cosy, 26-seat restaurant that serves a menu of smoked and grilled dishes. Built on the second floor of a concrete

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Case-Real clads House in Higashi-Gotanda in galvanised steel panels

January 20, 2021 Alyn Griffiths 0

The steel-clad exterior of House in Higashi-Gotanda by Case-Real

Japanese architecture office Case-Real has completed a house on a compact site in Tokyo featuring galvanised steel cladding and a concealed rooftop terrace. Case-Real, a studio headed by Koichi Futatusmata and Yuki Ohnita, designed the two-storey residence to make optimal use of a 148-square-metre site in a quiet residential area of the city’s Higashi-Gotanda district.

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Leaf-shaped aluminium panels cover ceiling of Tokyo department store

November 25, 2020 India Block 0

Japanese studio Lighting Planners Associates lit a white tree-like canopy for the interior refurbishment of the historic Nihombashi Mitsukoshi Main Store in Tokyo. The retail brand traces its history back to 1673 and a kimono fabric seller named Echigoya, while the department store was established in 1904. Japanese architect Kengo Kuma was brought on board

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Kengo Kuma builds cross-laminated timber pavilion and park in Tokyo

November 19, 2020 India Block 0

CLT Park Harumi by Kengo Kuma in Tokyo, Japan

Japanese architect Kengo Kuma used cross-laminated timber to build a temporary pocket park pavilion and exhibition space in Tokyo. Called CLT Park Harumi, the complex is located on Harumi, a residential area built on an island of reclaimed land in the Japanese capital. Parallelogram-shaped fins of cross-laminated timber (CLT) form a four-sided pavilion that contains

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Case-Real contrasts plaster and steel inside Aesop store in Shinjuku

October 19, 2020 Natasha Levy 0

Aesop in Shinjuku features plaster walls and steel fixtures

Coarse plaster walls offset glinting stainless-steel display fixtures in this restrained store that architecture studio Case-Real has designed for Aesop in Shinjuku, Tokyo. The Aesop store occupies a glass-fronted retail unit in Shinjuku, a buzzing, tourist-heavy ward of Tokyo populated with bars, eateries and neon-lit billboards. When it came to designing the store’s interiors, Case-Real

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Takenosuke Sakakura imprints trees on frosted glass toilet in Tokyo

September 15, 2020 Tom Ravenscroft 0

Takenosuke Sakakura creates lantern toilet in Tokyo's Nishihara Itchome Park

Japanese architect Takenosuke Sakakura has created three unisex toilets that glow like a lantern at night in Tokyo’s Nishihara Itchome Park as part of the Tokyo Toilet project. Named Andon, which translates as the lantern, Sakakura’s contribution to the Tokyo Toilet project will be illuminated at night to make the park a more inviting space. “By

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Tadao Ando creates circular public toilet surrounded by cherry trees in Tokyo

September 14, 2020 Tom Ravenscroft 0

Circular toilet by Tadao Ando in Jingu-Dori Park as part of Tokyo Toilet project

Pritzker Prize-winning architect Tadao Ando has completed a circular toilet in a Tokyo park as his contribution to the Tokyo Toilet project. Built in Jingu-Dori Park, the toilet was created as part of a scheme run by non-profit Nippon Foundation to upgrade public facilities in the city’s downtown Shibuya district. The initiative has already seen by toilets built

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Schemata Architects updates traditional Japanese bathhouse with tiles and Towada stone

September 6, 2020 India Block 0

Koganeyu by Schemata Architects renovation in Japan

Schemata Architects has renovated a traditional sento, or public bathhouse, in Tokyo adding modern touches including a bar serving beer. Named Koganeyu after the famous Koganeyu Onsen baths in Sapporo, the project involved refurbishing a public bathhouse that was originally built in 1985. Tokyo based Schemata Architects kept traditional elements, such as the half wall

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