Kyoto Wand Café by Coil Kazuteru Matsumura Architects.Take a pause on your Kyoto journey at Kazuteru Matsumura Architects’ Kyoto Wand Café, set within a renovated townhouse. The unravelling of multiple building layers paved the way for an interior that embraces traditional structure of...
Hotel The Mitsui Kyoto Opens with Interiors by Andre Fu.The newest addition to Kyoto’s hotel scene Hotel The Mitsui Kyto has been developed by an award-winning team of specialists, masters in their own fields, with André Fu Studio at the helm, creating the guest rooms and public...
Ace Hotel Kyoto by Kengo Kuma and Commune.Ace Hotel Kyoto stands as a homage to the city's rich culture and creative spirit. Designed in partnership by Kengo Kuma and Commune, the project honours Kyoto’s arts and crafts tradition by sensitively bringing together East and West...
House in Kyoto, Japan by 07BEACH.With no room for a backyard, 07BEACH made the living space of this house in Kyoto double as an internal courtyard, adding large skylights to maximize daylight. To enhance a sense of bringing the outside in, a large indoor tree takes pride...
Bake Cheese Tart Store in Kyoto by Yusuke Seki.Bake Cheese Tart Store in Kyoto by Yusuke Seki bridges the gap between tradition & innovation, featuring display counters constructed from Lego blocks....
Stories On Design // The Art of Retail Pop-Ups.The retail scene has changed dramatically in the last few years. The GFC, internet shopping and sky rocketing rents have left a permanent mark on retailers around the world. With the rise of small business and a proliferation of emerging...
Joined With Gold: Xchange Apartments in Kyoto, Japan by TANK.TANK Architects emulate the art of “Kintsugi” in this Kyoto apartment by joining floor cracks with gold coloured epoxy-resin, transforming the imperfect into a subject of...
K8 Apartments in Kyoto, Japan by Florian Busch Architects.Florian Busch Architects have designed an apartment building which translates the horizontal sequence of Kyoto encounters into the vertical...
Aesop Store in Kyoto 97 Aburaya-cho Sanjo.Aesop Kyoto store at 97 Aburaya-Cho Sanjo was created by Simplicity team under Shinichiro Ogata, drawing inspiration from many Japanese...
