nendo’s ‘Un-Printed Material’ Exhibition in Tokyo.Nendo's 'Un-Printed Material' Exhibition in Tokyo plays homage to the universally used medium in design - a humble sheet of...
Airbnb HQ in Tokyo by Suppose Design Office.Japanese architecture is perhaps one of the most profoundly beautiful, vulnerable and considered of the modern design ethics. Not unlike the cherry blossoms so revered and admired by the Japanese, there is a delicacy to the way the...
Team Living House in Tokyo, Japan by Masatoshi Hirai Architects Atelier.Masatoshi Hirai’s Team Living House invites us to reflect on the family home and family interactions. Our enduring perception of the family home is one that consists of separate bedrooms, bathrooms and defined kitchen, living and dining...
Zushi Barangaroo by Koichi Takada Architects.Koichi Takada Architects merge the refined Japanese sensibility with Australian architecture, creating a stylish yet welcoming outdoor...
Wengawa House, Japan by Katsutoshi Sasaki + Associates.We visit the unassuming residential area of AnjĹŤ, Japan, and are treated to a lesson in design and space planning excellence by Katsutoshi Sasaki + Associates. Demonstrating their masterful approach to housing, Katsutoshi Sasaki +...
Japanese Community Centre for Elderly Residents by Issei Suma.This cluster of tent-like structures was designed by Issei Suma to provide meals & accommodation to the elderly residents of a small Japanese...
ARCHI-DEPOT: Tokyo Museum Dedicated to Architectural Models.Opened earlier this year, ARCHI-DEPOT is the only museum in Japan specifically dedicated to simultaneously preserving and exhibiting architectural models. Located in a warehouse in Tokyo’s Shinagawa district, the museum features study...
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...
Conceptual High-Tech Haute Couture Collection by Iris van Herpen Inspired by Sound Waves.For “Seijaku”, the Couture collection presented in Paris on July 4th 2016, Iris van Herpen explored the study of Cymatics, which visualises sound waves as evolving geometric patterns. In Cymatics, the higher the frequency of the sound...
