Slits Replacing Windows

This house is made "only" by slits, there are no windows. The wall of 105 m lengths with 60 slits surrounding the site realizes the architectural space in this narrow and long site. No other architecture has ever been realized by such a method. Continue

Architecture Protecting Sky and Light  

The essence of this architecture lies in an inner court. The site is located in Sumizome, Fushimi, Kyoto. It’s a small town with a long and distinguished history, situated south of the Tofukuji temple. Facing to south, the building is built on a gentle slope. Continue

Dealing with Problems: Yuki Tanaka

Yuki Tanaka is the establisher of YUKI TANAKA Architecture & Interior Design. She first took interest in architectural design when she was a high school student and a building in her neighborhood was designed by Japanese architect Tadao Ando. Continue

Beat: Inside Out

Opposed to the previous project “WITH”, this house is located on an urban area in Kanagawa, Japan. When constructed there were already 3 houses built in the North, East, and West, less than 1 meter away from a property line. Continue

Designed for the Environment of Itakura Town

In the past 60 years, as information technology progressively have changed in Japan, our housing industry has rapidly become adjusted to it." Continue

The Way Architect Anna Nakamura Works

Anna Nakamura and Taiyo Jinno, creators of, Anna Nakamura+Taiyo Jinno EASTERN design office, have had an interest in architecture since their twenties, as they were travelling through the world and exploring the architecture of the world and Japan. Continue

15 Years of Existence Left

Architecture: José Marini Bragança, Helena Veludo. Armona is an island in RIA Formosa, Algarve. It is a place in a nature conservation area. This old fishermen’s island has had a savage urban occupation for 40 years and is designated, by government policy, to disappear within the next 15 years. Continue

Providing Your Client With Different Levels of Experience

The purpose with this architecture (Seaside Residence in Japan) was to give the client two different experiences when constructed. The first floor would give him the opportunity to be close to the tranquil garden, while the second floor would provide him a clear view of the sea. Continue

Misshaped Site Re-imagined Geometrically

The project that Sinato faced was to create a home to a family considering of four. The major problem was though how they would build a residence on a misshapen site. Continue

YOYOGI: How to bring modern life into a 80 m2 house in Tokyo

The Yoyogi is a 80 m2 house in Shibuya ward, Tokyo by Front Office Tokyo. The mission with this project was to construct a house that consisted of a rather small area in central Tokyo and then give it a modern look. Continue

Santo Amaro: How a Residence can be United with Nature

This year, the Isay Weinfeld architecture firm constructed the Santo Amaro residence in São Paulo, Brazil. This deluxe residence consists of a 1275 m2 area and is surrounded with green nature. Nature can't be bypassed in the Santo Amaro residence as the green life is exposed in virtually all corners of the house. Continue

Casa Manifesto: 85 % of Recycled, Reused and Eco-Friendly Materials

James & Mau has put their focus on innovative and contemporary designs based on bioclimatic (sustainable design that mainly addresses comfort through design adaptations, site-specific and regional climate conditions.) and modular architecture. Continue

Hidemi Iwamoto: Challenge Yourself

Architect Hidemi Iwamoto’s interest for architectural design grew when he was a high school student in Tokyo Bunka Kaikan and fell in love with the architectural design that was created by Kunio Maekawa. Experiencing that space made him decide his future profession. Continue

Sonnenhof Jena: A Mixed-Use Building

The planned mixed-use development of the new building "Sonnenhof" provides for an allocation of land in industrial, office and residential use. This accounts for approximately 15% commercial, 40% on office and 45% on residential areas. Continue

Award Winning Klein Bottle House: A Descriptive Model of a Surface Developed by Topological Mathematicians

Recently, The Klein Bottle House by Mcbride Charles Ryan has won the category award for world's best house, at the 2009 World Architecture Festival Awards. Continue

Understand Your Client’s Needs: Marc Canadell

Subsequent to receiving a MFA at the Academy of Art in San Francisco, Marc Canadell became a creative designer. He “first started design a house for himself” and so began designing homes. He focuses a lot on the contemporary design, as he has taken influence from the architect Mies van der Rohe. Continue

You do Become Broad Minded: Robert Couturier

Architect Robert Couturier believes that “original ideas comes from the sum of all we know, have learned and absorbed”. He has been awarded the award of being The AD 100 represents of the top architects and interior designer. Continue