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Toru Kashihara Architects designs stepped concrete temple in Tokyo

April 24, 2019 Jon Astbury 0
Buddhist Temple by Toru Kashihara in Tokyo, Japan

Shoraku-Ji is a Buddhist temple next to a cemetery in northeast Tokyo by Toru Kashihara Architects with a stepped concrete design that aims to subvert traditional temple architecture. Located on a site surrounded by many other temples and cemeteries, all of Shoraku-Ji temple’s functions – which may have otherwise been housed in individual structures – have been compressed

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Kengo Kuma designs building for Starbucks Reserve Roastery in Tokyo

March 8, 2019 Natasha Levy 0
Exterior of Starbucks Reserve Roastery Tokyo, desinged by Kengo Kuma

Japanese architect Kengo Kuma has teamed up with Starkbucks on a coffee house featuring origami-like ceilings and trails of cherry blossoms, designed to offer customers a more theatrical experience. The Starbucks Reserve Roastery in Tokyo is one of only five in the world, along with branches in Seattle, Shanghai, Milan and New York. Unlike the brand’s typical

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Schemata Architects completes industrial-style pop-up store for Hay

January 29, 2019 Natasha Levy 0
Hay pop-up store in Tokyo, designed by Schemata Architects/Jo Nagasaka

Scaffold-like partition walls and timber display units appear inside this pop-up store that Schemata Architects has designed for Danish homeware brand Hay. The temporary store is set within a basement in Tokyo’s bustling Omotesando shopping district, and has been designed by Schemata Architects to feature a series of easily-demountable display fixtures. “The space consists of what we

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Apollo Architects & Associates hides courtyard behind Cover House’s metal facade

January 9, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0
Cover House by Apollo Associates

A windowless wall punctured by a giant void projects from this steel-clad Japanese house near Tokyo, creating a secret “exterior living room”. Located in a dense residential district in Fuchū, Cover House’s striking form was designed by Apollo Architects & Associates to create privacy for the residents, while ensuring the interiors have sufficient light levels. “The roof and exterior

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Igarashi Design Studio’s Zero Space is filled with furniture based on river-weathered pebbles

December 17, 2018 Natasha Levy 0
Zero Space student recreation area by Igarashi Design Studio

Pebble-like seats in pastel hues offer students a place to recline in this recreational area, which Igarashi Design Studio has created for an arts university in Tokyo. The Zero Space room by Igarashi Design Studio is set within Musashino Art University, a creative university in north Tokyo that offers courses in fine art, industrial design, architecture and

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Tokyo’s Inua restaurant blends Japanese and Scandinavian aesthetics

November 13, 2018 Natasha Levy 0

OEO Studio has referenced Danish cabinetry and Japanese gardens for the design of new Tokyo restaurant Inua, which is headed up by an ex-Noma chef. The restaurant occupies the ninth floor of a building in Tokyo’s Lidabashi neighbourhood and is led by German chef Thomas Frebel, who was previously head of research at Copenhagen’s two-Michelin-star eatery Noma. Utilising

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John Pawson uses limestone and cherry wood for minimal Jil Sander shop in Tokyo

September 21, 2018 Natasha Levy 0

London-based designer John Pawson has created a minimalist interior for the new Japanese flagship store of fashion label Jil Sander, pairing pale limestone walls and floors with cherry wood accents. Situated in Omotesando, Tokyo’s luxury shopping district, the shop is sparsely furnished. The only colour comes from the orange-toned wood, meaning the clothing and accessories can take centre stage. “Obviously there’s

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Subtropical greenery surrounds cedar-clad Tokyo home

September 8, 2018 India Block 0

Atelier Tsuyoshi Tane Architects has designed a house in Tokyo with a glazed ground floor to connect it to the surrounding tropical garden. The architect designed Todoroki House for a client who wanted to live in Tokyo’s city centre, but have a house surrounded by nature. “The Todoroki Ravine is a windy location. Running through a dense

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Tokyo’s new Hotel Okura will recreate iconic rooms from the original

July 13, 2018 India Block 0

A modernist hotel that featured in 1960s James Bond film You Only live Twice is being rebuilt to be more earthquake-proof, reopening in Tokyo next year. Despite a global campaign to save the the Hotel Okura Tokyo, it was demolished three years ago to make way for a bigger and more shock-proof design. It has now

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