ESPACE

Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, 2022

his small two-story, wood-frame house is tucked into a downtown residential neighborhood. The clients, a couple with minimalist taste and...

Timeless

Tokyo, 2021

This house in a quiet residential neighborhood of central Tokyo was built for a couple who had long lived on the property but wanted to r...

Infinity

Kunigami, Okinawa, 2021

This residence in the mountainous region of northern Okinawa known as Gushiku Mui serves as a weekend and vacation home for a client whos...

Ortho

Kanto, 2020

The clients purchased the tiered, irregularly shaped lot as a place to spend meaningful time as a family. They wanted courtyards to play ...

LEAF

Tokyo, 2019

The site is located in a quiet residential neighborhood in the heart of Tokyo, where the client run a dentistry clinic as husband and wif...

Cover

Fuchu, Tokyo, 2018

The roof and exterior walls are constructed from metallic grey Galvalume which both forms a structural skin and protects the privacy of t...

Umber

Oami Sriasato, Chiba, 2018

This residence located in a suburban Tokyo neighborhood sits adjacent to the client’s mother’s house. It is a new take on the multi-gener...

Jewel

Tokyo, 2018

It can be described as a “Tokyo-style” urban house built on a small “flagpole” plot (a square plot with a narrow approach) in a residenti...

Rhythm

Setagaya, Tokyo, 2018

A two-family house situated in a residential Tokyo neighborhood. While the living areas are completely separate, the construction feature...

Peak

Tokyo, 2017

This home is located in the old town area of eastern Tokyo, where the atmosphere of an industrial district still lingers. The client, ...

Acro

Chiba, 2017

Located in a new residential development in Chiba prefecture, this house sits on a lot surrounded by roads on three sides. The clients re...

Grid

Japan, 2016

The client for this project has a large art collection, and wanted to start a new chapter in life with his family in a house with museum-...

Terminal

Tokyo, 2015

The site is located at Aoyama in Minato ward, which is an area residential and commercial uses are mixed in Tokyo. The client couple soug...

Ark

Tokyo, 2015

The site is located in a quiet residential area of Tokyo. The client is a couple who both work at a university. Upon planning the residen...

Nord

Tokyo, 2015

This is a house for a couple in their 40s for spending valuable time with their two daughters. As a motif for the plan, the husband, who ...

Grigio

Tokyo, 2015

A couple who works for foreign affiliates newly bought a site in a quiet residential area, with a desire for a house that enables living ...

Wrap

Ehime, 2015

The client of this project, working in an advertising agency as a graphic designer, acquired a piece of land on a hilltop with a good vie...

Patio

Kanawawa, 2015

Our client, a DINKS couple with profound knowledge of architectural design, acquired a lot within a quiet residential suburbia of Tokyo--...

Pergola

Saitama, 2014

The client asked us for a house with a sense of openness, as seen in the Case Study Houses in West Coast of the United States. The site i...

Wave

Kanagawa, 2014

The client, who works an advertising company and whose hobby is surfing, purchased a land by the beach and intended to build a family hou...

Cave

Tokyo, 2014

A residence for a single person in a quiet residential area in Kagurazaka, Tokyo. The exterior walls are made of dark brown galvalume ste...

Frame

Tokyo, 2014

FRAME" realized lower costs and a shorter construction period by replacing the wooden formwork normally used for fair-faced concrete with...

Arrow

Tokyo, 2013

When a young couple is building a new house next to their parents' old house, they need to create harmony and contrast between the old an...

Lattice

Tokyo, 2013

The owner, a single man in his 30s, sought a base of operations here, close to his company. The site has a narrow frontage and is deep, b...

Dent

Kanagawa, 2012

Our client, a dentist by profession, purchased a plot of land in a suburban district close to the center of town in order to enjoy a high...

Still

Chiba, 2012

The client acquired the 330 m2 orthogonal property located along the road in pursuit of a space to rest his body and soul exhausted from ...

Neut

Tokyo, 2012

The couple, both ophthalmologists, purchased a small, deep lot in a quiet residential area in order to build a house where they could enj...

SBD25

Seoul, South Korea, 2012

The site is located in Seongbuk-dong, Seoul, an upscale residential area dotted with historic sites. A Japanese architect was commissione...

Ray

Tokyo, 2011

The site is located in a riverside town along the Tokyo metropolitan border. The owner, who is in his 40s, purchased a new lot in a "flag...

Ravine

Tokyo, 2011

The builder is a cosmopolitan in his 40s who travels the world as a manager in a bridge-related company. He has lived abroad for a long t...

Le49

Kanagawa, 2011

The courtyard facing the quiet atelier on the north side of the first floor is enclosed by a high wall for privacy. In contrast to the fi...

NID

Tokyo, 2011

The site is a small subdivision in central Tokyo. The narrow frontage and long depth of the "eel bed" is a familiar site shape in Tokyo. ...

Cadre

Niigata, 2011

Muikamachi, Minamiuonuma City, Niigata Prefecture, where the building is located, is one of the heaviest snowfall areas in Japan, with 2 ...

Shift

Tokyo, 2010

This house for a couple and their two children is located in a quiet, lush neighborhood on the outskirts of Tokyo. The husband manages an...

Damier

Tokyo, 2009

This combined shop and residence, located in a commercial district in the old part of Tokyo, sits on a corner lot measuring just 30 squar...

Flow

Chiba, 2009

This multigenerational household is located on a quiet residential street near the ocean. Our goal was to create a private, secure home w...

Kangaroo Hotel

Tokyo, 2009

In this project we converted an old economy hotel into a guesthouse for international backpackers. The first floor includes an open Inter...

Atom

Tokyo, 2008

This home located in a tranquil downtown residential district sits on a flagpole-shaped lot, whose narrow frontage widens towards the bac...

Jardin

Tokyo, 2008

The one-story house was designed on a 100 tsubo (860 m2) site, and while taking privacy into consideration, four gardens of different siz...

Switch

Tokyo, 2006

In this project we rebuilt an 85-year-old grilled eel restaurant after the street where it is located was widened and the lot shrank. In ...

Slash

Chiba, 2006

The site is located in a nature park along the coast. The family of the owner, who lives in Tokyo, wanted to build a house for weekend re...