Gardens
House in Ueda | CASE DESIGN STUDIO
House in Ueda is located in the countryside on a site that was a part of a peach and pear orchard. A southern garden provides a large sunken terrace. On top of the terrace, second-floor eaves lead to the dining...
Read MoreHouse in Ueda | CASE DESIGN STUDIO
House in Ueda is a countryside residence located on the site that was an orchard. The horizontal strip window emphasizes the length of the unit.
House in Nishimikuni | arbol
House in Nishimikuni is a single-story wooden residence with an enclosed garden. The wall surrounding the unit ensures that residents have privacy.
House in Tsurumi | High Land Design
House in Tsurumi is built in a noisy area, so it has a large courtyard for residents to relax. The wooden interior is spacious, airy, and minimalist.
GINAN | KEITARO MUTO ARCHITECTS
GINAN house sits on a long and narrow plot and has a space for the garden. The diagonal gravel wall of the house seems as if it's a part of the garden.
Jugetsudo Kabukiza | Kengo Kuma & Associates
Jugetsudo Kabukiza teashop is clad in bamboo bars to reflect traditional Japanese culture. Besides partition, bamboos offer a view of the garden.
House in Yamakawa | Horibe Associates
House in Yamakawa has storage spaces around it that buffer against traffic noise. The wooden unit clad in black metal is designed for a couple with a child.
House in Yamasaki | Tato Architects / Yo Shimada
House in Yamasaki consists of three units. Two of them have translucent polycarbonate walls allowing enough light in even during the winter months.
machi-House | UID architects
machi-House uses clerestory windows and skylights to let light in. The rooms center around the interior garden that spreads across two floors.
OUTSIDE IN | TAKESHI HOSAKA architects
OUTSIDE IN house enables residents to enjoy the outside scenery with the large glass screens folds across the front area of the unit.
table hat | Hiroyuki Shinozaki & Associates, Architects
table hat is a small cafe in the residential area connected with the owner's house through the side door. The wood and plants make the space airy and open.
Kofunaki house | ALTS DESIGN OFFICE
Kofunaki house is a single-family house that uses wood as its prevalent material and has shrubs planted all over that make the space airy and modern.
Garden and Sea | TAKAO SHIOTSUKA ATELIER
Garden and Sea weekend house exists on a deep lot facing the sea. The glassed underground on the first floor enables residents to enjoy the garden.