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KRE | no.555
KRE house is located in the high-end residential area of Tokyo. The most remarkable requests in the various clients' demands are "garage space for nine cars", "the most favorite car in the living room" and "high tree in the living...
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Sugamo Shinkin Bank / Shimura branch | emmanuelle moureaux architecture + design
Sugamo Shinkin Bank has a colorful design that is a refreshing solution for a bank. The inside features the dandelion puff motifs and elliptical skylights.

HAPPA HOTEL | Schemata Architects / Jo Nagasaka
HAPPA HOTEL is a building complex of offices and galleries turned into a walk-in, sleep-in architectural space for exhibit purposes.

Sugamo Shinkin Bank / Tokiwadai branch | emmanuelle moureaux architecture + design
Sugamo Shinkin Bank features an interesting, colorful façade composed of cubes of different depths that have gardens on top of them.

TODAY’S SPECIAL Jiyugaoka | Schemata Architects / Jo Nagasaka
TODAY'S SPECIAL Jiyugaoka is a renovated space that creates a welcoming atmosphere with a wood-steel combination and natural tones.

SAKURA | MOUNT FUJI ARCHITECTS STUDIO
SAKURA house is situated in an area where land cost is high. It features lace-like steel walls with holes depicting a unique, cherry blossom pattern.

House NA | Sou Fujimoto Architects
House NA is an entirely transparent residence consisting of 21 individual floor plates at different heights, contrasting the typical concrete units.

TAKEO KIKUCHI SHIBUYA | Schemata Architects / Jo Nagasaka
TAKEO KIKUCHI SHIBUYA is a flagship store with timber-framed windows enabling natural ventilation. Clothes are displayed in wooden display cases.

TYM | no.555
TYM is a unit in a business district of Nagano City serving as a house and a hair salon. The space is timeless and can endure future neighborhood changes.

KRE | no.555
KRE house has a huge garage to fit nine cars which can be custom-lift to the living room floor. The seemingly floating rooms make the unit more spacious.

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.

muratajyuki headoffice | satoru hirota architects
muratajyuki headoffice is used by environmental equipment firm and derives a minimalist feel using the nordic elements, white color, and a clean interior.

K CLINIC | Shinichi Ogawa & Associates
K CLINIC is a unit with glazed windows overlooking the outside and making the space feel airy and calm. The trees and the roof provide additional comfort.