Located in Hoto Fudo, Yamanashi, Japan was designed by Takeshi Hosaka architects, This project was planned on a site with Mt. Fuji rising closely in the south and with the two sides facing the trunk roads. This building seems to belong to such natural objects as mountains and clouds. It is formed of a soft geometry, rather than the solid shapes of quadrangles and circles. By continuously operating...
Located in Japan, A House Awaiting Death, Mie Prefecture was designed by EASTERN Design Office, EASTERN Design Office has just completed a rather unusual residential project on a Japanese coastal plot in Mie Prefecture. Approached by an elderly client, the practice was challenged to design ‘A house awaiting death’ as the gentleman wasn’t to live for more than fifteen years. It immediately...
Esashi Ryotei Kuki designed by Nakayama Architects is located in Esashi, Japan. Located on a seaside field surrounded by arid landscape with landfill fields and exposed to strong,almost constant winds, the hotel was conceived as a sequence of protected inside spaces from which to contemplate the exterior. To reinforce the idea of the rooms as protected outdoor-viewing devices,we created projecting...
The Minamigaoka Clinic designed by Matsuyama Architect & Associates is located in Sapporo, Japan, At present, Japanese society faces various issues triggered by a declining birthrate, and the environment of obstetrics and gynecology hospitals has been changing drastically in recent years. The new Minamigaoka Clinic is an example of this. The architects decided on a design direction fully dominated...
The Minamigaoka Clinic designed by Matsuyama Architect & Associates is located in Sapporo, Japan, At present, Japanese society faces various issues triggered by a declining birthrate, and the environment of obstetrics and gynecology hospitals has been changing drastically in recent years. The new Minamigaoka Clinic is an example of this. The architects decided on a design direction fully dominated...