Contemporary Japanese homes are a balance between the country’s traditional values of organizing spaces and architectural innovation that is constantly on the move. They challenge the norms of how to occupy places, pushing the envelope for what it means to have a minimal, “micro-living”. Through experiments small and smaller, residential projects in Japan shed new light on how we go about our daily routines and rituals at home and question urbanites on what we can do with the space we have.
For this reason, we’re inspired to go through our archives and bring out 10 projects that bring out new perspectives on Japanese architecture, be it aesthetic, functional or atmospheric.
Check them out below:
© Daisuke Shimokawa /Nacása&Partners Inc
Tunnel House / Makiko Tsukada Architects
© Shinkenchiku-sha
Katsutadai House / Yuko Nagayama & Associates
© Daici Ano
House in Daizawa / Nobuo Araki
© Shimizu Ken
Rooms That Follow The Scenery / ON design partners
Cortesia de ON design partners
O House / Jun Igarashi Architects
© Iwan Baan
What Categorize The City And Me / ON design partners
Cortesia de ON design partners
Broken Pitched Roof House / NKS Architects
Cortesia NKS Architects
© Ippei Shinzawa
House in Chiharada / Studio Velocity
© Kentaro Kurihara