In Between House / By Koji Tsutsui & Associates

Karuizawa, Japan
Koji Tsutsui & Associates
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Photo © Courtesy of Iwan Baan

World Architecture Festival 2011 - Category Winner: Villa
The client chose a sloped site surrounded by Japanese larch trees in a mountainous region of Karuizawa, Japan, (an hour commute away from Tokyo on a bullet train) as the ideal location for their home.

Outside In House / By Takeshi Hosaka Architects

Yamanashi, Japan
Takeshi Hosaka Architects
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Photo © Courtesy of Koji FujiiNacasa & Partners Inc.

Gradation of scenery, from outdoor area to inside area:
The project was launched when I was commissioned to enlarge a house for a couple in their 30's and their three daughters living in Yamanashi Prefecture.

House in Hieidaira / By Tato Architects

Shiga, Japan
Tato Architects
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Photo © Courtesy of Satoshi Shigeta--View of atelier and house

The residence is located at the foot of Mt. Hiei near the border of Kyoto and Shiga.

Cottage in Tsumari / By Future-scape Architects + Daigo Ishii

Tokamachi, Nigata, Japan
Future-scape Architects + Daigo Ishii
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Photo © Courtesy of Daigo Ishii + Future-scape Architects

A low-cost public cottage for locals and visitors, located within a beech woods park. This is the region with heaviest snowfall in Japan, often as deep as 4m.

Snail House / By Tezuka Architects

Tokyo, Japan
Tezuka Architects
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Photo © Courtesy of Katsuhisa Kida / FOTOTECA

The house has a section similar to that of a snail. The big opening on the ground floor leads from outside into the living room.

House in Inokashira / By Studio NOA Architect & Associates

Inokashira, Tokyo, Japan
Studio NOA Architect & Associates
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Photo © Courtesy of Studio NOA

Before this house was built, there was a steep cliff with luxuriant trees covering the entire site.

ZigZag House / By mA-style architects

Yaizu, Shizuoka, Japan
mA-style architects
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Photo © Courtesy of Kai Nakamura

The building site is located on residential area that was subdivided by development project in 1980's.

House-S / By Yamamori Architect & Associates

Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
Yamamori Architect & Associates
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Photo © Courtesy of Akiyoshi Fukuzawa

This project started with a conversation with the client, about pouring sunlight and breeze through the house, things which are gifts from nature.

Wall-less House / By Tezuka Architects

Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Tezuka Architects
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Photo © Courtesy of Katsuhisa Kida / FOTOTECA

This large site in a dense residential neighborhood in Setagaya-Ku district in Tokyo provides a rare opportunity to open the house completely to the landscape and environment, like a retreat villa in the countryside.

ABIKO HOUSE / By Fuse Atelier

Abiko, Chiba, Japan
Fuse Atelier
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Photo © Courtesy of Hiroshi Ueda

This plan is a residence for a married couple in their 30s is located in Abiko. The client requested that the concrete space of the gallery shines like a hobby furniture design.

House in Yotsukaido : By Studio NOA Architect & Associates

Chiba, Japan

Studio NOA Architect & Associates

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Photo © Courtesy of Studio NOA Architect & Associates

Located in suburb area, House in Yotsukaido is a residence that looks to merge the boundaries between the private interior space and the context, a non transference glass terrace connected to the home.

Triplex House in Nakano : By LEVEL Architects

Nakano, Tokyo, Japan 
LEVEL Architects
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Photo © Courtesy of Kai Nakamura

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This project is a multiplex house that is composed of a basement floor plus 3 stories more.

House in Ropponmatsu : By Kazunori Fujimoto Architect & Associates

Ropponmatsu, Fukuoka, Japan
Kazunori Fujimoto Architect & Associates
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Photo © Courtesy of Kazunori Fujimoto Architect & Associates

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This house is located in the city area near by the center of Fukuoka city on a long and narrow site, 6m x 18m.

Beach House : By Yamamori Architect & Associates

Shima, Japan
Yamamori Architect & Associates
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Photo © Courtesy of Kei Sugino

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When I first visited this site, I thought the key issues for this project were how to intertwine, dissolve, cut and take in elements of this natural environment, such as ocean, greenery, sky and wind.

Japanese House : Trip Album No.01 : By HouseVariety

1. Inside Out House : By Takeshi Hosaka Architects
2. Tsui No Sumika : By Kite Architecture
3. Duplex House In Tokito : By Hidehiro Fukuda 
4. House in Egota : By Suppose Design Office
5. SN.house : By atelierA5
6. Airhole House : By Kino Architects

Enjoy!!

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House in Ichijoji : By Tadahiro Shimada Architect

Ichijoji, Kyoto, Japan
Tadahiro Shimada Architect
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Photo © Courtesy of Kei Sugino

The house was built  for a couple and a young child and is situated on a small housing lot in the mist of Kyoto city.

Airhole House : By Kino Architects

Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan
Kino Architects
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Photo © Courtesy of Kino Architects

A new house in Shiga,Two-story wood frame construction, Designed by Kino Architects.

SN.house : By atelierA5

Tokyo, Japan
atelierA5
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Photo © Courtesy of atelierA5

Japanese practice atelierA5 delivers an impressive project for a single family residence in Tokyo, this three story house is made by combining wood and steel frame construction.

House in Egota : By Suppose Design Office

Egota, Tokyo, Japan
Suppose Design Office
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Photo © Courtesy of Suppose Design Office

This is a renovation project of a house in Egota, which is a third floor- apartment in old steel construction. Before, the 1st and 2nd floor was for rental, and the third floor was for an owner of the building. Each floor has the own entrance and exit, and they all have different

Kes : By AAT + Makoto Yokomizo Architects

Shinjuku, Japan
AAT + Makoto Yokomizo Architects
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Photo © Courtesy of AAT + Makoto Yokomizo Architects

These studio apartments by Tokyo-based firm AAT+Makoto Yokomizo Architects are confined within an exceptionally limited area and designed in an exceptionally minimalistic fashion. Sharing a motorcycle garage on the ground level, the transparent residences float above the street and put each unit’s activity on display.