japanese modern architecture | House in Kohoku

japanese architecture | architecture firm Torafu Architects

This is gonna sound weird, but if gnomes were real and they had gnomes that really dug modern design we feel like this is the kind of home they’d live in. Maybe it’s that gorgeous green grass, but probably it’s the neat shape, and definitely it’s the cute and quirky interiors.

Located in Japan and designed by Torafu Architects, there’s such a wonderful airy-ness to the interior of this home, which is sort of surprising because the outside seems very intense; very heavy and strong and sturdy. Not the sort of place that you’d imagine to be flooded with light, and yet, there it is! Read more [ via : 2modern ]

Nakagin Capsule Tower, tokyo,

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eastern design office

a wonderfully inventive studio that has won acclaim for designs the like of which one does not typically associate with Japanese architecture

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