architecture in tokyo | news, projects, and interviews https://www.designboom.com/tag/architecture-in-tokyo/ designboom magazine | your first source for architecture, design & art news Tue, 21 Nov 2023 07:01:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 florian busch architects’ minimalistic nobori building rises as a narrow slice in tokyo https://www.designboom.com/architecture/florian-busch-architects-nobori-building-tokyo-japan-11-19-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/florian-busch-architects-nobori-building-tokyo-japan-11-19-2023/#respond Sun, 19 Nov 2023 11:30:07 +0000 kat barandy I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1030890

a contemporary addition to tokyo, the 'nobori building' takes shape with architecture by locally-based studio florian busch architects.

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organic openings cut angular learning center in tokyo https://www.designboom.com/architecture/organic-openings-angular-learning-center-tokyo-atsushi-kitagawara-11-09-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/organic-openings-angular-learning-center-tokyo-atsushi-kitagawara-11-09-2023/#respond Thu, 09 Nov 2023 07:45:23 +0000 christina petridou I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1028633

the exterior of the building is characterized by its parabolic design, providing a visual connection between the library and the street.

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IGArchitects blurs spatial boundaries for flexible urban living in tokyo https://www.designboom.com/architecture/igarchitects-flexible-urban-living-tokyo-house-frame-10-24-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/igarchitects-flexible-urban-living-tokyo-house-frame-10-24-2023/#respond Tue, 24 Oct 2023 10:20:48 +0000 christina petridou I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1024994

unlike traditional homes with separate rooms, this house unfolds as one large, open area deliberately blurring the lines between private and work spaces, inside and outside.

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internal system of partitions and openings revives apartment in tokyo’s suburbs https://www.designboom.com/architecture/one-nuance-hams-studio-renovation-partitions-openings-apartment-tokyo-10-22-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/one-nuance-hams-studio-renovation-partitions-openings-apartment-tokyo-10-22-2023/#respond Sun, 22 Oct 2023 02:10:21 +0000 Yota Hoki https://www.designboom.com/?p=1024063

the project revamps the rigid grid plan and introduces subtle variations, or 'nuances', in spatial composition, color, and materials.

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split-level platforms build up archidivision’s dance floor house in tokyo https://www.designboom.com/architecture/split-level-platforms-archidivisions-dance-floor-house-tokyo-08-10-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/split-level-platforms-archidivisions-dance-floor-house-tokyo-08-10-2023/#respond Sun, 08 Oct 2023 20:30:11 +0000 christina petridou I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1021008

the interior turns into a canvas for living, introducing a sequence of interconnected scenes.

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kengo kuma’s ‘kiki’s museum of literature’ soon to open in tokyo https://www.designboom.com/architecture/kengo-kuma-eiko-kadono-childrens-literature-museum-edogawa-city-tokyo-japan-08-20-2021/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/kengo-kuma-eiko-kadono-childrens-literature-museum-edogawa-city-tokyo-japan-08-20-2021/#respond Tue, 03 Oct 2023 22:15:35 +0000 kat barandy I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=829280

the clustered boxes will echo the fictional town illustrated in eiko kadono's 'kiki's delivery service.'

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sculptural concrete staircase and distorted mirrors enliven minimalist photo studio in tokyo https://www.designboom.com/architecture/sculptural-concrete-staircase-distorted-mirrors-minimalist-photo-studio-tokyo-hoth-spec-10-02-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/sculptural-concrete-staircase-distorted-mirrors-minimalist-photo-studio-tokyo-hoth-spec-10-02-2023/#respond Mon, 02 Oct 2023 14:15:51 +0000 Motoki Ishii https://www.designboom.com/?p=1019718

SPEC has transformed a utilitarian space marked by raw concrete finishes and unadorned white surfaces into a minimalist visual playground.

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five wooden house-shaped volumes compose himawari nursery school in tokyo https://www.designboom.com/architecture/five-wooden-house-volumes-himawari-nursery-school-akaike-tohyama-architects-tokyo-09-24-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/five-wooden-house-volumes-himawari-nursery-school-akaike-tohyama-architects-tokyo-09-24-2023/#respond Sun, 24 Sep 2023 10:30:47 +0000 Shinya Tohyama https://www.designboom.com/?p=1017886

the building becomes a dynamic playground boasting a circulation system that seamlessly connects the interior and exterior.

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SAKO architects’ vertical rainbow facade filters tokyo cityscape through vivd lens https://www.designboom.com/architecture/sako-architects-vertical-rainbow-tokyo-japan-09-20-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/sako-architects-vertical-rainbow-tokyo-japan-09-20-2023/#respond Fri, 22 Sep 2023 15:15:18 +0000 kat barandy I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1017012

tokyo's streetscape has seen a vibrant transformation with the completion of the 'vertical rainbow' facade.

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frank lloyd wright’s imperial hotel tokyo to be rebuilt and expanded https://www.designboom.com/architecture/imperial-hotel-tokyo-frank-lloyd-wright-atelier-tsuyoshi-tane-japan-09-20-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/imperial-hotel-tokyo-frank-lloyd-wright-atelier-tsuyoshi-tane-japan-09-20-2023/#respond Wed, 20 Sep 2023 01:05:45 +0000 kat barandy I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1017310

frank lloyd wright’s demolished imperial hotel tokyo will be rebuilt by paris-based firm atelier tsuyoshi tane.

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