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Peter Stutchbury: "I value architecture that has no waste"
Jun 02, 2023by Vladimir Belogolovsky Jun 02, 2023
Vladimir Belogolovsky speaks to Peter Stutchbury, a Sydney architect whose buildings reassure visitors that there is something to discover.
Japanese Architecture
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Takeshi Hirobe’s Japanese villa is a reflection of the Minamiboso hills
May 30, 2023by Akash Singh May 30, 2023
The Japanese architect responds to a topographically challenging site by taking inspiration from jazz music to build Villa MKZ.
The Circus fosters a seamless cohabitation between humans and automobiles
May 22, 2023by Shivangi Buch May 22, 2023
Designed by Tokyo-based CUBO Design Architect, the whimsical Japanese vacation home resembles a circus tent, fostering seamless interaction between humans and vehicles.
Schemata Architects nestles Dokubo and El Amigo in the Japanese hillside
Apr 19, 2023by Amarjeet Singh Tomar Apr 19, 2023
Tokyo-based Schemata Architects interpolates two new buildings into a hill on the coast of Seto Inland Sea in Japan.
Marc Newson's Urasando becomes the latest addition to the Tokyo Toilet project
Mar 14, 2023by Anushka Sharma Mar 14, 2023
The London-based designer renovates a public restroom in Tokyo's Shibuya district, infusing the simple and trustworthy structure with tenets of accessibility and inclusivity.
Suppose Design Office completes a reflective riverside retreat with Daichi Isumi
Feb 15, 2023by Jerry Elengical Feb 15, 2023
Overlooking the River Isumi near Chiba, Japan, this rental villa is a safe haven for guests to experience nature without any barriers, inside a space tinged with an air of rustic charm.
Kengo Kuma’s wooden layers spiral the SANA MANE SAZAE sauna in Japan
Feb 13, 2023by Sunena V Maju Feb 13, 2023
At their latest sauna design for the resort facility, SANA MANE in Naoshima, Japan, Kengo Kuma and Associates designed a mollusk-like organic structure in layers of wood.
Sumu Yakushima by tono inc. posits visions of symbiotic living
Feb 08, 2023by Amarjeet Singh Tomar Feb 08, 2023
This experimental housing co-op in Japan, paves the way for nature positive architecture, expanding the principles of sustainable architecture.
Floating on a fantastical plane: A Japanese Manga Artist’s House
Feb 02, 2023by Samiksha Chaudhary Feb 02, 2023
In a narrow plot in Tokyo, 'A Japanese Manga Artist’s House,' with a sloping facade, elements of constructivism and deconstructivism, ties tangible daily life to a sense of fiction.
Taking a look back at Shiro Kuramata’s astonishing career
Feb 01, 2023by Sukanya Deb Feb 01, 2023
The Japanese furniture and interior designer challenged the distinction between art and design through experimentation and play around material and form, with a hint of absurdity.
KAI Yufuin: a modern 'ryokan' in the hot springs of Japan by Kengo Kuma
Dec 16, 2022by Sunena V Maju Dec 16, 2022
Inspired by the onsens and ryokans of Japan, Kengo Kuma & Associates' KAI Yufuin project is wrapped in the traditionality of Japanese farmhouse architecture, in the Ōita Prefecture.
Ideareve-Ikegami: a reinforced concrete mass in suburban Japan
Oct 27, 2022by Dhwani Shanghvi Oct 27, 2022
The Ideareve-Ikegami is a mixed-use complex in a dense context, that is not just historical but also one that typifies the Japanese logical mess.
Junya Ishigami reinvents “building into the earth” with a House & Restaurant in Japan
Oct 01, 2022by Jerry Elengical Oct 01, 2022
Designed to exude heaviness and resilience, this cave-like stereotomic structure Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture, functions as a home and culinary space for Japanese chef Motonori Hirata.
Tadao Ando wins the Andrée Putman Lifetime Achievement Award
Sep 16, 2022by STIRworld Sep 16, 2022
The Japanese visionary, known for crafting concrete edifices that nurture silence and spirituality, is recognised by Créateurs Design Awards for his contribution to architecture.
The House With 5 Retaining Walls reinterprets the function of structure
Sep 01, 2022by Sohil Soni Sep 01, 2022
The Japanese urban home designed by Kiyoaki Takeda Architects in Tokyo, Japan, structurally utilises concrete and timber to create intimate living enclosures.
Murakoshi House by S Design Farm is a compact, inward-looking sanctum in Tokyo
Aug 29, 2022by Jerry Elengical Aug 29, 2022
On a pentagonal corner plot in the Ōta Ward of Japan’s capital, this two-storey home maintains the privacy of its users while offering abundant natural light and insulation.
Takamine Cho House is a fortified refuge of exposed concrete and stone masonry
Aug 19, 2022by Jerry Elengical Aug 19, 2022
Occupying a sloping plot in the city of Nagoya, Japan, the residence designed by Tomoaki Uno Architects uses age-old Japanese masonry to create a subdued sanctuary for its users.
Nendo takes minimalism to its maximum with the Culvert Guesthouse in Japan
Aug 04, 2022by Jincy Iype Aug 04, 2022
Four stacked concrete tunnels and a solitary fifth form the ultra-minimal Culvert Guesthouse by Japanese firm Nendo as an archive for its products, furniture and artwork.
Nikken Sekkei crafts a perforated concrete monolith for school gymnasium in Japan
May 30, 2022by Jerry Elengical May 30, 2022
Situated in the university’s Honjo campus, Waseda University Honjo Senior High School Gymnasium is an inward-looking structure that exhibits a reverence for natural light.
Kengo Kuma uses stones from a Japanese hot spring to design this one-bedroom inn
May 28, 2022by Zohra Khan May 28, 2022
The Japanese firm’s design of a two-storey ryokan in Kusatsu Onsen hot spring is an exercise in using contradictions to create a space for its place.
Inside the porous, “park-like” Kitakami Health & Childcare Support Complex
Mar 21, 2022by Jincy Iype Mar 21, 2022
UtA/Unemori teco Associates renovated a commercial building into a non-institutional health centre in Japan, replete with its own indoor playground, undulant ceilings and light materials.
Maniera Architects' design of a Japanese home reveals a ‘sacred sculpture’ in concrete
Mar 15, 2022by Zohra Khan Mar 15, 2022
From an artistic opaque exterior, to free flowing spaces and elements that eschew a specific style, Sculpt delves into privacy and presence in the suburban landscape.
700 donated windows and salvaged waste form the Kamikatsu Zero Waste Center
Feb 17, 2022by Jincy Iype Feb 17, 2022
Questioning our ways of consumption, Hiroshi Nakamura & NAP discuss their Kamikatsu Zero Waste Center - an architecture shaped with trash and a Japanese town’s memories.
Hiroshi Nakamura & NAP’s Care House of the Wind Chimneys instills healing
Jan 17, 2022by Jincy Iype Jan 17, 2022
Hiroshi Nakamura installed wind chimneys with glassless skylights to illuminate and ventilate the earth-coloured care house in Japan catering to children with terminal illnesses.
Takahiro Moriya’s Setoyama villa is oriented to create a living room with a view
Jan 15, 2022by Devanshi Shah Jan 15, 2022
Located on the edge of a cliff, the home by Moriya and Partners in Japan is enveloped in a three-dimensional wooden truss with a landscape design that respects its natural environment.
Ariake Gymnastics Centre in Tokyo boasts of the world’s largest spanning timber roof
Oct 25, 2021by Jincy Iype Oct 25, 2021
Conceived as “a wooden vessel floating in the Bay Area,” the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics arena is set for permanent use as an exhibition hall.
Flowing forest-like spaces characterise Tsukushi Nursery School Foresta Karankoro
Oct 01, 2021by Jerry Elengical Oct 01, 2021
Designed by UID Architects in Fukuyama, Japan, the structure uses towering façade arches and cross-shaped beams to create a dynamic environment that encourages young minds to explore.
Toyo Ito wants people to be able to behave as freely as animals behave in nature
Aug 21, 2021by Vladimir Belogolovsky Aug 21, 2021
Vladimir Belogolovsky speaks with Toyo Ito about the house he grew up in, how it influenced him, and his desire to design forest-like spaces and unconfined buildings.
Kawazoe Architects infuses serendipity inside River Sea residence in Japan
Jul 14, 2021by Jincy Iype Jul 14, 2021
Excelling in functional simplicity, River Sea by Junichiro Kawazoe is a Japanese house composed of three, dark tiled buildings separated by pocket courtyards.
Cartier in Osaka gets a 3D patterned wooden façade by Klein Dytham architecture
Jul 06, 2021by Jerry Elengical Jul 06, 2021
Cartier's storefront in Shinsaibashi, comprising over 2,500 handcrafted Hinoki cypress modules, connects with both Japanese craft traditions and French brand's luxury aesthetics.
Soil House by ADX is propped on trapezoidal mounds of surplus soil from site
Jun 26, 2021by Anmol Ahuja Jun 26, 2021
Located in Fukushima, Japan, the Soil House by ADX evokes a natural connection and the childhood joy of playing with sand for a client displaced by the 2011 earthquake.
Toshiki Hirano on ‘texture without touch’ at London Design Biennale's Japan Pavilion
Jun 26, 2021by Jerry Elengical Jun 26, 2021
The Tokyo-based architect recounts the design process of the Japan Pavilion at the London Design Biennale 2021, and how it encourages us to find new ways to read urban space.
The many faces of Toyo Ito: A tribute to the paragon of architectural versatility
May 31, 2021by Jerry Elengical May 31, 2021
On the occasion of the decorated Japanese architect’s 80th birthday, STIR presents a journey through the many forms and personas adopted by Ito throughout his career.
Sou Fujimoto Architects revamp Shiroiya Hotel as a dichotomic urban 'living room'
Apr 28, 2021by STIRworld Apr 28, 2021
Located in Maebashi, Japan, the transformation of the concrete structure that previously occupied a traditional Japanese inn is executed within the newly revitalised city core.
Toggle Hotel by Klein Dytham Architecture in Tokyo is a varicoloured travel haven
Apr 13, 2021by Anmol Ahuja Apr 13, 2021
Envisaged as an affordable urban hotel in the heart of Tokyo, the Toggle Hotel is designed as a kaleidoscopic response to the monochromatic skyline of the Japanese capital.
YEZO by LEAD: A swirling sanctuary nestled in the Hokkaido mountains in Japan
Mar 22, 2021by Anmol Ahuja Mar 22, 2021
Taking advantage of the dramatic landscape and a tectonic design approach to house only the most essential spatial programme, YEZO by LEAD seeks a new definition for ‘modern’ luxury.
ACROS Fukuoka Prefectural International Hall by Emilio Ambasz turns 25
Sep 01, 2020by Vladimir Belogolovsky Sep 01, 2020
Vladimir Belogolovsky examines the role of Fukuoka’s ACROS centre, designed by Emilio Ambasz, as an excellent prototype for our urban and inevitably green future.
Sketching the Gamble House, California - a drawing tutorial by Dan Hogman
Oct 30, 2019by Dan Hogman Oct 30, 2019
Artist and architect Dan Hogman walks us to the historic Gamble House, an iconic winter residence turned National Historic Landmark in Pasadena city of California.
Luminaries of our times - Fumihiko Maki
Aug 07, 2019by Sonal Shah Aug 07, 2019
STIR speaks with some of the greatest icons of our times – Fumihiko Maki, even at 91, continues to conceptualise and actively engage in humanitarian design across the globe.
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