Snøhetta designs sweeping holiday home for foothills of Mount Yōtei A crescent-shaped volume will enclose this holiday home, which architecture studio Snøhetta has designed for hospitality brand Not A Hotel in a ski resort on Hokkaido Island, Japan. More
MAD adds giant bubble to century-old Japanese house Architecture studio MAD has created Ephemeral Bubble, an installation designed to resemble a bubble being blown by a century-old wooden house, for the Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale in Japan. More
"Like a concrete shipping container" says commenter In this week's comments update, readers are discussing a house in Japan with thick walls of exposed concrete, completed by Studio Cochi Architects. More
Studio Cochi Architects creates raw concrete house in Japan Thick walls of exposed concrete create a buffer from the surrounding city at House in Nishizaki, Japan, which has been completed by architecture practice Studio Cochi Architects. More
FujiwaraMuro Architects overlaps concrete boxes to form Osaka house A blocky concrete form and cutout courtyards define House in Tsurumi-ku, a family home that Japanese studio FujiwaraMuro Architects has added to a sloping street corner in Osaka. More
Dezeen Debate features forest house with "brutal privacy screens" The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a home surrounded by concrete blocks by design studio Nendo. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More
Angled concrete blocks screen home in Japanese forest by Nendo Screens of concrete panels surround Block Wall House, a triangular home that design studio Nendo has nestled into a forest in Japan. More
Thirteen national pavilions designed for Expo 2025 Osaka From a wooden boat-like structure to a spiralling ramp, here are 13 of the most interesting national pavilions that will form Expo 2025 Osaka in Japan. More
Teki Design creates Kyoto cafe as hub to "learn about the future of coffee" 2050 Coffee is a minimalist self-service coffee shop in Kyoto designed to raise awareness about sustainability issues surrounding the future of the drink. More
Chidori Studio draws on industrial references for home in Japan Architecture practice Chidori Studio has completed Hokuriku Residence No. 3, a house in Hakusan that references traditional Japanese homes and industrial architecture. More
Locally produced tiles clad walls and table in Blue Bottle Coffee shop in Nagoya Japanese studio Keiji Ashizawa Design sourced local materials for the design of Blue Bottle Coffee cafe in Nagoya, Japan, which features tiles across its surfaces and lamps made from pottery plates. More
"That roof structure looks delicious" says commenter In this week's comments update, readers are discussing a rammed-earth public toilet in Japan designed by local studio Tono Mirai Architects. More
Kooo Architects creates narrow Tokyo hotel with cut-out balconies and terraces Japanese studio Kooo Architects has designed the skinny Hotel Rakuragu in central Tokyo to have a "unique shape", with cut-out balconies that help to preserve privacy. More
Tono Mirai Architects encloses toilet in Japanese park with rammed earth Japanese studio Tono Mirai Architects has used soil and wood to create Toiletowa, a curving structure in Saitama prefecture containing a public toilet that reuses wastewater. More
"Doing more with less is always commendable" says commenter In this week's comments update, readers are discussing a skinny house with exposed concrete walls in Japan, designed by local studio IGArchitects. More
IGArchitects slots skinny 2700 house into narrow plot in Japan Walls of exposed concrete define this skinny house in Saitama, Japan, which local studio IGArchitects designed with a width of just 2.7 metres. More
Pelli Clarke & Partners completes Japan's tallest skyscraper in Tokyo US studio Pelli Clarke & Partners has completed Japan's tallest skyscraper, the Mori JP Tower, as part of the Azabudai Hills development in Tokyo. More
Woo Architects reveals demountable UK Pavilion for Expo 2025 Osaka London studio Woo Architects will employ the principles of a circular economy for its design of the UK Pavilion at the Expo 2025 Osaka, which will have a reversible gridded structure. More
Klein Dytham Architecture wraps Japanese bookstore with "flowing" steel roof Tokyo-based studio Klein Dytham Architecture has wrapped the Karuizawa Commongrounds Bookstore in Nagano with an undulating steel roof resembling "outstretched arms". More
Explore all 17 Tokyo Toilet projects featured in Wim Wenders' film Perfect Days Designed by architects including Tadao Ando and Kengo Kuma, the Tokyo Toilet project forms the backdrop for the Oscar-nominated film Perfect Days. Here, Dezeen rounds up all 17 facilities. More