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Architects: TAISEI DESIGN Planners Architects & Engineers
- Area: 979 m²
- Year: 2015
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Manufacturers: AutoDesk, Revit, Vector Works
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Professionals: Taisei Corporation, SIRIUS LIGHTING OFFICE
Koichi Torimura
TSURUMI Children’s Hospice / TAISEI DESIGN Planners Architects & Engineers
PHASE DANCE / Takeshi Hirobe Architects
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Architects: Takeshi Hirobe Architects
- Area: 197 m²
- Year: 2019
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Professionals: Taketo Sato Structural Design
House in Asaka / Toshihiro Aso Design Office
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Architects: Toshihiro Aso Design Office
- Area: 90 m²
- Year: 2017
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Manufacturers: Aica
The Beauty of Exposed Wooden Trusses
Timber trusses are wooden structural frameworks used to support roofs or other heavy structures. Fabricated from a series of triangles linked by a ridge beam and purlins, wooden trusses are structurally advantageous due to their high strength-to-weight ratios and corresponding ability to support long spans. However, these structural components can also be used for aesthetic ends, and when left exposed, can complexify, beautify, and open an interior space.
Blurring the Line Between Architecture and Furniture
An emerging design trend is filling the gap between furniture and architecture by shaping space through objects at the intersection of the two, creating a dynamic and highly adaptable environment. Either a consequence of the increased demand for flexibility in small spaces or the architectural expression of a device-oriented society, elements in between architecture and furniture open the door towards an increased versatility of space. Neither architecture nor furniture (or perhaps both), these objects operate at the convergence of the two scales of human interaction, carving a new design approach for interior living spaces.
Kanda Coffee En / Yasuhisa Makino Architect & Associates
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Architects: Yasuhisa Makino Architect & Associates
- Area: 82 m²
- Year: 2020
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Manufacturers: Vectorworks, Asloc, Craftcrayn, Flos, Fuji Royal, +3
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Professionals: Shimizu Structural Engineers
Spotlight: Toyo Ito
As one of the leading architects of Japan's increasingly highly-regarded architecture culture, 2013 Pritzker Laureate Toyo Ito (born June 1, 1941) has defined his career by combining elements of minimalism with an embrace of technology, in a way that merges both traditional and contemporary elements of Japanese culture.
T3 House / CUBO design architect
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Architects: CUBO design architect
- Area: 507 m²
- Year: 2019
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Manufacturers: Gessi, MARUHON
House Momoyama / Erika Nakagawa Office
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Architects: Erika Nakagawa Office
- Area: 174 m²
- Year: 2016
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Manufacturers: Acor, Dksystems, MARUSHIKA Ceramics, Toto, fixture
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Professionals: Structured Environment
Concrete Square Tube House / EASTERN Design Office
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Architects: EASTERN Design Office
- Area: 134 m²
- Year: 2019
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Manufacturers: Euromobil, Merkmal, Metos, Riviera, Sankyo Tateyama
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Professionals: EASTERN Design Office, Fukasaka Co.Ltd, Ryoma Murata Buiding Studio
Rooftop House / Another APARTMENT / Tsuyoshi Kobayashi
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Architects: Another Apartment
- Area: 70 m²
- Year: 2014
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Manufacturers: Vectorworks, Maxray, Sanwa, Trimble Navigation
A' Good Architecture Design Award Winners Showcase Integrative Design
The A’ Design Award’s annual Accolades reward the top designers worldwide in all design disciplines. It is a peer-reviewed, anonymously judged international award whose aim is to provide a platform for these designers to showcase their work and products to a global audience. This year's edition is still open for entries until the Late Deadline on February 28th, with winners announced on April 15th; designers can register their submissions here today!
S-House / Yuusuke Karasawa Architects
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Architects: Yuusuke Karasawa Architects
- Area: 104 m²
- Year: 2013
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Professionals: Structured Environment, O’hara Architectural and Construction.Ltd
Jubako House / Meguro Architecture Laboratory
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Architects: Meguro Architecture Laboratory
- Area: 138 m²
- Year: 2017
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Manufacturers: A&A, Acor, Advan Co., Ltd., Cucina, IGKOGYO CORPORATION, +3
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Professionals: Hirano Kensetsu, Kankyo design A and N, Tatsumi Terado Structural Studio
Housenji Temple / Meguro Architecture Laboratory
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Architects: Meguro Architecture Laboratory
- Area: 846 m²
- Year: 2015
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Manufacturers: A&A, Acor, Osmo & Edel, Tomita, Toto, +2
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Professionals: Kankyo design A and N, ISGW Co.Ltd., Yuken Koumuten Co.Ltd., Flam Kensetsu
House of Light Truss / Ikeda Yukie Ono Toshiharu Architects
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Architects: Ikeda Yukie Ono Toshiharu Architects
- Area: 87 m²
- Year: 2018
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Manufacturers: Kyoei Mokuzai, NEW LIGHT POTTERY, Novopan