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MAD Transforms Japanese Home into Unconventional Kindergarten and Residence

MAD Architects have broken ground on their first project in Japan, the "Clover House" kindergarten. "A kindergarten that feels like home," as MAD describes, the renovation project is transforming an existing 105 square-meter home in Okazaki, Aichi, into a fully functioning education institution that caters to students during the day and provides a home for its teachers at night.

Part of the original home's wood structure will be reused and incorporated into the new building's design. It's "signature" pitched roof will create a "dynamic interior space," while preserving some of the owner's past memories. 

Hybrid Wooden House / Architecture Studio Nolla

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Kagoshima, Japan

Vision Atelier / Takehiko Nez Architects

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Checkered House / Takeshi Shikauchi Architect Office

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Tokyo, Japan

JR Onagawa Station / Shigeru Ban Architects

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Onagawa, Japan

Light Cave / Moriyuki Ochiai Architects

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Tokyo, Japan

TER house / Kikumi Kusumoto / Ks ARCHITECTS

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Toyota, Japan

Passo Novita / Oska&Partners

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  • Architects: Oska&Partners
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  497
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2015

Farmhouse / Minako Wakasa

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  • Architects: Minako Wakasa
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  156
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2014

Towada Community Plaza / Kengo Kuma & Associates

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KOU-AN Glass Tea House / Tokujin Yoshioka

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MA of wind / Ryuichi Ashizawa Architects & associates

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Naha, Japan

Circle House / Kichi Architectural Design

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Tsukuba, Japan

Framing House / FORM | Kouichi Kimura Architects

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Panscape / ninkipen!

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  • Architects: ninkipen!
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  43
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2015

St. Voile Chapel / Kasahara Design Work

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Chūō-ku, Japan
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  161
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2014

Hibarigaoka S house / Kaida Architecture Design Office

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Niiza, Japan

HA-HA Apartment / ninkipen!

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  • Architects: ninkipen!
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  65
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2015