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Renovation and Continuity in Japanese Architecture: The Work of 1110 Office for Architecture

Miwa Negoro — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 04:00:00 +0000

In a shifting societal and environmental landscape, how can architectural design respond to transformation while meaningfully engaging with what endures? 1110 Office for Architecture, based in Osaka, Japan, approaches this question through a body of work defined by careful residential renovations and precise spatial interventions.

Sonata2 Apartment / Soeda and associates Architects

Miwa Negoro — Tue, 16 Sep 2025 02:00:00 +0000

This project involves a four-unit apartment building in a suburban area. The site is a narrow, irregularly shaped, and almost triangular lot flanked by two roads intersecting at an acute angle. The northern road is a legally recognized road under the Building Standards Act, while the southern path is a culvert, so the road setback regulations only apply to the northern road.

Kawasaki Korean School / Taiga Kasai + Chong Aehyang Architecture / KACH

Miwa Negoro — Wed, 02 Jul 2025 07:00:00 +0000

Koreans living in Japan and Korean schools – The term Koreans living in Japan refers to people who immigrated from the Korean Peninsula to Japan after the Japan-Korea Annexation in 1910, or their descendants. Korean schools are the places where Korean children in Japan have learned about their roots and their mother tongue. There are currently 51 Korean schools scattered throughout Japan. One of these, Kawasaki Korean School, opened in 1946 and is a small school with a total of about 40 students, with a primary school and preschool attached.

Arima’s Warehouses / 1110 Office for Architecture

Hana Abdel — Sat, 12 Oct 2024 19:00:00 +0000

Warehouses : creation and transformation - The plot is situated in the garden city of Miyamae in the city of Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture. Here, the existing buildings traditional family house and an agricultural warehouse_ are bordering vegetable gardens and agricultural lands, giving a rare impression of an untouched postwar bubble within the ever-developing urban fabric of the greater Tokyo Metropolitan Area. This nostalgic atmosphere and feel is the beginning point as well as the underlying idea of our project.

Small House in Kawasaki / Plan21

Hana Abdel — Sun, 15 Sep 2024 19:00:00 +0000

This small house was built for a couple who have finished raising their children and are retired. The house is located in an old residential area on the outskirts of Tokyo, blessed with lots of greenery and a good environment.

Kashimada Nursery / TERRAIN architects

Hana Abdel — Mon, 04 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0000

This nursery project is located in Kashimada, an area in the suburbs of Tokyo known for attracting many families with children, adjacent to an industrial zone surrounded by residential towers. The site sits between a busy road and a pedestrian path full of greenery in great use by the locals. It is surrounded by different public facilities such as a fire station, waterworks bureau, and housing estates. The two-story wooden building was constructed in a former water distribution facility site, avoiding the circular foundation remains of the surge tank. From the adjacent green pathway featuring large deciduous trees and benches, one can experience the sight of children playing in the playground, activities taking place on the terrace, and the interaction between parents and children during drop-off and pick-up time, where from the nursery, one can observe the elderly individuals taking walks and children from other nurseries on their stroll. It aims to become a nursery that would inherit the past history while developing with the local community.

Frame House / Peak Studio

Cristobal Rojas — Sat, 03 Sep 2016 02:00:00 +0000

House for outdoor favorite couple.

J House / Domino Architects

Florencia Mena — Wed, 25 May 2016 15:00:00 +0000

Outline
I renovated a room of an old Japanese apartment into a flat for new lifestyle by inserting several simple wooden boxy volumes.

Patio House / APOLLO Architects & Associates

Cristian Aguilar — Wed, 24 Jun 2015 19:00:00 +0000

Our client, a DINKS couple with profound knowledge of architectural design, acquired a lot within a quiet residential are in Kawasaki-city, Kanagawa--for realizing their own residence with a patio space by reflecting their own taste and interest in its design. The contrast between the exterior wall covered with red cedar strip flooring pieces in dark brown color and the white volume stuck out at the second floor level promotes striking impression of the exterior design.