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Kondo Museum / Mamiya Shinichi Design Studio
Guest House in Kyoto / B.L.U.E. Architecture Design Studio

- Area: 120 m²
- Year: 2017
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Manufacturers: AST, Aica Kogyo Company, Limited, Futagami, Inoue Sudare, Kamizumi, +6
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Professionals: Matsuyama Landscape
Architectural Adventures: Architectural Tour of Japan

Discover a fascinating land of rich traditions and dizzying modernity with Architectural Adventures on an amazing journey through Japan.
Ichijoji House / atelier Luke

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Architects: atelier Luke
- Year: 2015
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Manufacturers: Artek, KISOARTECH, Lixil Corporation, Panasonic
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Professionals: Miura Construction
Newtown House / yukawa design lab

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Architects: yukawa design lab
- Area: 99 m²
- Year: 2016
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Manufacturers: Flame, JFE, Lixil Corporation
Riverside Villa / Atelier Boronski

- Area: 230 m²
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Manufacturers: Hansgrohe, Tap wareEndo
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Professionals: Takahashi Komuten, Teiyu
House in Umezu / koyori + DATT
Shimogamo Machiya Villa / Takuma Ohira

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Architects: Takuma Ohira
- Area: 62 m²
- Year: 2016
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Manufacturers: Daiwa, Fantini, cera
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Professionals: Yasui Corporation
Brasserie Restaurant / Kokaistudios
Hermès Gion-mise / ODS
Kyoto Residence / EXH Design + Anoffice
Xchange Apartments / TANK
New Kyoto Town House 2 / Alphaville Architects

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Architects: Alphaville Architects
- Area: 3000 m²
- Year: 2014
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Professionals: Takashi Manda Structural
The Corner House in Kitashirakawa / UME architects

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Architects: UME architects
- Year: 2015
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Professionals: S3 Associates Inc., TEN Planning
Japan's Abandoned Golf Courses Get Second Life As Solar Farms

With a goal to double the amount of its renewable energy power sources by 2030, Japan has begun to transform abandoned golf courses into massive solar energy plants. As Quartz reports, Kyocera, a company known for its floating solar plants, has started construction on a 23-megawatt solar plant on an old golf course in the Kyoto prefecture (scheduled to open in 2017). The company also plans to break ground on a similar, 92-megawatt plant in the Kagoshima prefecture next year. Pacifico Energy is also jumping on the trend; with the help of GE Energy Financial Services, the company is overseeing two solar plant golf course projects in the Okayama prefecture. The idea is spreading too; plans to transform gold courses into solar fields are underway in New York, Minnesota and other US states as well.























