Kenta Hasegawa

Sweets Bank / Nikken Sekkei

February 16, 2023

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Architects: Nikken Sekkei
Area: 2684 m²
Year: 2020
Professionals: Tanseisha

DOKUBO+ EL AMIGO House Expansion / Jo Nagasaka + Schemata Architects

February 02, 2023

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Architects: Jo Nagasaka, Schemata Architects
Area: 69 m²
Year: 2021
Professionals: TSUNEISHI FACILITIES&CRAFT CO.,LTD., TANK, Hashigotaka Architects

Villa UONUMA / Tsutsumi & Associates

November 24, 2022

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Architects: Tsutsumi & Associates
Area: 266 m²
Year: 2022

SA Office & Labo / SAKUMAESHIMA

October 16, 2022

+ 6

Architects: SAKUMAESHIMA
Area: 1177 m²
Year: 2022
Manufacturers: Creation Baumann, Itoki, Kvadrat, ModuleX, Timber Crew
Professionals: Mori Building

House YMIR / Niimori Jamison Architects

September 21, 2022

+ 13

Architects: Niimori Jamison Architects
Area: 124 m²
Year: 2021
Manufacturers: Carl Hansen and Son, NEW LIGHT POTTERY
Professionals: Kohatsu

NAKAGAMI Nakameguro Store / Suppose Design Office

August 19, 2022

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Architects: Suppose Design Office
Area: 57 m²
Year: 2021
Professionals: Filaments

Matsumotohonbako Hotel / Suppose Design Office

August 18, 2022

+ 22

Architects: Suppose Design Office
Area: 2409 m²
Year: 2020
Manufacturers: Miraisousakujo
Professionals: seventh-code, Artless Inc.

F Building Laboratories Osaka City University Faculty of Engineering / Katsuhiro Miyamoto + Akito Yamaguchi

May 29, 2022

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Architects: Akito Yamaguchi, Katsuhiro Miyamoto
Area: 420 m²
Year: 2020

Interior Design Aesthetics: 22 Projects that Explore Trending Interior Styles

May 20, 2022

"The details are not the details. They make the design." – Charles Eames. Creating attractive spaces that anticipate the needs of users relies on several factors: scale, circulation, functionality, and comfort. However, the past few decades have proved that the visual appeal of a project is also greatly important, and can make or break the interior space. In this interior focus, we will explore the aesthetic side of interior design, looking at popular styles across the world and how architects and designers use elements such as color, furniture, accessories, and finishes to define their spatial identity.

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Hender Scheme Kuaramae / DDAA

April 14, 2022

+ 13

Architects: DDAA
Area: 498 m²
Year: 2021
Professionals: Plan-Tech

Beans and Beams: 17 Projects that Explore the Design Elements of Coffee Shops

April 13, 2022

Coffee shops have always been popular gathering spaces among coffee lovers, but with the rise of remote working, especially post-pandemic, they have become a hotspot for remote workers and students as well. One of the many reasons why they are such a popular hangout spot, other than the fact that they serve one of the most globally-adored drinks, is because of their well-designed interior spaces that promote comfort, relaxation, and productivity simultaneously. After all, it's always been said that architects and coffee go hand in hand. In this interior focus, we explore how different design elements shape the user experience of a coffee shop, and look at how architects have employed them through 17 examples.

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How to Divide Spaces Without Traditional Solid Partitions

March 09, 2022

Functionality, good ventilation, comfortable lighting, and access to views are some of the important required characteristics that make for human comfort in inhabited or occupied spaces. Nonetheless, those elements are becoming harder to achieve within smaller city dwellings. Architects and individuals, therefore, turn towards design solutions to create more agreeable and personalized settings.

An initial solution to upscale and widen spaces is to reduce the amount of standard solid partitions or walls and replace them with alternative means of spatial separation.

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