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AMAMI House / Sakai Architects

Miwa Negoro — Mon, 10 Nov 2025 19:00:00 +0000

When I began designing my own house in the center of Amami Island, I never imagined it would eventually be disconnected from the power grid. Yet, as environmental degradation accelerates and extreme weather becomes the norm, that choice became inevitable. The decision was catalyzed by a mountain I purchased three years earlier—a place where I began developing my own micro-infrastructure to live independently, preparing for unforeseen crises while envisioning new forms of resilience in aging, depopulated regions.

More Than Gray: 15 Projects That Explore Red Pigmented Concrete

Diogo Borges Ferreira — Thu, 31 Jul 2025 07:30:00 +0000

Concrete is often seen as the material of modernity, defined by its structural strength, raw finish, and unmistakable gray tone. It became the default palette of 20th-century architecture, a symbol of functionality and permanence. Yet, concrete is not bound to this chromatic identity. Its color is a byproduct of the cement, aggregates, and chemical composition used in its mix, and it can be intentionally altered through pigmentation. Among the many hues explored, red stands out — not only for its visual intensity, but for its ability to root buildings in place, evoke cultural references, and imbue architecture with a material presence that feels both elemental and expressive.

House for Parents / Matsuyama Architect and Associates

Hana Abdel — Mon, 30 Jan 2023 02:00:00 +0000

The house was designed as a permanent nesting ground for an elderly couple who had spent their lives making Oshima Tsumugi (woven fabric), a traditional craft of Amami Oshima. The site is located on the Pacific Ocean side of northern Amami, on a rise that overlooks a peaceful village and the mountains. For any project taking place on these southern islands, protection against typhoons and severe subtropical climate is of utmost importance. These preventive measures, however, had resulted in the creation of many buildings that have been designed to close off from the outside.

House in Ginowan / Matsuyama Architect and Associates

Hana Abdel — Thu, 26 Jan 2023 06:00:00 +0000

Single-storey-like architecture on a slope. The site locates on top of a hill in the Northern part of Okinawa. Although it used to have a panoramic view of the vast plain and ocean from this area, since dramatic urbanization has changed the scenery in this region, it barely has visibility of the ocean anymore.

I-House / Architecture Show

Daniel Sánchez — Wed, 15 Jan 2020 22:00:00 +0000

The building site is a long, narrow piece of land between a coastline road and a cliff. The key design concept, besides assuring a sufficient living space, was to harmonize with the surrounding natural environment.

United States, China, and Japan Earn Top Spots in the World Design Rankings

Sponsored Post — Mon, 06 Jan 2020 05:30:00 +0000

While we wait for summer 2020 and another chance to watch the medal counts climb and cheer on our home countries in the next Olympics, a different type of international contest has tallied its scores and the United States has taken the gold in the World Design Rankings, with China and Japan following for second and third place respectively. Sponsored by the international A’ Design Award and Competition, the world’s largest and most diverse design accolade, the World Design Rankings are compiled based on the number of designers from each country granted an A’ Design Award.

Split-Level Homes: 50 Floor Plan Examples

Fabian Dejtiar — Mon, 27 Aug 2018 08:00:00 +0000

Faced with the challenge of designing homes on terrains with steep slopes - or in compact urban contexts that do not allow much variation in plan - several architects have experimented and proposed split-level homes to enhance the use of space, allowing, among other things, interesting visual perspectives.

One-Room Residence of 5 Layers / Matsuyama Architect and Associates

Rayen Sagredo — Sun, 24 Jun 2018 20:00:00 +0000

This residential building that is for a family of 4, locates in Munakata-city, Fukuoka. While the area around the site used to be a tranquil country side, it was gradually urbanized during recent development. Old and new residential buildings create mixed townscape. The site, however, had been left undeveloped as it was a part of steep land.

2016 A’ Design Award Winners Announced

Sponsored Post — Wed, 11 May 2016 11:57:00 +0000

A’ Design Award & Competition, the world’s largest and most diffused international design awards, has announced the results of the 2015 - 2016 design competition: 1,276 winners from 88 countries in 93 different design disciplines including arts, architecture, design, engineering and innovation. Entries were carefully evaluated by an 83-person jury, composed of established scholars, prominent press members, creative design professionals and experienced entrepreneurs.

Y7-house / Masahiko Sato

Daniel Sánchez — Thu, 04 Feb 2016 19:00:00 +0000

The site is located in the hill of the mountain which can take an extensive view of Omura Bay in Nagasaki. Main concept is to harmonize buildings and surrounding natural environment without destroying original natural landscape.

N8-house / Masahiko Sato

Daniel Sánchez — Thu, 28 Jan 2016 22:00:00 +0000

The concept of this designing is to ensure the privacy and safety, and also create a living space which makes family members happy and easy.

M6-house / Masahiko Sato

Karen Valenzuela — Sun, 19 Jul 2015 01:00:00 +0000

The site of M6-House is at a residential area in Kumamoto city of one of the Japanese main city. Generally, the site area in Japanese cities is smaller than European and American. Therefore, the concept of this house is the sense of liberation with the securement of privacy by the harmony with interior space and balcony

A2 House / Masahiko Sato

Cristian Aguilar — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 21:00:00 +0000

A2-house which has another name [shell house] was built in Fukuoka city. Site is located on the area where there are crowed by residences and shops. North of site is contact with a busy industrial road.

N8-house / Masahiko Sato

Cristian Aguilar — Mon, 06 Jul 2015 22:00:00 +0000

The concept of this designing is to ensure the privacy and safety, and also create a living space which makes family members happy and easy. At night, the shadow of houses will change with the light of the moon and stars, just like expressions on people’s face.

K5-House / Architect Show

Daniel Sánchez — Mon, 11 Aug 2014 00:00:00 +0000

K5-house [house of slow life] was built in natural environment of the countryside of Kurume city in Fukuoka. Site is in quiet countryside and many families live there happily with each other for quite a long time. So I design this house with the concept of harmonizing architecture and natural environment to make the family live a slow happy life with neighbors there.

Y7-House / Architect Show

Daniel Sánchez — Fri, 08 Aug 2014 00:00:00 +0000

M4 House / Architect Show

Daniel Sánchez — Sun, 03 Aug 2014 00:00:00 +0000

M4-house [overlapping house] was built in silent countryside of Higashisonogi in Nagazaki .

A-2 House / Architect Show

Daniel Sánchez — Thu, 31 Jul 2014 00:00:00 +0000