You cannot own a car in Japan unless you have a space to park. Continue Reading…
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Christophe Laudamiel: Design for the Invisible
There are hundreds of fragrances out on the market that bear familiar names like “Dior,” “Calvin Klein,” “Dolce&Gabbana” Continue Reading…
Pet Architecture
There is a book called “Pet Architecture Guide Book” by Japanese architects Yoshiharu Tsukamoto and Continue Reading…
Gaijin Uradori (foreigners in alleys)
A non-descriptive corner in Tokyo, two gaijins (haoles, or foreigners) walking down a uradori (backstreet) with cameras… Continue Reading…
Sarugaku – backstreet shopping mall
Who would think about building an open-air shopping mall on a piece of land that measures only 5,791 square feet? Continue Reading…
a (small) splash of color
Some noticeable tendencies found in contemporary Japanese houses:
1. very small
2. an interior with stark white walls or fair-faced concrete
3. using single letter in naming a project like “house h” or “k residence”
I don’t think 1 is ever going to change in Japan. The reason for that is obvious, no?
Then how about 2? I think white, gray and black have a fatal attraction for the Japanese, and Continue Reading…
Clean, modern, well thought out
He is no Tadao Ando, but that doesn’t make Akira Sakamoto any less of an architect. If you had a choice between Ando and him as an architect for your very first house, Continue Reading…
