Nendo   Japan   Six cottages connected by sinuous pitched roofs seek a balance between family unity and the individual privacy of four kin. Surrounded by lush vegetation and with views of Mount Asama, the weekend refuge is located in Karuizawa, a town in Nagano Pre

Kengo Kuma   Japan   Inspired by a bird’s flight, the Roof / Birds guesthouse blends into a wooded hillside overlooking Mount Asama, the most active volcano in Honshu, the main island of Japan. In a well-known habitat for wild birds, the building is divided into a series

Go Hasegawa   Japan   Sostenido por esbeltos pilotis de acero, un cuerpo escueto, revestido de chapa, dialoga con la densa trama de árboles, incorporando a su interior la atmósfera de su entorno.

TNA / Takei Nabeshima architects   Japan   Less than an hour from the hustle and bustle of a large city like Tokyo, the small town of Karuizawa offers the natural calm of its dense forests. To adapt to its site, a precipitous terrain colonized by tall trees, the house concentrates its footpri

Shigeru Ban   Japan   Shigeru Ban’s investigations on non-conventional structural materials and elements such as PTS cardboard tubes and his commitment to non-governmental organizations in the giving of aid to communities of refugees affected by disasters have been widely

Marta García Carbonero   Frente a la exuberancia gestual y material de la arquitectura japonesa más reciente, la obra de veteranos como Junzo Yoshimura sorprende por el equilibrio entre el respeto a la tradición local y la actitud abierta hacia la modernidad occidental. Naci