HA Tower, Residential Building Tokyo

HA Tower - Residential Building Tokyo

After decades of government-backed decentralization urban life is again being promoted in Tokyo, and residential mid-rise and high-rise towers have as a consequence begun to populate the city in large numbers.

MODE GAKUEN Cocoon Tower – Tokyo Skyscraper

MODE GAKUEN Cocoon Tower - Tokyo Skyscraper

Mode Gakuen Cocoon Tower, which contains 3 vocational schools with approximately 10,000 students, is an innovative educational facility located in Tokyo’s distinctive Nishi-Shinjuku high-rise district.

The Jewels of Aoyama: Miyuki Dori Tokyo

The Jewels of Aoyama

This project is a formation of two different buildings; the main building has a limestone curtainwall façade of slit-windows that angles rhythmically like a folding screen, and in contrast to this, the smaller corner building is an entirely glass volume.

House in Inokashira, Contemporary Tokyo Home

House in Inokashira - Contemporary Tokyo Residence

House in Inokashira, Tokyo property design by STUDIO・NOA architect & associates: situated on a very narrow plot, bound by a small street and bamboo tree hill, performing as both a retaining wall and dwelling, this single family house sits into the hill.

Ginza Natsuno R Building, Tokyo, Japan

Ginza Natsuno R Building, Tokyo

A long and slender building where 40m like “Chopsticks” was exceeded on the site only of 50m2 in the corner in the intersection on Namiki street and Matsuya street was planned.

Shinjuku Gardens – Tokyo Car Park Building

Shinjuku Gardens - Tokyo Car Park Building

Land is scarce in the inner city of Tokyo and restful green spaces few and far between. ‘Shinjuku Gardens’ – in the thriving hub of Tokyo’s inner city, is a conscious effort to make the most of the available open space.

Y House Tokyo, Contemporary Japan Home

Y House Tokyo, Japan Home

A rough concrete shell in a true state of abandonment without windows or water protection more in the sense of a dilapidated ruin than a building of recent date; this was the starting point for this project.

A House Tokyo, Wiel Arets Japan

A House Tokyo - Wiel Arets Japan

The A House design by Wiel Arets, The Netherlands, is a detached private single family residence situated on the corner of the centrally located, compact and low-rise housing district of Nishiazabu, Tokyo, Japan.

Tokyo Reflections – Cheunvogl, Japan

Tokyo Reflections by Cheunvogl in Japan

Tokyo Reflections is an experiment that aspires to transform Tokyo station underground platforms to become a dynamic public place rather than a thoroughfare. It explores tangible interactive opportunities – with others or ourselves.

Dancing trees, Singing birds, Tokyo

Dancing trees, Singing birds, Tokyo

Dancing trees, Singing birds, Tokyo property design by Hiroshi Nakamura: the site is in a deep L- shape with slopes at the rear, and due to this character there are given legal constraints on the maximum number of residences in the area.

White Blue Black, Tokyo, Japan

White Blue Black, Tokyo

The house locates in the high density’s area in Tokyo. The exterior form with a staircase pattern was decided by the severe height limit by the building standards law. In this house, the client had many books.

Tokyo Sky Tree Skyscraper: Japanese Tower

Tokyo Sky Tree & Azuma Bridge Japan

Sky Tree, tower development in Tokyo: skyscraper building in Sumida Ward, Japan, design by Nikken Sekkei architects, including Observatory (First Observatory at 350m and Second Observatory at 450m), broadcasting facilities, stores, restaurant, etc.

House TTN Tokyo, Japanese Urban Residence

House TTN, Tokyo - Japanese Urban Residence

House TTN – residence for an “urban” extended family House TTN was designed to accommodate three families – the parents and the families of their two daughters. They had decided to live together again with the birth of grandchildren.

House TN Tokyo, Tama River Residence

House TN, Tokyo design by Miyahara Architect Office

House TN is a residence that stands along the Tama River in western Tokyo. It was designed for two sisters and their respective families. Though the sisters may be close, they do have separate families and separate lives, and so living together is another matter.