Nowhere but Sajima in Yokosuka, Japan by Yasutaka Yoshimura Architects.Set on coastal reclaimed land in a small fishing village in Japan, Nowhere but Sajima by Yasutaka Yoshimura Architects is comprised of tube-like volumes that look out to the ocean. The site meets the seawall while also facing other...
Tsukimi Restaurant in New York by Studio Tack.Brooklyn-based design firm Studio Tack have completed Tsukimi Japanese restaurant in Manhattanâs East Village, reinterpreting Japanese design principles while avoiding indulgence in any clichĂ©s. In Japanese tradition, both...
Shinbashi Yakiniku Restaurant in Carlton, Melbourne by Pierce Widera.An illuminated white bar with gridded timber slats suspended above forms the focal point of Shinbashi Yakiniku restaurant in Melbourneâs Carlton. Pierce Widera use a glass brick wall to act as a divider between two large banquet tables,...
Omoken Park Event Space on Kyushu Island, Japan by Yabashi Architects.Yabashi Architects constructed a community-driven multi-purpose public space as a symbolic replacement for a building that was lost during severe earthquakes on the island of Kyushu, Japan in 2016. Sandwiched between two tall,...
Changing Attitude Exhibition in Tokyo by ARKO, Takuya Hamajima, Ryosuke Harashima.Japanese artists ARKO, Takuya Hamajima, and Ryosuke Harashima all apply traditional materials and techniques to a contemporary lens. Shibuya design gallery Somewhere Tokyo displayes their trio exhibition âChanging Attitudeâ. Using...
Edition Roasters in Haymarket, Sydney by Amber Road.The highly textured all-black palette of Edition Roasters sits delicately upon a sculptural, organic interior, creating an instantly familiar space with references to simpler...
Le Blossom Japanese Restaurant in Montreal, Canada by MĂ©nard Dworkind.If thereâs one thing Montreal-based MĂ©nard Dworkind know how to do, itâs to design a killer hospitality venue. Le Blossom is their non-traditional and futurist take on Japanese culture, located at the heart of Montrealâs Village....
Amanemu Resort in Shima, Japan by Kerry Hill Architects.Forming part of luxury hotel brand Aman, Amanemu takes cues from traditional Japanese ryokan, comprising a series of pavilion structures, housing 24 suites and four villasâeach with a private hot spring bath. Amanemu onsen resort...
Antoni Clavé Archives in Paris by Kengo Kuma.Paper is perhaps the very last material one would think of when approaching a project of architecture, but this is precisely the material Kengo Kuma and Associates have turned to when designing a private museum in Paris to house the...
