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A modern tokonoma installation without a traditional tokobashira (decorative post), incorporating vertical slits.

Tokuhiro Norimatsu Architect

2nd Floor, Okada Building, 2-25 Tsurumai Higashi-cho, Nara City, Nara Prefecture, Japan

Atelier

Tsubo Garden

Gallery

High Sidelight

Japanese Modern

Authentic Garden

Gallery Wall
Nishi-Imagawa House｜Japanese-style room

Kumi Inoue Architects

2-6-15 Kuwazu, Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture

Calm Presence

Simple Modern

Capturing Light

Wood Texture

Exposed Beam

Authentic Garden
Copper sheet sink and bamboo slatted floor grate; copper sheeting extends beneath the wainscot exposed to water; a cedar board-lined charcoal storage sits between the tatami

Archiplace

502 Palm House Hatsudai, 1-20-2 Honmachi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo

Wood Siding

Study corner

Wood-Burning Stove

Outdoor Living

Japanese Modern

Wood Deck

Tea Room

Tea Garden

Terrace

LivingWithNature

WoodBurningStove

Terrace

TeaRoom

TeaGarden
CACCO — Residential Interior Coordination Contest, Category Award｜Japanese-style room

YIA Ishiue Yoshihiro Architectural Design Office

1572 Amagawataki-cho, Kishiwada, Osaka Prefecture, Japan

Scandinavian Lighting

Void

Natural Modern

Curved Wall

Wood Texture

White House

Design
Residence in Kamiuma｜Japanese-style room

Naoko Matsumoto Architects & Associates

1304 Park Front Nakano Arai Yakushi, 5-5-10 Arai, Nakano-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Lattice

Capturing Light

Tsubo Garden

Wet-Engawa

Japanese Modern

Narrow House

Urban House

Terrace
The Japanese-style room with a tokonoma alcove is illuminated by high-side windows on the road-facing exterior wall.

In-Ex Design Co., Ltd.

4-59 Takanoizumicho, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture

Closed to Outside, Open to Inside

Circulation Flow

EnclosedOutsideOpenInside

CirculationFlow
Japanese-style room. Iron legs were custom-designed to complement the client's black-walnut tabletop.

Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka

Void

Sky-Framing Window

Toplight

Peninsula Kitchen

Closed to Outside, Open to Inside

Sloped Ceiling

High Ceiling

Picture Window

Natural Materials

Skip Floor

subway-tile

shiplap-cladding

shou-sugi-ban

secret-hideout

child-rearing
House in Higashi-Ikoma II — Final Residence Overlooking a Rammed-Earth Wall｜Japanese-style room

Tokuhiro Norimatsu Architect

2nd Floor, Okada Building, 2-25 Tsurumai Higashi-cho, Nara City, Nara Prefecture, Japan

Aging Gracefully

Calm Presence

Forever Home

Wood Plank Ceiling

Wet-Engawa

Built-in Garage

Japanese House
Residence in Hiyoshi｜Japanese-style room

Naoko Matsumoto Architects & Associates

1304 Park Front Nakano Arai Yakushi, 5-5-10 Arai, Nakano-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Void

Island Kitchen

Scenic View

Large Opening

Wall Bookshelf

Passive Design

Open House

Wood Deck

Wooden Sash

Solid Wood
truth｜Japanese-style room

*studioLOOP Architects

3-8-4 Asahino, Itakura-machi, Ora-gun, Gunma Prefecture

Spiral Staircase

Borrowed Scenery

Hotel-like

White House

Fully Openable Sash

Continuous Window

Wooden Sash

Open-Air Bath

Terrace
House in Tezukayama, Nara｜Japanese-style room

Kumi Inoue Architects

2-6-15 Kuwazu, Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture

Calm Presence

Capturing Light

Large Opening

Exposed Beam

High Sidelight

Japanese Modern
F Atelier｜Japanese-style room

JYU ARCHITECT

2-19-19 Nakane, Meguro-ku, Tokyo

Contemporary

Atelier

Natural Light

Nihonga

diffuse light

water lily pond
A simply and elegantly finished Japanese-style room.

Tetsuya Kimura Architects

5-5-5-505 Nishikōji, Minoh, Osaka, Japan

Void

Family with Children

Borrowed Scenery

Wood Texture

Symbolic Tree

Outdoor Living

Closed to Outside, Open to Inside

Japanese Modern

Wood Deck

Sense of Openness
House with a Library Corridor｜Japanese-style room

Takeshi Hirobe Architects

1-13-2 Suwa, Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan

Collection

Display Storage

Built-in Kitchen

Wall Bookshelf

Fully Openable Sash

Tea Room

Steel Staircase

Terrace

Tile Deck
Residence in Ryugasaki｜Japanese-style room

Naoko Matsumoto Architects & Associates

1304 Park Front Nakano Arai Yakushi, 5-5-10 Arai, Nakano-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Lattice

Piano

Proportion

Wet-Engawa

Luxury home

Open House

Japanese Modern

Wooden Sash

Authentic Garden

Built-in Garage

Terrace
The 30 cm difference in level between the living room and the existing Japanese-style room is connected by a generously deep step.

Tetsuya Kimura Architects

5-5-5-505 Nishikōji, Minoh, Osaka, Japan

Renovation

Generational Home

Void

Reclaimed Wood

Exposed Beam

Traditional Japanese House

Kominka Restoration

Timber Frame

Authentic Garden

Solid Wood
Fproject｜Japanese-style room

Naoko Matsumoto Architects & Associates

1304 Park Front Nakano Arai Yakushi, 5-5-10 Arai, Nakano-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Island Kitchen

Roof Balcony

Outdoor Living

Owner-occupied residence with rental units

Circulation Flow

Natural Garden

Tea Room

Natural Materials

Two-Family House

Workspace
Residence at Myokoji-dai｜Japanese-style room

Naoko Matsumoto Architects & Associates

1304 Park Front Nakano Arai Yakushi, 5-5-10 Arai, Nakano-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Void

Island Kitchen

Large Opening

Custom-built vanity

Couple Living

Open House

Japanese Modern

Natural Garden

Natural Materials

Skip Floor

tapestry

library

shower booth
House with Skip Floors｜Japanese-style room

Tatsumi Negishi Architectural Studio

532-5 Nakazawa, Hidaka City, Saitama Prefecture, Japan

Void

Roof Balcony

Scenic View

Exposed rafters

Wall Bookshelf

Exposed Beam

Japanese Modern

Tea Room

Skip Floor

SplitLevel

WallStorage

TeaRoom

RoofBalcony
The Japanese-style room with a sunken kotatsu serves as a welcoming space to entertain guests with homemade sweets, inspiring delightful moments

Archiplace

502 Palm House Hatsudai, 1-20-2 Honmachi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo

Optimized Storage

Natural Modern

Wood Texture

House with Doma

Shoes Cloak

Custom Kitchen

Steel Staircase

Skip Floor

Terrace

Confectionery Workshop

ConfectioneryWorkshop

SkipFloor

Terrace

EntranceDoma
Guest room facing the courtyard.

In-Ex Design Co., Ltd.

4-59 Takanoizumicho, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture

Closed to Outside, Open to Inside

Circulation Flow

EnclosedOutsideOpenInside

CirculationFlow
House in Obama｜Japanese-style room

ARCHIXXX Satoru Shinno Architectural Design

2-4-34 Minamimorimachi, Kita-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture

Passage Doma

Capturing Light

Doma Living

Iron Details

Steel Staircase
hahaka hut｜Japanese-style room

Yoshihiro Ito Architect & Associates

7-8 Honmachi, Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture

Plaster Wall

Lattice

Wood Texture

Wood Plank Ceiling

Exposed Beam

Breezy House

Natural Materials

Solid Wood
Residence in Kamiuma｜Japanese-style room

Naoko Matsumoto Architects & Associates

1304 Park Front Nakano Arai Yakushi, 5-5-10 Arai, Nakano-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Lattice

Capturing Light

Tsubo Garden

Wet-Engawa

Japanese Modern

Narrow House

Urban House

Terrace
Japanese-style room / View of the kitchen from the engawa (verandah). The engawa ceiling was retained as existing.

Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka

Renovation

Void

Forever Home

Island Kitchen

Plaster Wall

Wood-Burning Stove

Exposed Beam

Kominka Restoration

Japanese Modern

Natural Materials

Living with Cats

TraditionalJapaneseHouseRenovation

SeismicReinforcement

ThermalInsulation

TiledLivingRoom
The original tatami room was dismantled; performance upgrades including improved insulation, seismic reinforcement, underfloor heating and a built-in air-conditioning unit were implemented.

Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka

Renovation

Void

Forever Home

Island Kitchen

Plaster Wall

Wood-Burning Stove

Exposed Beam

Kominka Restoration

Japanese Modern

Natural Materials

Living with Cats

TraditionalJapaneseHouseRenovation

SeismicReinforcement

ThermalInsulation

TiledLivingRoom
Nishidaikaidō House｜Japanese-style room

Kota Goto Architectural Studio

1-17-1 Unuma-Haba-chō, Kakamigahara City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan

Entrance Doma

Simple Modern

Tsubo Garden

Closed to Outside, Open to Inside
Chiyogaoka House — A spacious, nearby home for the child-rearing generation —｜Japanese-style room

Tokuhiro Norimatsu Architect

2nd Floor, Okada Building, 2-25 Tsurumai Higashi-cho, Nara City, Nara Prefecture, Japan

Large Opening

Outdoor Living

Closed to Outside, Open to Inside

Japanese Modern

Wood Deck

Built-in Garage

Courtyard

Workspace
Kujo Residence｜Japanese-style room

Abax Architects

203 Higashi-Shin Building, 1-7-12 Awaza, Nishi-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture

Music Room

Capturing Light

Exposed rafters

Tsubo Garden

Sloped Ceiling

Two-Family House

TwoFamilyHouse

MusicStudio

ExposedBeams

SlopedCeiling
House M in Komae｜Japanese-style room

Takayoshi Nakamura Architects & Associates

4-26-27 Utsukushigaoka, Aoba-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa

Simple Modern

Second-Floor Living

Built-in Kitchen

Wood Texture

Large Opening

Outdoor Living

Custom-built vanity

Sloped Ceiling

Balcony

Sense of Openness
Circulation｜Japanese-style room

Hirotaka Sato Architects

3F, 32 Shibakoen Building, 3-4-30 Shibakoen, Minato-ku, Tokyo

Void

Simple Modern

Sky-Framing Window

Large Opening

Glazed Wall

Circulation Flow

Roof terrace

Sense of Openness

Skip Floor
House in Tajimi｜Japanese-style room

Tada Architectural Design Office

5-1-3-607 Shonandai, Fujisawa City, Kanagawa Prefecture

Passage Doma

Renovation

Generational Home

Aging Gracefully

Forever Home

Reclaimed Wood

Circulation Flow

Japanese House
Fproject｜Japanese-style room

Naoko Matsumoto Architects & Associates

1304 Park Front Nakano Arai Yakushi, 5-5-10 Arai, Nakano-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Island Kitchen

Roof Balcony

Outdoor Living

Owner-occupied residence with rental units

Circulation Flow

Natural Garden

Tea Room

Natural Materials

Two-Family House

Workspace
House on Katase Coast｜Japanese-style room

Kurashi no Jōzōsho

4-14-12 Honkugenuma, Fujisawa City, Kanagawa Prefecture

Music Room

Piano

Natural Modern

Second-Floor Living

Circulation Flow

Couple Living

Harmony
House in Koshien｜Japanese-style room

Abax Architects

203 Higashi-Shin Building, 1-7-12 Awaza, Nishi-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture

Void

Calm Presence

Lattice

Capturing Light

Hotel-like

Large Opening

Tsubo Garden

Closed to Outside, Open to Inside

Wooden Sash

Built-in Garage

Built-inGarage

ClosedOutsideOpenInside

WoodenSash

Atrium
The former eight-tatami Buddhist altar room was reduced to four tatami mats, while the remaining four-tatami area was incorporated into the living room as a high-ceilinged space.

Tetsuya Kimura Architects

5-5-5-505 Nishikōji, Minoh, Osaka, Japan

Renovation

Generational Home

Capturing Light

Reclaimed Beam

Reclaimed Wood

Exposed Beam

Traditional Japanese House

Kominka Restoration

Authentic Garden

Shoji

MachiyaRenovation

RadiantHeatingAndCooling
Fproject｜Japanese-style room

Naoko Matsumoto Architects & Associates

1304 Park Front Nakano Arai Yakushi, 5-5-10 Arai, Nakano-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Island Kitchen

Roof Balcony

Outdoor Living

Owner-occupied residence with rental units

Circulation Flow

Natural Garden

Tea Room

Natural Materials

Two-Family House

Workspace
House in Sedomigaoka – A Small Northeast-Facing House｜Japanese-style room

Tokuhiro Norimatsu Architect

2nd Floor, Okada Building, 2-25 Tsurumai Higashi-cho, Nara City, Nara Prefecture, Japan

Optimized Storage

Visual Control

Tsubo Garden

Exposed Beam

Wet-Engawa

Japanese Modern
LOLO — Grand Prize, Kitchen Space Idea Design Contest｜Japanese-style room

YIA Ishiue Yoshihiro Architectural Design Office

1572 Amagawataki-cho, Kishiwada, Osaka Prefecture, Japan

Island Kitchen

Contemporary

Hotel-like

Large Opening

Closed to Outside, Open to Inside

Bath Court

Continuous Window

Wooden Sash

Courtyard

Living with Plants
FOLD｜Japanese-style room

JYU ARCHITECT

2-19-19 Nakane, Meguro-ku, Tokyo

Simple Modern

Exposed Beam

Circulation Flow

Inner Garage

High Thermal Insulation

Sense of Openness

Two-Family House

seismic-damping system
A House with “Ma” Connecting Two Households｜Japanese-style room

AtelierMA

2B Yanakada Building, 3-13-2 Tabata, Kita-ku, Tokyo

Parallel Kitchen & Dining

Simple Modern

Symbolic Tree

Custom-built vanity

Open Kitchen

Balcony

Inner Garage

Two-Family House
House M in Komae｜Japanese-style room

Takayoshi Nakamura Architects & Associates

4-26-27 Utsukushigaoka, Aoba-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa

Simple Modern

Second-Floor Living

Built-in Kitchen

Wood Texture

Large Opening

Outdoor Living

Custom-built vanity

Sloped Ceiling

Balcony

Sense of Openness
House with Slanted Lattice｜Japanese-style room

an Archi-Lab. First-Class Architect Office

Heights S&A 2F, 4-20-31 Awaji, Higashiyodogawa-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture

Passage Doma

Void

Irregular Site

Tsubo Garden

Natural Light

Exposed Beam

House with Doma

Japanese Modern

Breezy House

Steel Staircase
COCHE — Residence with an Integrated Garage for the Beloved Vehicle｜Japanese-style room

YIA Ishiue Yoshihiro Architectural Design Office

1572 Amagawataki-cho, Kishiwada, Osaka Prefecture, Japan

Void

Simple Modern

Proportion

Viewing Garage

Built-in Garage

Courtyard

Monotone
House in Tokushima — Parent Household: A Two-Generation Residence Connected by a Through Doma｜Japanese-style room

Tokuhiro Norimatsu Architect

2nd Floor, Okada Building, 2-25 Tsurumai Higashi-cho, Nara City, Nara Prefecture, Japan

Passage Doma

Calm Presence

Proportion

Luxury home

Wooden Sash

Engawa

Authentic Garden

Shoji
Second-floor detached annex Japanese-style room

Kumi Inoue Architects

2-6-15 Kuwazu, Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture

Natural Modern

Exposed Beam

Inner Garage

Narrow House

Shoji

Steel Staircase

Terrace

CompactHousing

Terrace

InnerGarage
House in Hamadera｜Japanese-style room

Coo Planning

201, M'S Kyomachibori Building, 1-7-17 Kyomachibori, Nishi-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture

Void

Toplight

Scenic View

Wood Texture

Visual Control

Wall Bookshelf

Exposed Beam

Retro Modern

Sense of Openness

Skip Floor

SkipFloor

BuiltInBookshelves

TimberHouse

ScenicViews
House in Hikone｜Japanese-style room

Kumi Inoue Architects

2-6-15 Kuwazu, Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture

Calm Presence

Capturing Light

Closed to Outside, Open to Inside

Sloped Ceiling

Inner Garage

Japanese Modern

Wooden Sash

InnerGarage

Courtyard

Gardening

ClosedToOutsideOpenToInside

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