Seven Single-Family Houses in Japan

Ranging from urban infill projects to mountain-view retreats, these residential projects showcase strong forms and lots of daylight.

Koji Fujii

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Hopscotch House in Saitama
Hiramoto Design Studio

Yasunori Shimomura

House in Akashi in Hyogo
Arbol

Courtesy Kengo Kuma & Associates

120×120 Forest in Tokyo
Kengo Kuma & Associates

View of exterior and new first-floor façade (left)

Norihito Yamauchi

View of exterior and new first-floor façade (left)

House in Shichiku in Kyoto
Shimpei Oda Architect’s Office

Aaron Jamieson

The Clearwater in Niseko
Seshimo Architects, Peter Hahn Associates

Yuta Yamada

Shoei House in Shiga
Hearth Architects

Hiroshi Ueda

Hafye in Odawara
CUBO Design Architect

Check out more Japanese architecture in ARCHITECT’s Project Gallery.

About the Author

Sara Johnson

Sara Johnson is the former associate editor, design news at ARCHITECT. Previously, she was a fellow at CityLab. Her work has also appeared in San Francisco, San Francisco Brides, California Brides, DCist, Patchwork Nation, and The Christian Science Monitor.

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