architecture in tokyo | news, projects, and interviews https://www.designboom.com/tag/architecture-in-tokyo/ designboom magazine | your first source for architecture, design & art news Wed, 26 Feb 2025 11:50:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 ginza sony park opens with vertical promenade linking tokyo’s skyline to underground spaces https://www.designboom.com/architecture/ginza-sony-park-vertical-promenade-tokyo-skyline-underground-spaces-02-26-2025/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/ginza-sony-park-vertical-promenade-tokyo-skyline-underground-spaces-02-26-2025/#respond Wed, 26 Feb 2025 03:45:20 +0000 thomai tsimpou | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1118099

the park transforms the district with a layered design, incorporating preserved elements of the original sony building.

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nakagin capsules transform into modular seaside lodging with reflective aluminum interiors https://www.designboom.com/architecture/nakagin-capsules-modular-seaside-lodging-reflective-aluminum-interiors-japan-tribos-studio-01-22-2025/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/nakagin-capsules-modular-seaside-lodging-reflective-aluminum-interiors-japan-tribos-studio-01-22-2025/#respond Wed, 22 Jan 2025 11:10:23 +0000 tribos studio https://www.designboom.com/?p=1111920

reflective ceilings evoke the movement of waves, connecting the space to the surrounding sea.

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three interlocking timber rings shape TAILAND’s playground pavilion in tokyo park https://www.designboom.com/design/timber-rings-tailand-playground-pavilion-tokyo-park-logging-hill-01-06-2025/ https://www.designboom.com/design/timber-rings-tailand-playground-pavilion-tokyo-park-logging-hill-01-06-2025/#respond Mon, 06 Jan 2025 16:00:07 +0000 Taichi Kuma https://www.designboom.com/?p=1109141

versatile platforms are created that accommodate a wide range of activities for the public passing through the park.

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peculiar facades of roadside love hotels paint françois prost’s japan photo diary https://www.designboom.com/art/peculiar-facades-roadside-love-hotels-francois-prost-japan-photo-diary-12-27-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/art/peculiar-facades-roadside-love-hotels-francois-prost-japan-photo-diary-12-27-2024/#respond Fri, 27 Dec 2024 03:30:33 +0000 christina vergopoulou I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1108243

françois prost highlights distinctive architectural typologies as a lens to explore japanese popular culture.

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cluster of intimate wooden huts shape schemata architects’ blue bottle café in tokyo park https://www.designboom.com/architecture/cluster-wooden-huts-schemata-architects-blue-bottle-cafe-tokyo-park-11-18-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/cluster-wooden-huts-schemata-architects-blue-bottle-cafe-tokyo-park-11-18-2024/#respond Mon, 18 Nov 2024 11:30:36 +0000 ravail khan I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1102075

fiber-reinforced plastic tops the facades to soften daylight, while eye-level glass panels open the interior to unobstructed views of tokyo bay.

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EDITION hotels’ second location in tokyo opens in ginza with interiors by kengo kuma https://www.designboom.com/architecture/edition-hotels-tokyo-ginza-kengo-kuma-ian-schrager-japan-11-10-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/edition-hotels-tokyo-ginza-kengo-kuma-ian-schrager-japan-11-10-2024/#respond Sun, 10 Nov 2024 21:45:50 +0000 sofia lekka angelopoulou I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1097754

the opening in ginza follows three years after the brand’s first foray into japan with the tokyo EDITION, toranomon.

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ultra studio introduces elliptical reconfigurable layout within nLDKX apartment in tokyo https://www.designboom.com/architecture/ultra-studio-elliptical-reconfigurable-layout-nldkx-apartment-tokyo-10-24-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/ultra-studio-elliptical-reconfigurable-layout-nldkx-apartment-tokyo-10-24-2024/#respond Thu, 24 Oct 2024 10:50:32 +0000 Yuji Mukaiyama https://www.designboom.com/?p=1097332

movable shelving units, set on castors, are a key feature, adding flexibility and adaptability to the layout.

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moriyuki ochiai crafts chromatic maze from discarded paint samples for showroom in tokyo https://www.designboom.com/architecture/moriyuki-ochiai-architects-chromatic-maze-discarded-paint-samples-showroom-tokyo-10-15-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/moriyuki-ochiai-architects-chromatic-maze-discarded-paint-samples-showroom-tokyo-10-15-2024/#respond Tue, 15 Oct 2024 10:50:58 +0000 MoriyukiOchiai https://www.designboom.com/?p=1093672

inspired by japan's shifting seasons, the showroom features rainbow hues and painted forms echoing the earth’s axis of rotation.

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intersecting beams and large table divide yet connect workers at compact office in tokyo https://www.designboom.com/architecture/intersecting-beams-large-table-compact-office-tokyo-ultra-studio-10-13-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/intersecting-beams-large-table-compact-office-tokyo-ultra-studio-10-13-2024/#respond Sun, 13 Oct 2024 10:30:22 +0000 Yuji Mukaiyama https://www.designboom.com/?p=1094890

the interventions allow the four different companies to work separately, but also work together at the center of the office.

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aurélien aumond captures serene glow of tokyo buildings after dark through iPhone lens https://www.designboom.com/architecture/aurelien-aumond-serene-glow-tokyo-buildings-after-dark-iphone-lens-09-12-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/aurelien-aumond-serene-glow-tokyo-buildings-after-dark-iphone-lens-09-12-2024/#respond Thu, 12 Sep 2024 09:50:10 +0000 AurélienAumond https://www.designboom.com/?p=1088767

the series emerges from spontaneous wanderings through empty streets, where the night subtly transforms the architectural forms.

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