The “Shigamo House” located in Kyoto, designed by local Japanese Architect Edward Suzuki Associates. The interior plan comprised of two bedrooms and related water closets on the ground level, a family room and a Japanese room flanking a sunken patio in an L-shape in the basement along with a study, a guestroom, and related sanitary rooms, a one-room style living, dining, and kitchen boasting over a 3-meter high ceiling on the second level, and a pergola-clad moon-gazing terrace up on the rooftop with a panorama of the hills of Kyoto …

The House of Resonance located in Aichi Japan, designed by Shiga based architecture FORM | Kouichi Kimura. This house established by assembling several volumes and laying out colors. Careful arrangement of colors from volume to volume gives the façade depth, and produces as well an effective sequence to the entrance.For the internal configuration, the stairway and open ceiling, which are positioned in the center as the core of the building, are surrounded by each room and courtyard. The material, color, and light that match each room are selected to strongly …

This black and white Japanese home designed with minimalist and modern style by Kouichi Kimura Architects. The black and white become popular, black exterior creates a great contrast with the almost fully white courtyard and it is continued to the interior design. The architect doesn’t only play with colors but also the intensity of light. Some rooms have large supply of light and some others don’t. It may look uncommon style, but it is definitely modern and unique. Even the bathroom looks very dark with completely black interior except the …