This house in Matsubara was designed by Ken’ichi Otani Architects. ‘ The project is a small residence for a young couple, located in a dense residential area of suburban Tokyo, where exterior walls and walls of dwellings built to along the site boundaries prevent any human relationship between dwellings and the street. It should be noted that vacant lots, before they build a house or external walls possible new flows in the neighborhood.’

A flagship store for American shoe brand Stuart Weitzman at 27 Via dei Condotti in Rome by Milanese architect/designer Fabio Novembre. (via Dezeen)

The 3.1 Phillip Lim flagship store is located in Cheongdam-Dong, Seoul’s premiere fashion district. Elaborating on the concept established in the brand’s Los Angeles flagship (2008), the design incorporates a 40-foot facade surfaced in a supple gradient of pillow-like concrete tiles. The flowing interior is a sequence of intimate spaces which frame the clothing in tactile materials. These material “linings” create a narrative of atmospheres for unexpected and curious encounters between the client and the clothing. Custom wallpaper inspired by ancient Korean ceramics is the result of an ongoing collaboration with artist Wook Kim. Other wall treatments include a conical wall texture which erodes into a constellation of brass stars, leather herringbone tiles, and a oak floor that slowly transitions through a gradient of grey tones. The perimeter of the interior is lined in mirror creating a “inkblot” effect by doubling the sequence of spaces. Designed by Leong Leong Architecture.

Belgian architectural firm dmvA designed ‘ Blob VB3 ‘, a mobile unit for the office of Xfactoragencies as an extension to the ‘house’. The space - egg house consists of a bathroom, kitchen, lighting, a bed and several niches for storage. The nose can be opened automatically and functions as a kind of porch. It easily transportable and can also be used as an office, guestroom or garden house. Polyester was the primarily material used in construction of the ‘ Blob VB3 ‘. (via Designboom)

A House Made of Two is a single family residence located in Kanawa, Japan designed by Naf Architect & Design.

‘ Photographer Edmund Sumner has photographed Yakisugi House (Charcoal House), designed by Japanese architect Terunobu Fujimori. Completed in 2007, the residence is located in Nagano, Japan. It comprises a living and dining area, two bedrooms, a study, and a tea room located in the tower. The building is clad in charred cedar that was smoked in eight-metre lengths. ‘ (via Dezeen)

‘ Australian design firm Ashton Raggatt McDougall’s most recent projects have been to add a bit of functionality and uniqueness to the MTC Theater and the Melbourne Recital Centre in Australia. The results…absolutely incredible. The two buildings function individually but they connect together and sit on the same block as one another within the city’s art district. The MTC Theater features an interesting white facade comprised of white steel tubing in the form of geometric patterns that have the appearance of a 3d image when viewed at a certain angle. It was designed for optimal viewing at night and the tubes almost look luminescent. ‘ (Continue…)

‘ EASTERN Design Office designed the Villa Saitan apartment building in Kyoto, Japan. From the main street we enter into a covert place along an alley of 4 meters in width. This construction is a collective housing consisting of 11 units. The impersonality of segmental housing complex is completely concealed in this architecture. Instead it is built to be seen as one big house. The architecture is covered with a wall in which holes are cut. The shape of the holes resembles a trunk, leaves, a root and bulbs. It also can be seen as clouds floating over the trees. Concrete shape which is based on nature turns into a hollow cave, light, and sunbeams filtered through trees. ‘ (Continue reading…)

Slovenian practice Bevk Perović Arhitekti have completed a residential project in an abandoned quarry in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Called Housing Pilon, the two buildings contain 140 apartments. Small, single-occupant homes are located on the lower floors. (via Dezeen)

Designed by Levitate Architects in London, this library staircase is both practical and beautiful.