Tiny house design and traditional Japanese aesthetics go hand in hand, and this brand-new house on wheels proves it. A true masterclass in contemporary Japanese-inspired minimalism, the ...

Traditional Japanese minimalism is a perfect match for the contemporary tiny living philosophy, which is why Japanese-style tiny homes are some of the most impressive and efficient you will ever find.

In that sense, not all is lost for Akiya. In many cases these Akiya are sold for cheap, causing people to flock from abroad and buy the houses to turn them into cafes, hotels, or even family homes.

While some design styles are fairly straightforward (minimal design of course, being design with minimal objects and decorations), others can cause some level of confusion. Modern design and ...

Post World War II, architects like Kenzo Tange pioneered a new blend of tradition with modernism, sparking the influential Metabolist movement of the 1960s that imagined cities as organic, adaptable ...

According to Günter Nitschke in his book about Japanese Gardens, the washitsu emerged alongside the development of the Japanese dry landscape garden during the Kamakura and Muromachi periods. During ...

An unusual home for North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains comprises a Japanese-style farmhouse set on 18 bucolic acres with a rushing waterfall as its centerpiece. The property has 800 feet of ...