And more practically, are there elements in a "real-life" Japanese design aesthetic which we can fruitfully apply to our own cramped Bay Area apartments? Space at a premium The cliche that ...

Hong Kong-based architectural studio Sim-Plex brings the buzz of Japanese dining to the center of its latest micro apartment Keeping ... of time at home, the design studio sought to provide ...

Japanese apartments are famously small — tiny, in fact. While some urbanites are lucky enough to live in houses, others live in condos with multiple rooms, and a good deal of us live in one- or ...

Originally an outdated apartment with an impractical layout, Kumiko Ouchi of Small Design ... of multi-generational living, not only in Japan, makes designs such this one a valuable model for ...

Like a traditional Japanese bath, the shower is outside ... As this clever renovation project shows, even small and awkward layouts in older apartments can be tackled gracefully to create a ...

Copenhagen-based OEO Studio brings a Scandinavian sensibility to Japanese design codes with the completion of a Tokyo apartment at Opus Arisugawa Terrace & Residence. Marrying a clean aesthetic with ...

Such was the case with one micro-apartment in the eastern ... Alfera's starting point for the new design scheme stems from her time spent in Japan, as well as a desire to have a space for her ...

On the list: lightening up the home (“we wanted to open our apartment as much as possible ... movement were hugely invigorated by Japanese design, she says, which led her to go "one step ...

The tatami, she decided during the design process, was too much to use in the full apartment, so it is now in the bedroom. “A dealer made it for me in Japan,” she says. “I love the way it ...