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Boldly Modern Japanese Houses

Collected in the forthcoming book Jutaku: Japanese Houses, publishing next month by Phaidon, each of these domiciles eschews conventional forms for daring geometric contortions and feats of structural engineering. Here's a sampling of a few of our favorites.

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OBI-House by Tetsushi Tominaga, 2013, in Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo Prefecture
OBI-House by Tetsushi Tominaga, 2013, in Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo Prefecture
Orange by Norisada Maeda, 2014, Meguro-ku, Tokyo Prefecture
Orange by Norisada Maeda, 2014, Meguro-ku, Tokyo Prefecture
Brun by APOLLO Architects, 2011, Suginami-ku, Tokyo Prefecture
Brun by APOLLO Architects, 2011, Suginami-ku, Tokyo Prefecture
S House by Yuusuke Karasawa, 2013, Oomiya, Saitama Prefecture
S House by Yuusuke Karasawa, 2013, Oomiya, Saitama Prefecture
House NA by Sou Fujimoto, 2011, Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture
House NA by Sou Fujimoto, 2011, Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture
HOJO by Architecton, 2009, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Prefecture
HOJO by Architecton, 2009, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Prefecture
Garden & House by Ryue Nishizawa, 2011, Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture. Photo by Iwan Baan.
Garden & House by Ryue Nishizawa, 2011, Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture. Photo by Iwan Baan.
Dancing Living House by ALX, 2008, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. Photo by Koichi Torimura.
Dancing Living House by ALX, 2008, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. Photo by Koichi Torimura.
House in Hamadayama by Satoshi Okada, 2006, Suginami-ku, Tokyo Prefecture
House in Hamadayama by Satoshi Okada, 2006, Suginami-ku, Tokyo Prefecture
Double Skin House by Studio NOA, 2011, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo Prefecture
Double Skin House by Studio NOA, 2011, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo Prefecture
The Rose by Norisada Maeda, 2003, Minato-ku, Tokyo Prefecture
The Rose by Norisada Maeda, 2003, Minato-ku, Tokyo Prefecture
Tunnel House by Makiko Tsukada, 2011, Suginami-ku, Tokyo Prefecture
Tunnel House by Makiko Tsukada, 2011, Suginami-ku, Tokyo Prefecture
Reflection of Mineral by Atelier Tekuto, 2006, Nakano-ku, Tokyo Prefecture
Reflection of Mineral by Atelier Tekuto, 2006, Nakano-ku, Tokyo Prefecture
Fold by APOLLO Architects, 2011, Nakano-ku, Tokyo Prefecture
Fold by APOLLO Architects, 2011, Nakano-ku, Tokyo Prefecture
These are just a sampling of the more than 400 homes by some of Japan's most famous architects, featured in Jutaku: Japanese Houses by Naomi Pollock, due for release by Phaidon on October 12, 2015, and now available for preorder.
These are just a sampling of the more than 400 homes by some of Japan's most famous architects, featured in Jutaku: Japanese Houses by Naomi Pollock, due for release by Phaidon on October 12, 2015, and now available for preorder.