Kyoto

Project
Layering time: A Contemporary farmstead in Kyoto
A contemporary rural home by Tomohiro Hata Architect & Associates reinterprets historic farmstead clusters in a bamboo-forest landscape.

Project
Jun Aoki: Giving a century-old museum a glass face lift
How can a historical building remain relevant for the next century? Architect Jun Aoki transforms a key Kyoto cultural site for contemporary relevance.

Project
Jun Aoki: Giving a century-old museum a glass face lift
How can a historical building remain relevant for the next century? Architect Jun Aoki transforms a key Kyoto cultural site for contemporary relevance.

Project
Naoto Fukasawa Amalgamates Past and Present for Issey Miyake Kyoto
Naoto Fukasawa outfits a traditional michiya into Issey Miyake’s first standalone store in Kyoto, offering a tranquil backdrop for the brand’s graphic and colourful clothing.

Furniture
An Inside Out Resilience
JANUS et Cie crafts indoor furniture that echo the durability, intricacy, and refinement of its outdoor pieces.

Project
Hotel Kanra, Kyoto
Angela Ferguson visits a modern hotel in traditional Kyoto.