japanese modern architecture | House in Kohoku

japanese architecture | architecture firm Torafu Architects

This is gonna sound weird, but if gnomes were real and they had gnomes that really dug modern design we feel like this is the kind of home they’d live in. Maybe it’s that gorgeous green grass, but probably it’s the neat shape, and definitely it’s the cute and quirky interiors.

Located in Japan and designed by Torafu Architects, there’s such a wonderful airy-ness to the interior of this home, which is sort of surprising because the outside seems very intense; very heavy and strong and sturdy. Not the sort of place that you’d imagine to be flooded with light, and yet, there it is! Read more [ via : 2modern ]

Nakagin Capsule Tower, tokyo,

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eastern design office

a wonderfully inventive studio that has won acclaim for designs the like of which one does not typically associate with Japanese architecture

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AMS Terra Brings the Space Invader Theme to Honda's CR-Z Hybrid Coupe

This is AMS's take on the new Honda CR-Z hybrid sports coupe/hatch, and it's called the Terra. The CR-Z, which already looks nice as a cute little sporty hybrid, has been dropped on 19-inch RAYS Versus Torismo Rechente one-off rollers that have been finished in piano black and pearl white.

The front of the car gets a new front bumper - with or without a license plate holder- and some "eyeline garnish", while both front and rear fenders have been widened (15 mm and 70 mm, respectively). Also, the side sills get their WIDE on to the tune of 30 mm.

Up above, there's a roof lip and rear hatch spoiler. The rear of the car is where the magic really happens, though: the Terra gets an alien-inspired rear diffuser with twin center exhaust outlets for the sports muffler.

Although the performance of the car hardly requires such aggressive and excessive styling, it's nice to see people at least taking a stab at it.

Interested in taking your sporty hybrid to the next visual level? Expect a full painted kit (including exhaust bezels and the diffuser-mounted tail light) to run well north of $5,000.

By Phil Alex

Via: Farm of Minds , Source: AMS Terra / Minkara