Yasuhiro Nakayama

Hokuriku Residence No.3 / Chidori Studio

April 09, 2024

+ 13

Architects: Chidori Studio
Area: 98 m²
Year: 2022
Manufacturers: Artek, LIXIL　, fujie textile
Professionals: Yamashita Construction, Unno Structural Consultant, glove

Hokuriku Residence No.2 / Chidori Studio

April 08, 2024

+ 10

Architects: Chidori Studio
Area: 112 m²
Year: 2022
Manufacturers: LIXIL　, NEW LIGHT POTTERY, fujie textile
Professionals: Suzuki Construction, Unno Structural Consultant

How to Virtually Enlarge Spaces Using Good Lighting

January 02, 2024

+ 36

One of the most essential aspects of interior design is lighting – an element that can make or break an interior space of any size or material. Yet good lighting can be especially important for smaller or more crowded spaces, making them feel larger and more open even when their literal dimensions haven’t changed. In turn, larger spaces with poor lighting may feel smaller and less welcoming than they have the potential to be. To make interiors feel aptly large and well lit, designers can rely on several tried and true methods that make the most of a space, from using the right shades and types of lights to placing them in the best locations to integrating other elements that best complement existing lighting. These strategies, as well as several examples of their application, are listed below.

Places in Karuizawa Villa / Takahiro Endo Architects Office

October 30, 2023

+ 28

Architects: Takahiro Endo Architects Office
Area: 194 m²
Year: 2022
Manufacturers: Miele, IGKOGYO, LIXIL　, TOKYOKOEI, endo-lighting, +1hergon-1
Professionals: Graph Studio, Sugio Lighting Design, Aokiya

Folding Screen Row House / DOG

April 15, 2022

+ 13

Architects: DOG
Area: 236 m²
Year: 2021
Manufacturers: Adobe, Daiko, LIXIL　, Lilycolor, Tokyo-Koei, +2Trimble Navigation, Vector Works-2
Professionals: Tetsuya Tanaka Structural Engineers, Double Box

PEERLESS Store / MURAYAMA + KATO ARCHITECTURE

March 27, 2022

+ 12

Architects: MURAYAMA + KATO ARCHITECTURE
Area: 119 m²
Year: 2019
Professionals: Izumi Okayasu Lighting Design, Mizuno seitoen LAB

House or Garden and Margin / MURAYAMA + KATO ARCHITECTURE

March 25, 2022

+ 15

Architects: MURAYAMA + KATO ARCHITECTURE
Area: 75 m²
Year: 2021
Professionals: Ryotaro Sakata Structual Engineers, Studio Onder de Linde, Kobotto House, Furuya Garden

Hokuriku Residence No.1 / Chidori Studio

March 09, 2022

+ 12

Architects: Chidori Studio
Area: 119 m²
Year: 2021
Professionals: Ninomiya Construction, Ohno JAPAN, Bows and Scapes

Kitakamakura House / Takahiro Endo Architects Office

January 20, 2022

+ 16

Architects: Takahiro Endo Architects Office
Area: 106 m²
Year: 2019
Manufacturers: ENDO Lighting Corporation, IG KOGYO, LIXIL　, Lilycolor, Tokyo-Koei
Professionals: Taketo Sato Structural Design, Sugio Lighting Office, SETOKENSETSU

Nikotama Terrace Cooperative House / Okuno Architectural Planning

December 21, 2021

+ 19

Architects: Okuno Architectural Planning
Area: 289 m²
Year: 2020
Professionals: IRIE TAKESHI Architectural Design Office, Konishi Structural Engineers, Hasegawa Equipment Planning, Tokyo Gumi

Polycarbonate for Interiors: 8 Examples of Translucent Architecture Indoors

September 22, 2020

+ 30

Diversifying the materials of an interior space can greatly improve its depth and visual interest. At the same time, adding partitions or other delineations of internal space can help organize flow, circulation, and visibility. Polycarbonate, a type of lightweight, durable thermoplastic, is an excellent medium for both functions.

In its raw form, polycarbonate is completely transparent, transmitting light with nearly the same efficacy as glass. However, it is also lighter and stronger than glass and tougher than other similar plastics such as acrylic, polystyrene, ABS, or nylon, making it a good choice for designers seeking durable, impact and fire resistant materials that still transmit light. Like glass, it is a natural UV filter and can be colored or tinted for translucency, yet it is also prized for its flexibility, allowing it to be shaped into any size or shape. Finally, it is easily recyclable because it liquefies rather than burning, making it at least more environmentally friendly than other thermoset plastics. For example, recycled polycarbonate can be chemically reacted with phenol in a recycling plant to produce monomers that can be turned back into plastic.