The definitive overview of and ultimate resource on the iconic architect-designed houses built in Japan from 1945 to the present
See InsideHighly commended, Architecture Book Awards 2024
'Fascinating… [Captures] beautiful images of some of the country’s most innovative homes, as well as architectural drawings, resident interviews, and descriptions of the circumstances surrounding their construction'
Dwell
'Excellent... Traces the evolution of single-family houses across eight decades, focusing as much on the people who live(d) in the houses than the architects who designed them... [Naomi Pollock's] most important and best book to date... Compelling and vivid'
A Weekly Dose of Architecture Books
'A superbly produced book that benefits from deep research into and knowledge of a single building type in [Japan] since World War II'
Architecture Book Awards
Format: Hardback
Size: 28.0 x 23.0 cm
Extent: 400 pp
Illustrations: 544
Publication date: 12 October 2023
ISBN: 9780500343739