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City Hall Gets More Visitors than Theme Parks
Aore City Hall was envisioned as a place where people would want to congregate. And it worked.
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Shared Office Designed Around Food & Community
STOCK offers a 15-meter kitchen, two floors of storage and a community vibe starting from ¥18,000 per month.
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A Revolutionary & Stylish Footwear Redesign
YaCHAIKA shoes maintain a chic profile while taking the pain out of walking in heels.
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Hand-made Cat Bags Fur-storm Twitter
Twitter user @picopoco08 describes herself as cat-loving housewife who also enjoys “making cats”—as in, stuffed cat toys and bags.
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The Tokyo Home with a 360° Mezzanine
Splitting the first and second floor of this Tokyo home is a 360-degree mezzanine surrounded by raised windows that circle around the house.
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A Preschool Built for Puddles
Dai-ichi Yochien's new courtyard is designed to accumulate rain water to create a gigantic, pool-like puddle for the kids to play in.
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Mountainside Embedded with Geothermal Homes
Explore this undulating, seven-unit residential building inserted into the side of a mountain in Kagawa Prefecture.