Renovation and Continuity in Japanese Architecture: The Work of 1110 Office for Architecture

In a shifting societal and environmental landscape, how can architectural design respond to transformation while meaningfully engaging with what endures? 1110 Office for Architecture, based in Osaka, Japan, approaches this question through a body of work defined by careful residential renovations and precise spatial interventions.

Taller Agropoetico - Foresta Collective / Atelier Poem

In Cabranes, Asturias, Atelier Poem has realized the Taller Agropoetico for Foresta Collective—a space that integrates agricultural practice with pedagogy.

House in Umenoki / Hidekazu Kishi Architects

This is a house for the designer himself and his family. The site is adjacent to a long-established community center on the north side, while the surrounding area is an old settlement where signs of gradual residential development and generational change can be seen.

"Echo of the ruins" Open-Air Museum of Sound and Memory / 1Y Architects

In February 2026, the "Echo of the ruins" Sound Museum was completed in Qingshuitan—this old industrial area which had lain silent for years. Free from the white cubes and glass display cases of traditional exhibition space. Instead, it is a structure that grows directly from the ruins. An open-air Museum built from every discarded brick and tile of the old factory buildings. It is an urban public space open to all, a place where people can enter, listen, and share their stories.

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