Timber columns frame the living spaces in this block of two family homes in Japan, by IGArchitects to reference the forest of thin trees at the site's rear.
Large translucent windows bring a lantern-like quality to this concrete home in Saitama, Japan, which has been completed by local practice IGArchitects.
Dezeen's top five houses of the month for December feature a home in Japan designed as "one big room" and a "floating treehouse" on a Norwegian hillside.
IGArchitects conceived this home in Tokyo as an adaptable space for both living and working, with stepped living areas framed by boardmarked concrete walls.