With this simplistic product-focused lookbook, Japanese streetwear brand WTAPS showcases their Fall/Winter 2014 “Youthful Dayz” Collection.

Through a series of graphic tees, button-ups, and jackets, WTAPS brings us a series of autumn fashion essentials while staying true to their brand. These versatile pieces are perfectly complimented with WTAPS signature bold typography and military-inspired design.

Check out the lookbook above, or head to WTAPS’ website to learn more about the release of this collection.

The objective for this residence in Tokyo, Japan was to make the interior as spacious as possible, while maintaining a secure and secluded look from the outside. In order to achieve this, the architects made the living, dining and kitchen on the top floor, allowing for these areas to take as much light in as possible. All of this is enclosed together with a courtyard, dubbed ‘Floating Patio’, with walls to prevent gaze from the outside.

The basement includes another thin courtyard, to link the top courtyard, and allow for light to pass through and illuminate the bedrooms and bathrooms, although they are located in the basement.

The client desired a simple residence with a interior wide open inside but cannot be perceived from outside. This wish became the entire concept of the residence.

The first floor that is inserted between two private spaces on the top and the bottom is designed as more intimate space to the outside world compared to the two different floors. The Japanese-style room on the floor is designed to hold tea ceremonies. The second floor ‘ s floating structure serves as a large roof for the first floor which created the open and dynamic space around the structure surrounding the Japanese-style room. The space is analogous to Roji-a designed alley in the context of traditional Japanese garden and the Japanese-style room will become a tearoom in the Roji.

This minimal house by Japanese studio Tato Architects in Kanagawa, Japan is compromised of three storeys with split levels, often connected with aesthetic steps and step-boxes, often featuring clean white walls, with wooden and concrete floors and accents which deliver a minimalistic look, while increasing the perceived space throughout the house. Large windows and a lot of daylight allows the white walls to illuminate the whole house, creating a space that is friendly, appearing much bigger than it is.

The overall feel of the house both inside and out is industrial but at the same time welcoming; utilising the smallest details such as green vegetation in the corner of hallways to create a warm, natural feel. Japan is notorious for having small spaces for houses, which is why Japanese designers and architects are extremely creative in the way they use all available space.

SKYCOURT is an ambitious renovation project that involved transforming a Japan “bubble era” house into a modern home connected to the city and the sunlight. The house is located in a quiet residential area, a couple of blocks away from Tokyo’s business district. The original house plan was a dated two storey house with cramped bedrooms, small windows with no indoor/outdoor flow. The clients, a working couple with two children, wanted to maximize the living space, create a backyard with privacy and develop a structure flooded with light.

As the original house was part of a set of twin houses, the clients also wanted to decorate the facade in order to severe the link with the sibling. These requirements demanded bold renovations. The house was lovingly given a name: The COURT that was created during the renovation bathes the home with soft light and allows its occupants to gaze at the SKY. The answer to the clients’ demands, a light filled home where one can feel connected and yet away from the city, is the definition of SKY COURT.