Escenario Meguro Hanabusayama, Tokyo, Japan housing building design news, Modern Japanese architecture images
18 December 2025
Architects: Ryuichi Sasaki Architecture
Location: 3-10-27 Kamiōsaki Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Photos: Takumi Ota Photography
Escenario Meguro Hanabusayama, Japan
Ryuichi Sasaki Architecture, an internationally acclaimed and award-winning architectural design firm, is proud to unveil Escenario Hanabusayama, a twelve-unit residential complex located in one of Tokyo’s most tranquil hillside neighborhoods. Drawing inspiration from the natural topography and layered geological formations of the site, the building translates the character of the land itself into an architectural expression of stillness and refinement.
Carving architecture from the earth
Surrounded by undulating terrain and historic residential zones dating back to the Edo period, Escenario Hanabusayama reflects the strata and slopes of its environment in both form and materiality.
The façade—accented with elongated, slanted ridges—evokes layers of rock, while the approach and boundary walls incorporate slender stone patterns and gentle inclines reminiscent of natural formations. The exposed concrete exterior, as if cut directly from the cliff, anchors the building into the landscape, blurring the boundary between structure and terrain.
Integrating light, air, and borrowed scenery
Behind the site lies a ten-meter-high cliff with no openings, ensuring structural stability, while the street-facing elevation opens generously with a rhythmic grid of square apertures connecting the interior life to the city.
Each unit features openings on two sides to optimize natural ventilation and illumination, minimizing dependence on mechanical systems. Residents enjoy framed views of the lush greenery atop the hill—an architectural reinterpretation of shakkei, the traditional Japanese concept of borrowed landscape.
A calm dialogue between material and space
Inside, the concrete surfaces remain exposed, their fine texture and greige tones forming a serene backdrop for daily life. The interplay of light reflected across the surfaces enhances a sense of openness and calm, creating a refined, meditative living environment that quietly harmonizes urban living with the natural form of the land.
Escenario Meguro Hanabusayama in Tokyo, Japan – Building information
Architecture: Ryuichi Sasaki Architecture – https://sasaki-architecture.com/
Project Name: Escenario Meguro Hanabusayama
Principal Architect: Ryuichi Sasaki/Ryuichi Sasaki Architecture
Architecture Team: Ryuichi Sasaki, Yuriko Ogura, Anna Osawa/Ryuichi Sasaki Architecture
Structure Engineering: Tatsumi Terado Structural Studio
Produce: Hidetaka Gonai/Escenario
Client: Nobumitsu Ohashi/Shukou Kensetsu
Building Management: Kiyoshi Yonemitsu/Alpha Management & Partners
Photography: Takumi Ota Photography
Site Area: 172,45 sqm
Total Floor Area: 496,82 sqm
Adress: 3-10-27 Kamiōsaki Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan
About Ryuichi Sasaki Architecture
Based in Tokyo, Japan, Ryuichi Sasaki Architecture is an architectural design firm that has gained notoriety in recent years as one of the most internationally acclaimed firms of its kind in the world. Led by renowned architect Ryuichi Sasaki, the firm harnesses the experiences of its professionals to design and consult on building types ranging from cultural facilities to commercial facilities, including music halls, apartment complexes, hotels, stores, bars, and housing structures. The firm focuses on the ‘zeitgeist’ of every space that its interventions develop, and leverages continuous reinterpretation and repositioning to achieve excellence in its work.
In 2022, Deezen selected Ryuichi Sasaki Architecture as one of its 23 best architecture studios of the year. The firm is also a nine-time WAF Awards finalist, and was named winner of a Plan Award (Italy) in the Office & Business category. The firm was also anointed Best of Best winner at the Architecture Master Prize Awards in the United States, marking the first time in history that a Japanese architectural design firm has earned the distinction.
Photo Credits: Takumi Ota Photography
Escenario Meguro Hanabusayama, Tokyo, Japan images / information received 181225
Location: 3-10-27 Kamiōsaki Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan, eastern Asia.
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