cluster of intimate wooden huts shape schemata architects’ blue bottle café in tokyo park
fiber-reinforced plastic tops the facades to soften daylight, while eye-level glass panels open the interior to unobstructed views of tokyo bay.
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schemata architects / jo nagasaka
schemata architects was founded by jo nagasaka in 1998. the tokyo-based practice works across architecture, interior and furniture design and has completed installation and spatial projects for aesop, papabubble, vitra, marimekko.
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schemata architects covers the interior of this tokyo house in lauan plywood
the warm, wooded interior comes in contrast with the rough cement mortar of the exterior walls.
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competitions 
International Furniture Design Competition Asahikawa [IFDA] deadline: december 11th, 2026 
Buildner’s Unbuilt Award 2027 $ 56,305.00 USD deadline: september 15th, 2027 
2026 NY Product Design Awards Season 2 deadline: november 5th, 2026 
2026 TITAN Property Awards Season 2 deadline: november 5th, 2026 
Marca Corona Award 2027 | Contest for artists and designers under 35 $ 1,675.00 USD deadline: january 11th, 2027 
Vancouver Tall Challenge $ 15,000.00 USD deadline: november 30th, 2026 
Wonder Global Design Awards 2026 Season 2 deadline: january 31st, 2027 
Architectural competition for the design and supervision of the construction of the project “Limassol Arts Centre” $ 29,800.00 USD deadline: march 22nd, 2027 
Kingspan MICROHOME 2026 $ 115,875.00 USD deadline: november 2nd, 2026 
CLASSICS the Small Luxury Design Award 2027 $ 1,026.00 USD deadline: january 31st, 2027 all competitions
International Furniture Design Competition Asahikawa [IFDA] deadline: december 11th, 2026 Buildner’s Unbuilt Award 2027 $ 56,305.00 USD deadline: september 15th, 2027 2026 NY Product Design Awards Season 2 deadline: november 5th, 2026 2026 TITAN Property Awards Season 2 deadline: november 5th, 2026 Marca Corona Award 2027 | Contest for artists and designers under 35 $ 1,675.00 USD deadline: january 11th, 2027 Vancouver Tall Challenge $ 15,000.00 USD deadline: november 30th, 2026 Wonder Global Design Awards 2026 Season 2 deadline: january 31st, 2027 Architectural competition for the design and supervision of the construction of the project “Limassol Arts Centre” $ 29,800.00 USD deadline: march 22nd, 2027 Kingspan MICROHOME 2026 $ 115,875.00 USD deadline: november 2nd, 2026 CLASSICS the Small Luxury Design Award 2027 $ 1,026.00 USD deadline: january 31st, 2027 
