Avante garde houses like those shown in the article are still very much the exception and not the norm in Japan. It's true that some Japanese architects are pus

Avante garde houses like those shown in the article are still very much the exception and not the norm in Japan. It's true that some Japanese architects are pushing the envelope but vernacular housing in Japan today is exemplified by companies like Daikyo, Mitsue, etc and not by these modernist custom designs.