Hourai 1111 by Touhoku University of Arts and Design

Undulating timber panels line the walls and ceiling of a Japanese hotel room renovated by Touhoku University students. The project entailed the modernisation of the Hourai 1111 suite in the Kameya Hotel, which is located in the Yamagata prefecture.

Lengths of cypress wrap around the main room to create beds, which face windows with a sea view.

The timber also curls below the windows to create a bench and raised platform.

Doorways on one wall lead to an entrance hallway and study, opposite to a duplicate upside-down doorway that leads to bath, shower and wash rooms.

These three adjoining bathrooms are finished with black paint and tiles, contrasting with the light-coloured spaces elsewhere in the suite.