Dezeen Debate features "a treat of sophisticated simplicity"

The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a hotel in Kyoto by Kengo Kuma and Associates. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now.

Kengo Kuma and Associates took inspiration from the "ethereal beauty" of classical Japanese Noh theatre in their design of the Banyan Tree hotel in Kyoto, which includes a stage discreetly nestled within its terraced gardens.

Commenters praised the project for its "beautiful timber joinery", while another described it as "a treat of sophisticated simplicity".

Other stories in this week's newsletter that fired up the comments section included Foster + Partners' designs for the Tempo development in Brazil, a brick apartment block in London by Gort Scott and a series of homes for residents with substance abuse problems and psychiatric diagnoses in Norway.

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