Bjarke Ingels' Not A Hotel Setouchi Converges Scandinavian and Japanese Design

Architecture studio BIG and Japanese hospitality brand Not A Hotel have teamed up to design a trio of villas located on Japan's Sagishima Island. Helmed by architects Bjarke Ingels and Leon Rost, the villas are a convergence of Japanese and Scandinavian design aesthetics.The concept was inspired by the convergence of the two cultures when Japan opened its borders to international travel in the 19th century. Japanese and Scandinavian designs similarly favor minimalism and the use of natural mater...