Sumu Yakashima is a co-operative housing project that supports humans and nature

Architect Tsukasa Ono designed this housing project on Japan's Yakushima island to have a positive impact on its natural setting, using a "regenerative" approach to improve the soil by promoting the growth of mycelium and bacteria.
Sumu Yakushima is a community created by eight co-owners and situated on a hillside site forming part of a farm with views towards the sea.
Tsukasa Ono designed a co-operative housing project in Japan
Tsukasa Ono told Dezeen that he and two friends developed the idea