Japanese minimalism meets Scandinavian design in Karimoku Case Study Japanese minimalism meets Scandinavian design in Karimoku Case Study The Azabu Residence by Keiji Ashizawa and Norm Architects’ Frederik Alexander Werner is part of the Karimoku Case Study project, and features a sombre material palette and restrained colour scheme for a peaceful family interior The entrance of Norm Architects and Keiji Ashizawa’s project for Karimoku Case Study, featuring peaceful Japanese interiors infused with Scandinavian aesthetic sensibility Karimoku Case Study presents the Azabu Residence project, the fourth in its series of houses and furniture collections, designed by long-term collaborators Keiji Ashizawa and Frederik Alexander Werner of Norm Architects.