The classrooms and community meeting room feature windows that stretch all the way to the ceiling -- an Environmental Works signature. A ground-floor hallway even has a ceiling cutout that peeks ...

Located in the town of Nagiso in Nagano Prefecture, the lodge uses the Japanese room as a space to contemplate the surrounding tea plantation and mountain scenery. The old tatami mats were removed ...

The setup of the room is important for this group, too, who may prefer either a classroom-style table and seat arrangement or a U-shaped arrangement that encourages group learning.