Design Philosophy
I am interested in addressing the relationship between architecture and society.
Architecture is not a direct reflection of the client’s desires, but rather should be filtered through the relationship with society. For instance, we must consider the balance between the continuity of the landscape and the independence of the structure. Yet that does not necessarily lead to architecture inhibited by social norms; in some cases taking the surrounding community into consideration can send design in a more radical direction. In either case, my intention is to create architecture which is based on a careful analysis of society and which both reflects and critiques that society.
Awards
2008 Shorlist in World Arhitecture Festival Award 2009, Barcelona Spain: MEDERU
2008 Kuroshima Remodelation Project Competition, 1st Prize
2008 Tokyo Architecture Award: JIGSAW
2007 Renovated Architecture Competition, 2nd Prize: JIGSAW
2004 Selected in Competition of Echigo Tsumari Art Triennial 2006
2004 Selected in Dedalo Minosse Alla Comittenza dei Architectura: Cottage in Tsumari
2003 Canada Green Design Award: Cottage in Tsumari
2001 Hokuriku Culture Award: Cottage in Tsumari
2000 Good Design Award: Cottage in Tsumari
Important Projects
Architecture
2010 House in Nagaoka, Niigata
2009 House in Musahikoyama, Tokyo
2008 MEDERU, Niigata
2008 House with two focal points, Niigata
2008 Apartment in Itabashi, Tokyo
2006 Annex of the Old Family House, Tokyo
2006 JIGSAW, Niigata
2005 House in Niigata, Niigata
2005 House in Omotesando, Tokyo
2004 House towards the Cherry Tree, Tokyo
2004 Tendo PLY , Tokyo
2004 House in Kawagoe, Saitama
2003 House in Meguro, Tokyo
2002 House in Aihara, Tokyo
2000 House of Light: Collaboration with James Turrell, Niigata
2000 Cottage in Tsumari, Niigata
Region Planning
2008 Kuroshima Project, Ishikawa
2000 Echigo-Tsumari Art Necklace Project: Collaboration with Art Front Gallery, Kyoto
1997 Shonai River Landscape Design Project: Collaboration with Art Front Gallery, Gifu/Aichi
1996 Oike Underground Shopping Area Public Art Project: Collaboration with Art Front Gallery, Kyoto
1996 Oike Street Symbol Road Public Art Project: Collaboration with Art Front Gallery, Kyoto
1993 FARET Tachikawa Redevelopment Area Public Art Project: Collaboration with Art Front Gallery, Tokyo
Publication
2003 "The Form of Japan in 21 Century", written togather wtih Shokoku-sha
Competitions
2002 Finalist in Betsu-Dai Basis Competition
1989 Prize Winner in the Yokohama Urban Design Competition Named Senbonzakura Yoshino
Exhibitions
2010 Antipodas : La Architecture Japonesa Desde Miradas Argentinas, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2008 Architects and Designers, Sankt Petersburg, Russia
2004 45 under 45: 45 Japanese Architects under 45 years old, Tokyo, Japan
2002 45 under 45: 45 Japanese Architects under 45 years old, Vienna, Austria and European Cities
2001 Tokyo Rabbit Paradise
