In Italy, there are so many significant architectural structures in history such as the Pantheon in Rome, or the Duomo.

We borrow from nature the space upon which we build.

Japanese architecture is traditionally based on wooden structures that need renovating on a regular basis.

Without this spirit, Modernist architecture cannot fully exist. Since there is often a mismatch between the logic and the spirit of Modernism, I use architecture to reconcile the two.

Japanese traditional architecture is created based on these conditions. This is the reason you have a very high degree of connection between the outside and inside in architecture.

In Japan, there is less a culture of preserving old buildings than in Europe.

I don't believe architecture has to speak too much. It should remain silent and let nature in the guise of sunlight and wind