I think architecture becomes interesting when it has a double character, that is, when it is as simple as possible but, at the same time as complex as possible

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

The level of detail and craft is something that's inscribed within the original design concept. And so when I begin to draw, I know what kind of detailing I want the building to have.

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

You cannot simply put something new into a place. You have to absorb what you see around you, what exists on the land, and then use that knowledge along with contemporary thinking to interpret what you see.

There is a role and function for beauty in our time.

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.