In all my works, light is an important controlling factor.

I would like my architecture to inspire people to use their own resources, to move into the future.

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.

Working in Tokyo has convinced me that, contrary to what people think, it is actually one of the world's most beautiful cities.

No matter how advanced society becomes, institutionally or technologically, a house in which nature can be sensed represents for me the ideal environment in which to live. From a functional viewpoint, the courtyard of the Rowhouse in Sumiyoshi forces the inhabitant to endure the occasional hardships. At the same time, however, the open courtyard is capable of becoming the house's vital organ, introducing the everyday life and assimilating precious stimuli such as changes in nature.

All architecture has a public nature, I believe, so I would like to make a public space.