JO NAGASAKA / SCHEMATA ARCHITECTS

Architect

Born in 1971. After graduating from Tokyo University of the Arts in 1998, he established Schemata Architects and currently has an office in Sendagaya. The scale of his work ranges widely from furniture and architecture to urban landscape. The types of his work also varies extensively, including cafés, shops, hotels and public baths. At any size, he is always conscious about 1:1 scale, exploring materials and design, expanding his works both domestically and globally. He has been discovering new perspectives and values from everyday things and existing environments, while presenting unique ideas such as “subtraction,” “misuse,” “renewal of knowledge,” “invisible development,” and “half-architecture” and has established an original architect image.

His major works include Sayama Flat, House in Okusawa, FLAT TABLE, ColoRing, LLOVE, Aesop, BLUE BOTTLE COFFEE, Kuwabara Shoten, DESCENTE BLANC, HAY, Musashino Art University Building No. 16, Koganeyu, DOKUBO + EL AMIGO, and D&DEPARTMENT JEJU.

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