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Structural Design
Architectural Design

Hidetaka Nakahara
Kanagawa Prefecture Governor Registration No. 16900
Supervising Architect: Hidetaka Nakahara
(First-Class Architect No. 348234)

1976 Born in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
2001 Nihon University, College of Science and Technology, Department of Architecture
2001-2002: Toyo Ito & Associates, Inc.
2002-2014: Hidetaka Nakahara Architects.
2006-2012: OHNO JAPAN Ltd.
2015 Founded Q & Architecture
2020- Part-time lecturer at Maebashi Institute of Technology, Department of Integrated Design

First-Class Architect (Registration Number: No. 348234)
First-Class Structural Architect (Issuance Number: No. 9874)
Certified Wooden Structure Seismic Diagnostician (Certificate Number: No. W7865)
Certified Steel Structure Seismic Diagnostician
(Certificate Number: No. S3226)

Ryoko Kawaguchi
ARB Registered Architect (UK) – Registration No. 075719E
RIBA Conservation Registrant

1978  Born in London, UK
2000  BA in Architecture (RIBA Part I), University of Cambridge
2004  Diploma in Architecture (RIBA Part II), University of Cambridge
2008  Professional Practice & Management in Architecture (RIBA Part III), Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL
2004-2014   de Rijke Marsh Morgan Architects (dRMM)
2014-2024   Hawkins\Brown Architects