Front Place Chiyoda Ichibancho / Mitsubishi Jisho Design Inc.

This tenant office building stands just steps from a subway station in the Ichibancho district of Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward—an area near the Imperial Palace (the former Edo Castle), steeped in history and culture. Conventional tenant office buildings generally house multiple companies within a single structure, yet their facades fail to reflect the diversity within. On top of this, they lack a sense of connection with the surrounding community and contribute little to the streetscape or the character of the local neighborhood. This project addresses these problems by creating a building that connects people to the surrounding urban environment while accommodating increasingly diverse work styles and values. To achieve this, two key architectural elements were incorporated: interior spaces defined by projecting bay windows and an open exterior space.

The commission consisted of a house that would function as a second home in a secluded area in the hills of Papudo, municipality of La Ligua. The landscape of gentle hills and shrub vegetation with views towards the northern mountains was to be a key element in the conception of the project.

Located in Macau, in the Haut-Médoc region, Château Cantemerle is one of the oldest wine estates in Bordeaux. The estate extends over twenty-eight hectares of wooded parkland.

Designed as an off-grid, net-zero family relaxation destination, this project presented the opportunity for a young Toronto-based family to rekindle nostalgic childhood memories by designing a cottage on the lake they had spent their summer months as children. Given the isolated nature of the site, our team knew the project would be logistically complex.