KITAMURA Takuya
KITAMURA Takuya
Born in Shiga in 1990
M.S., Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University
Architect. Director of Corred Design Office, a first-class architectural firm based in Osaka.
Co-representative of OKAAA, a design unit working in both Tokyo and Osaka.
He works on diverse forms of spatial art, from architecture and interior design to furniture, lighting, and installations.
He goes beyond design to work across spatial thinking and practice, including planning and direction.
Under the spirit of learning the new by studying the old, he strives to create spaces that translate the essence of principles of nature and the wisdom of our predecessors into modern life.
In recent years, he has focused on elements that contain traces of time and creates pieces that connect the past with the future and materials with memory.
“STREET FURNITURE EXHIBITION 2024“, 1st Place, Public Vote Award, 2024
”Architectural Idea Competition, hosted by the Tokyo Association of Architectural Firms”, Grand Prize, 2021
”Kumamoto Artpolis Open Design Competition 2020”, Honorable Mention, 2020