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Please beware of suspicious people impersonating us on Facebook.

We have received reports of suspicious messages and phone calls that appear to be fraudulent and are impersonating staff from our company. The message was in broken Japanese and was said to be fr...

Staff Recruitment

We are looking for talented people who are full of energy and eager to take on new challenges.

Notice of office relocation and company name change

We would like to express our sincere gratitude for your continued patronage. We have recently moved to the address listed below, and therefore would like to inform you that our company name has cha...

Website renewal

Today, we have completed the migration of the contents of the old website to the new system. The old system has been in use for about 17 years since 2005. It is an excellent system that is light, f...

Architecture Master Prize 2018

This time, we have supervised the design of " Message from the sky 2 " was awarded the Architecture MasterPrize 2018 held in the United States. Official introduction page The award event is schedu...

Held the exhibition “Things that Connect Architecture and Products”

From November 1st to 13th, Shinjuku Park Tower OZONE 4F We will be holding the exhibition "Connecting Architecture and Products." This exhibition mixes architecture and products, and will unravel ...

Architect Exhibition “Real Estate Utilization for the Next Generation”

From today, we are exhibiting at the architect exhibition "real estate utilization for the next generation" presided over by ASJ. Date: 9/22 (Sat) ~ 30 (Sun) 13:00-18:00 Place: ASJ TOKYO CELL 3-4-2...

Double Winner of ASIA DESIGN PRIZE 2018

This time, we designed and supervised " Message from the Sky 2 " SYRINX product “ TSUTSUMU card case ” has won two awards at the ASIA DESIGN PRIZE 2018. We will continue to work diligently to crea...

oyster party 3rd

It's been a while since we had a big oyster party, using two 18-liter cans of oysters. It looks like a shell mound will be formed. The photo shows about 60% of a 18L can. (laughs) Transfer th...

2017 Good Design Award Celebration and Exhibition

Today, I attended the 2017 Good Design Award celebration held at the Grand Hyatt Tokyo. Good Design Award Winning Exhibition "GOOD DESIGN EXHIBITION 2017" In addition, two of our designs are bei...

Good Design Award 2017

" Message from the Sky 2 " and " LUXUDEAR Takanawa " have been awarded the 2017 Good Design Award (sponsored by the Japan Design Promotion Organization). This is the sixth Good Design Award in t...

Notice of architectural tour

We are pleased to announce that "Message from the Sky 2", a project we designed and supervised in Jingumae, Shibuya Ward, has been completed and we will be holding an open house. The ever-changin...

Notice of architectural tour

We are pleased to announce that " Message from the sky II ", which we designed and supervised in Jingumae, Shibuya Ward, has been completed and will be holding an open house. The ever-changing expr...

Forest and Yezo deer leather

I am currently a lecturer at the University of Tokyo. As part of a design assignment, I was considering monuments and materials, and this got me interested in the relationship between forests and c...

Established audio brand SYRINX

We have recently established an audio brand called "SYRINX". We applied for a patent for speakers on April 12th and have launched our website. SYRINX SYRINX is a speaker with the theme of harmon...

Received Tokyo Business Design Award 2015 Theme Award

We won the Theme Award at the Tokyo Business Design Awards 2015. The public judging to decide the grand prize winner will be held at Tokyo Midtown on January 27, 2017. For details, please see ...

22nd Spatial Design Competition Winner

"Renovation of a Vintage Apartment" won an award at the 22nd Space Design Competition. By breaking down the grid of glass blocks, we created a boundary that gives a soft and gentle impression. R...

Visit to CERSAIE 2105

I was invited to CERSAIE 2015, the world's largest international trade fair for ceramic tiles and bathroom products, which was held in Bologna, Italy, so I went to check it out. Because the exhib...

Received the Good Design Award 2015

"DEUXFLE base Seijo" won the Good Design Award in 2015. This is a four-story, multi-story tenement house with densely stacked maisonette dwellings, creating a good environment and a rich living sp...

Otsuma University Kaga Dormitory Completion Ceremony

Otsuma University Kaga Dormitory has been successfully completed. Our team was selected through a comprehensive business competition covering everything from design to construction and operation, ...

Synapse Trademark Registered

We have registered the trademark of our domain name "synapse". (April 2014) Registration No. 5663143 2014 was a bit of a hot topic when IBM announced a new chip with a completely different architec...

Received Design for Asia Award 2014

" Message from the sky " won the Merit Award at the Design for Asia Awards 2014, which was announced in Hong Kong on November 21st. This year, there were more than 1,000 entries from 23 countries ...

Lecture at the 1st Value Design

On April 24th, I gave a lecture together with Professor Tetsuo Furuichi at the first Value Design event, which was held at Union's showroom, which opened this year.

Started teaching at Keio University Graduate School

Starting this year, I have been a part-time lecturer at Keio University and Graduate School. Today we are not at Keio University's campus, but at our company. Everyone's reports are laid out on a ...

Oyster party 2nd

Following on from last year, we had an oyster party again this year. I ate two whole cans of oysters. There are many oysters with small crabs inside (is this a bite?). They are called Ooshirop...

20th Spatial Design Competition Awards Ceremony

TAILOR MADE won the award I attended the award ceremony and awards party for the 20th Space Design Competition.

Won the 20th Spatial Design Competition

"TAILOR MADE" won the 20th Space Design Competition. By making the tiles and glass blocks into a unified module with a 150mm square shape, we were able to make the pattern continue throughout the ...

Good Luck!

A commemorative photo with Takeda-kun as he leaves work to return to his hometown. I wish you the best of luck in the future!

Visit to Milano Salone

This year, I was invited by our client, Suggest Co., Ltd., who designs the Dufre apartment series, to visit the Milan Salone. I learned a lot.

Received the Excellent Business Award at the 3rd Excellent Business Awards

"DEUXFLE base Minamiazabu" won the Excellent Business Award in the Planning and Development category at the 3rd Excellent Business Awards of the Japan Housing Industry Association in 2013. We buil...

2013 Hanami at Kamezuka Park

The usual cherry blossom viewing at Kamezuka Park. I'm feeling a bit out of it after drinking beer in the middle of the day. This year, we have an intern from the UK who will be working with us un...

Visitor from England

Today, Lena's university professor, who is an intern at our company from the UK, came to Japan for an interview at the company.

oyster party

A big oyster party with two 18-liter cans of oysters. It looks like a shell mound will be created. Pour sake into a 18L can and steam it over the fire. Once the sake steamed food is done, ...

birthday

The staff surprised me with a birthday celebration. This year's birthday is 12/12/12, which means there are three 12s in a row.

Good Design Exhibition 2012

The "Good Design Award Winners Announcement Good Design Exhibition" will be held from November 23rd. The Good Design Exhibition is the first attempt to display all of the Good Design Award winning...

2012 Good Design Award Ceremony

I attended the Good Design Award ceremony.

Received the 2012 Good Design Award

"DEUXFLE base Minamiazabu" won the Good Design Award in 2012. By constructing multi-story row houses on sites that had been left undeveloped, we have created new value and are providing residents ...

Checker completed

Checker was reopened on July 1, 2012. Taharaya EX is located on the busy Scramble Shopping Street near JR Kawasaki Station, and is a commercial facility anchored by the clothing store Pasios. The ...

About our data disaster countermeasures

As part of our disaster countermeasures, we have moved all of our project data to the cloud. In the unlikely event that you encounter a theft or disaster, in the worst case, data loss will cause bu...

6th Isoband Design Contest Awards Ceremony

I attended the award ceremony for the 6th NISC Isoband Design Contest.

Awarded at the 6th NISC Isoband Design Contest

"EX" won the Jury Prize/Kojima Kazuhiro Prize at the 6th NISC Isoband Design Contest out of 304 entries. EX faces the busy scramble intersection, and we aimed to create a core facility that would t...

Domain changed to synapse.co.jp

This time, the domain that has been used for 10 years since its founding synapse-net.jp from the new synapse.co.jp I changed the domain to the address of this website //synapse.co.jp becomes. The p...

10th anniversary party

We held a 10th anniversary party. We will report on what happened on the day. (This was also introduced on japan-architects.com . Some of the photos below were also provided by them.) Thank you...

"Message from the sky" mockup

We created a mockup of the skylight, which is the key element of "Message from the Sky." The scale is a whopping 1/3! As intended, I was able to confirm that the sky was visible in a continuous li...

Beams Open House

Two of the "Beams" condominium buildings that we designed and supervised in Koga City, Ibaraki Prefecture have been completed and we are holding an open house. Timber framed houses use a structure ...

"Blocks" Open House Information

We are pleased to announce that " Blocks ," a project we designed and supervised in Omori-nishi, Ota Ward, has been completed and we will be holding an open house. The first floor of this building...

Hokuriku Architectural Culture Award 2009 Awards Ceremony

Machiya Office was awarded the Hokuriku Architectural Culture Award 2009 and we attended the award ceremony. We will report on what happened on the day. This photo shows the award ceremony, with c...

Hokuriku Architectural Culture Award Award Ceremony and Lecture Information

An award ceremony and lecture for Machiya Office, winner of the 20th Hokuriku Architectural Culture Award from the Architectural Institute of Japan, will be held on July 17th. Date and time: July ...

Changed organization to joint-stock company

We would like to inform you that on June 24, 2010, we changed our corporate organization to a stock company. Taking this opportunity, we will strive to provide even better architecture. We look for...

"Circulation" Open House

We are pleased to announce that " Circulation ", a building we designed and supervised in Yahata, Ichikawa City, Chiba Prefecture, has been completed. Thanks to the kindness of the client, we will...