kwas 渡邉健介建築設計事務所 | 表情を変える建築の設計集団

OUTLINE

Statement 想い

Architecture that
changes Expressions 表情を変える、建築を。

Architecture that changes your Expression and puts a smile on your face every time you step inside.

Architecture that changes client’s Expression becoming proud of the project as we work together through dialogue and progress.

Architecture that changes its own Expression by adapting flexibly to changing circumstances and purposes.

Architecture that changes the Expression of a culture into a fresh perspective by understanding the local environment and human activities and infusing them with new interpretations.

Architecture that changes the Expression of the world by its existence, making it a better place.

Architecture that changes Expressions. 
This is what we value at kwas.

Company 会社概要

Company name
kwas / Kensuke Watanabe Architecture Studio
Address
1-34-12-2AB, Shinjyuku, Shinjyuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0022, Japan
Establishment
April 2006 (incorporated in January 2020)
Corporate reorganization
January 2020
Registration
First-class registered architect office / Tokyo / License No.51950
President
Kensuke Watanabe First-class registered architect / Japan / License No.323923
Staff
8
Business
Architectural planning, Design and Supervision (and various other projects such as landscape design, interior design, furniture design, installation, product design and signage design)

Access アクセス

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TEL
03-5315-4967
FAX
03-5315-4968

President 代表

Profile

Kensuke Watanabe
First-class registered architect
Lecturer at Hosei University, Lecturer at Toyo University

渡邉 健介 Kensuke Watanabe

Established kwas / Kensuke Watanabe Architecture Studio after working for SHoP in New York and C+A in Tokyo. In early years of his independence, he collaborated with Arata Isozaki, who was one of the most important and influential Japanese architects, on projects for overseas museum and art galleries. Currently, he has been working on the design of many welfare facilities for the elderly, master plans of factories and various other facilities, as well as teaching design at universities as a lecturer.

1973
Born in Tokyo
1992
Graduated from Musashi Highschool
1996
Received Bachelor of Engineering in Architecture, The University of Tokyo
1998
Received Master of Engineering in Architecture, The University of Tokyo
1998
Fulbright Scholarship for Graduate Study Program
1999
Received Master of Science in Advanced Architectural Design, Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation, Columbia University
1999-2000
Joined SHoP/Sharples Holden Pasquarelli, New York, USA
2000-2005
Joined C+A/coelacanth and Associates, Tokyo, Japan
2005-2020
Established kwas
2006-2020
Lecturer at Kuwasawa Design School
2020
Incorporated kwas

Achievement 実績

kwas
2024
Apartment complex in Nishinippori, Tokyo
2023
Gengendou Kisarazu Clinic / Well Village Kisarazu, Chiba
2023
Hearty Center AGC Inc Chiba Plant, Chiba
2022
KIND Center AGC Inc Chiba Plant, Chiba
2021
Security Center AGC Inc Chiba Plant, Chiba
2019
Villa in Kofu, Yamanashi
2018
"Party at bookstore tonight", exhibition planning, Tokyo
2018
"Between the Pages", Art Fair Tokyo Exhibition Plan
2018
"Two Worlds", Art Fair Tokyo Exhibition Plan
2017
Well Village Kimitsu / Gengendou Kidney Clinic, Chiba
2017
T House, Tokyo
2016
Kindergarten, Tokyo
2015
Residence in Senzokuike, Tokyo
2015
Residence in Kodaira, Tokyo
2015
Y House, Kanagawa
2013
NN Building, Chiba
2010
Sowa Group Living Project, Saitama
2011
Shinekoda Kobayashi Dental Clinic, Tokyo
2011
Iron Gallery, Tokyo
2011
K house, Tokyo
2009
Sowa Unit: vocational facility for the mentally handicapped, Saitama
2008
Third Phase of Gansu Hezheng County Ancient Animal and Fossil Museum Project, China (design cooperation with Isozaki Shin Atelier)
2008
yomica, tokyo
2008
YKK Maezawa Garden OKAEN, Toyama (design supervision cooperation with S2 Design & Planning)
2007
Instituto Cervantes Tokyo, Tokyo
2006
Ho Chi Minh Diamond Island Development Planning Competition, Vietnam (design cooperation with Arata Isozaki & Associates
2005
Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art renovation project, USA (design cooperation with Arata Isozaki & Associates)
C+A *Main works in charge
2004
Ota House Museum, Gunma
2003
Education City Central Library/Student Hall Basic Concept, Qatar
2004
Education City Bridge Arts & Sciences College, Qatar
2004
Chiba City Mihama Ward District Hall/Health and Welfare Center Public Proposal
2002
City Corporation Katsushika Ward Shinjuku 6-chome redevelopment plan
SHoP *Main works in charge
2000
Dunescape・P.S.1 courtyard installation, NY
1999
A Wall Architecture Magazine Exhibition Hall Exhibition Booth
1999
V Mall - Basic design and implementation design of shopping center, NY
1999
Benetton Sports System North American Headquarters Renovation, NJ

Staff スタッフ

  • staff

    立石 遼平 Ryohei Tateishi

    Graduated from Tokyo University of Science, Faculty of Engineering
    Graduated from Kuwasawa Design Institute Comprehensive Design Department
    Graduated from Musashino Art University, Faculty of Art and Design

  • senior staff

    渡邊 大祐 Daisuke Watanabe

    Graduated from Niigata University Faculty of Engineering
    Sou Fujimoto Architectural Design Office Co., Ltd.

  • Staff / First-class architect

    曽根 大嗣 Daishi Sone

    Graduated from Toyo University Faculty of Science and Engineering
    Completed Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Toyo University

  • Staff / Second class architect

    八木 美由樹 Miyuki Yagi

    Graduated from Toyo University Faculty of Science and Engineering
    Completed Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Toyo University

  • staff

    根岸 大祐 Daisuke Negishi

    Graduated from Akita Prefectural University, Faculty of Systems Science and Technology
    Completed Graduate School of Design Engineering, Hosei University

  • staff

    田嶋 海一 Kaichi Tajima

    Graduated from Kokushikan University Faculty of Science and Engineering
    Kokushikan University Graduate School of Engineering Completed

  • general affairs

    吉沢 麻衣子 Maiko Yoshizawa

    Graduated from Musashi Institute of Technology, Faculty of Environment and Information Studies
    Nippon Koei Co., Ltd./Nippon Koei Urban Space Co., Ltd.

Awards 受賞歴

2024
Winner, Competition for New School Design in Kmoro City
2024
Excellence Award, The 50th Tokyo Architectural Award, for "KIND Center"
2023
Long list, Kukan Design Award, for "KIND Center"
2023
Good Design Award 2023 for "KIND Center"
2017
Honorable Mention, Architecture Master Prize, for "Well Village Kimitsu + Gengendo Dialysis Clinic"
2015
Excellence Award, Kanagawa Architecture Concours, for "Y House"
2015
Finalist, Architiser A+ Award, for "NN Building"
2015
Special Prize, AICA Design Award, for "NN Building"
2008
Selected, AICA Before/After Contest for "Instituto Cervantes Tokyo"
2006
Second Prize, Competition for Master Plan of the Diamond Island New Urban Quarter in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam (Design Cooperation with Arata Isozaki & Associates)
2004
First Prize, Competition for the Civic Hall / Health and Welfare Center at Mihama District in Cniba City
2000
Winner, MOMA and P.S.1 Young Architects Program (YAP)

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