Nagano is a landlocked city in Japan known for its mountains, natural landscapes, liveability and ski resorts. Other than these, it is the home of more than the 1400-year-old Zenkoji temple, a national treasure and the city’s spiritual heart. The city is also the home of Japan’s most important Buddhist complexes. The city is a place to find many national parks, war tunnels, and samurai towns; it is also a place where one could meet snow monkeys.
Re-thinking The Future is a global platform for architecture and design. RTF along with our authors has curated a list of top architecture firms in various cities across the globe. Please note that the names are arranged in alphabetical order and are not ranked in any manner.
ACA Group
Scope of services: Residential, Commercial, Educational, Industrial, Public Building, Cultural, Healthcare
Types of Built Projects: Apartment, Family House, Office, School, Hospital, Clinic, Villa
Locations of Built Projects: Shinonoiai, Takada, Nagano
Style of work: Work as per client requirement
Website: www.aca-sekkei.co.jp
ACA Design celebrated its 50th anniversary in July 2020. Since its founding in 1970, while inheriting the stance of always taking on challenges from the beginning, they have the awareness and pride as a group of architectural design specialists, aiming for attractive architecture that is trusted and pleased by clients, and widely spread to society through design activities.
Heide Architectural Design Office
Scope of services: Residential, Interior Design
Types of Built Projects: Apartment, Family House, Wooden House
Locations of Built Projects: Nagano
Style of work: Work according to the client requirement
Website: www.kenji-wade.com
The Heide Architectural Design Office was established by Kenji Wade. Born in 1950 in Nagiso Town, Kiso District and graduated from Nagano Technical High School, Department of Architecture. It is a personal design office in Shinonoi, Nagano City.
Hirose Takeshi Architect & Associates
Scope of services: Residential, Commercial, Healthcare, Hospitality, Renovation
Types of Built Projects: Apartment, Family House, Office, Hospital, Clinic, Villa, Cafe
Locations of Built Projects: Minaminagano, Nagano
Style of work: Fulfill the needs of their customers
Website: www.hirose-aa.com
Hirose Takeshi Architect & Associates is located in Nagano, Japan, They have expertise in Residential, Commercial, Healthcare, Hospitality, Renovation. They build projects of Apartment, Family House, Office, Hospital, Clinic, Villa, Cafe.
Ima Architecture
Scope of services: Residential, Interior Design
Types of Built Projects: Apartment, Family House, Villa
Locations of Built Projects: Komoro, Suzaka, Nagano
Style of work: Their aim is to create a house that makes the best use of materials
Website: www.ima-architect.com
They aim to create a house that makes the best use of materials with a timeless texture, texture, and gentle touch. And they are designing for the future, thinking about how the family will live and how they will relate to the environment and the community.
Koubou Shinshu no Ie
Scope of services: Residential, Commercial, Institutional
Types of Built Projects: Apartment, Family House, Villa
Locations of Built Projects: Komagane, Ina, Nagano
Style of work: Philosophy of building something that will be treasured
Website: www.kobo-shinshu.com
The “Koubou Shinshu no Ie” brand started in 2000 with the theme of “Enjoying affluent life in Shinshu” and was established by Hitoshi Ozawa. He wants to create a story of building a house that will become a treasure for the family, instead of building a building as a mere vessel.
Leo House
Scope of services: Residential, Hospitality, Interior Design
Types of Built Projects: Apartment, Family House, Villa, Hotel
Locations of Built Projects: Nagano
Style of work: Fulfill the dreams of their client’s
Website: www.leohouse.jp
The Leo House is developing “living whole” services on the web and in stores, such as housing, home appliances / interiors, remodeling, real estate, insurance, and finance, with home appliances as the core.With a stable management base, they promise a long-term relationship with peace of mind even after building.
Tajiri Wood Co., Ltd.
Scope of services: Residential, Interior Design
Types of Built Projects: Apartment, Family House, Villa
Locations of Built Projects: Nagano
Style of work: Fulfill the dreams of their client’s
Website: www.siawaseya.net
Established as Tajiri Sawmill in 1897 and in 1948 Reorganized to Tajiri Wood Co., Ltd. Announced the “Happy House” brand in 2004. It was founded by Tajiri.
Shimozaki Architecture Design Office
Scope of services: Residential, Interior Design, Educational, Renovation
Types of Built Projects: Apartment, Family House, Villa, School, Hostel
Locations of Built Projects: Nagano, Ueda, Suzaka
Style of work: Work as per client requirement
Website: www.shimo-a.com
It is an architectural design office that mainly works in housing design supervision in Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture. They respect the ideas and requests of the builder, and try to create a building with a plus alpha.
Shinonoi Landscaping
Scope of services: Landscape Design
Types of Built Projects: Park, Garden
Locations of Built Projects: Nagano
Style of work: Work as per client requirement
Website: www.natulabo.net
They construct the landscaping and exterior mainly in the Toshin area of Hokushin, Nagano Prefecture. They have a specialization in landscape design.
TN Design
Scope of services: Residential, Interior Design
Types of Built Projects: Apartment, Family House, Villa
Locations of Built Projects: Nagano, Chikuma, Narashino
Style of work: Work as per client requirement
Website: www.tndesign.net
TN Design was established by Nobuyuki Ozawa, born in Sapporo, Hokkaido. Graduated from Nihon University Faculty of Industrial Science and Technology Department of Architectural Engineering in 1994.