Hiroaki Iwasa founded Hiroaki Iwasa Architects Workshop in Tokyo in 1998 with the aim of providing clients with a richer and more enjoyable life and time.
For each project, we carefully research each situation and engage in repeated dialogue with our clients in order to provide value-added designs that solve essential issues.
Based on this concept, he has designed various projects surrounding humans, including crafts, products, furniture, interiors, architecture, and urban design, and has achieved many results.

Tsukiji Sushiiwa Tsukijiten Sushi Resutaurant by Hiroaki Iwasa Tsukiji Sushiiwa Tsukijiten was design in Tsukiji Tokyo, neighbor of former central fish market. Since sushi is now a days known as a world wide cuisine, The goal of this project was to design a sophisticated space which can be passed on to the future, a place where people can enjoy chef's traditional skills and sushi etiquette of Edomae sushi. The essence of Edomae sushi is to maximize the potential of fresh seafood through minimal hand work by the chef. Therefore focused on designing the sushi counter, so that the fresh seafood and chef's skills will stand out.

Amar Bari Apartment by Hiroaki Iwasa This architecture is a four-unit rental apartment for single person households in central Tokyo. It was designed based on the Japanese philosophy of Chisoku. And it was designed with bare concrete frame that maximize the limit of the site, and also with wooden booths where minimum living facilities and appliances were hidden inside. As a result, a freely space with a height of 3.5 meters was created. The residents use this blank space as an opportunity to enjoy their lives and to use it to collaborate with the local community. The project was designed to capture this blank space.

Kouunji Kyakuden Reception Hall of Temple by Hiroaki Iwasa The project was a reconstruction of the 140 years old reception hall, which was one of the facilities of the Buddhist temple Kouunji. The old reception hall had been loved by the local community for a long period; however, due to its severe damage over the years, it needed to go through reconstruction. The architect solved these issues by updating and harmonizing, also devising some systems to pass on the memory of local community to the next generation. As a result, not only did the new reception hall achieve a sense of nostalgia but also a presence in the historical context.

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