Hiroshi Nakamura (born 1974) is a Japanese architect, who designed the
Kamikatsu Zero Waste Center, receiving the
Dezeen
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History
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,
Architectural Institute of Japan
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Japan Institute of Architects
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awards for it.
Biography
Born in Tokyo. Spent his childhood in
Kanazawa City
is the capital of Ishikawa Prefecture in central Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 466,029 in 203,271 households, and a population density of 990 persons per km2. The total area of the city was .
Etymology
The name "Kanazawa" ...
,
Ishikawa Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu island. Ishikawa Prefecture has a population of 1,096,721 (1 January 2025) and has a geographic area of 4,186 Square kilometre, km2 (1,616 sq mi). Ishikawa Pr ...
and
Kamakura City,
Kanagawa Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Kanagawa Prefecture is the List of Japanese prefectures by population, second-most populous prefecture of Japan at 9,221,129 (1 April 2022) and third-dens ...
.
* 1999 Completed the master's degree in the Graduate School of Science and Engineering,
Meiji University
is a Private university, private research university in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. Originally founded as Meiji Law School () by three lawyers in 1881, it became a university in April 1920.
As of May 2023, Meiji has 32,261 undergradu ...
. Since his student days, he has received awards in the field of architectural design.
* 1999-2002: Joined
Kengo Kuma
is a Japanese architect and emeritus professor in the Department of Architecture (Graduate School of Engineering) at the University of Tokyo. Frequently compared to contemporaries Shigeru Ban and Kazuyo Sejima, Kuma is also noted for his prolif ...
& Associates, Inc. Ltd. and served as the office's chief architect.
* 2002 Established Hiroshi Nakamura & NAP.
* Since 2023 Guest Professor at the Department of Architecture, School of Science and Technology, Meiji University
* 2024 Chair, Architectural Design Committee, Architectural Institute of Japan (AIJ), Member, AIJ Grand Prize Selection Committee
Awards

* 2006 - JCD Award, Japan Commercial Environmental Design Association, Grand Prize (Lotus Beauty Salon)
* 2008 -
GOOD DESIGN AWARD, Gold Prize (Dancing trees, Singing birds)
* 2008
The Japan Institute of ArchitectsAward (Dancing trees, Singing birds)
* 2010 - 26th Shinkenchiku Award (now
Yoshioka Award) (House C)
* 2011 - 22n
JIANewcomer Award (House C)
* 2012 - AR + D Awards for Emerging Architecture, First Prize (UK) (Sayama Forest Chapel)
* 2012 - JIA Environmental Architecture Award, First Prize (Roku museum)
* 2013 - JCD Award, Japan Commercial Environment Designers Association, Grand Prize (TOKYU PLAZA OMOTESANDO HARAJUKU)
* 2014 - JCD Award, Japan Commercial Environmental Design Association, Grand Prize (Ribbon Chapel)
* 2014 - JIA Award for Excellence in Architecture (Sayama Forest Chapel)
* 2015 - Architectural Institute of Japan, Recommendation (Roku museum)
* 2015 -
LEAF AWARDS, Overall Winner (Ribbon Chapel)
* 2016 - WAN Sustainable Building Award, Winner (Kamikatz Public House)
* 2016 - JCD Design Award, Gold Prize (Bella Vista SPA & MARINA ONOMICHI Erretegia)
* 2016 - Japan Association of Architectural Firms, Awards for Architecture (Sayama Forest Chapel)
* 2016 - 57th BCS Award (Ribbon Chapel)
* 2016 - ARCASIA Awards for Architecture, Building of the Year (Sayama Forest Chapel)
* 2016 - WAN Sustainable Buildings of the Year, Winner (Kamikatz Public House)
* 2017 - Japan Association of Architectural Firms, Awards for Architecture (Erretegia)
* 2017 -
World Architecture Festival
The World Architecture Festival (WAF) is an Architecture, architectural and design event held annually and considered to be one of the most prestigious events dedicated to the architecture and development industries. It was founded by Paul Fin ...
, House - Completed Buildings (Radiator House)
* 2018 - Japan Association of Architectural Firms, Awards for Architecture (Kamikatz Public House)
* 2018 - Record Houses (Lath House)
* 2021 -
Architectural Institute of Japan
The Architectural Institute of Japan, or AIJ, is a Japanese professional body for architects, building engineers, and researchers in architecture.
The institute was founded in 1886 as an institute for architects. It was renamed the Architectural ...
Award for Best Work
Kamikatsu Zero Waste Center
* 2021 - Japan Institute of Architects Environmental Architecture Award
Kamikatsu Zero Waste Center
* 2021 -
Dezeen
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History
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Awards, sustainable building of the year (
Kamikatsu Zero Waste Center)
* 2021 - DFA Design for Asia Awards, Grand Award, Gold Award, Environmental Design, Workspaces (
ZOZO Head Office Building)
* 2021 - JID AWARD, Grand Award (
ZOZO Head Office Building)
* 2021 -
GOOD DESIGN AWARD (
ZOZO Head Office Building)
* 2021 - IIDA Global Excellence Awards, Corporate Space Large Category Winner (
ZOZO Head Office Building)
Significant works
*
Lanvin Boutique Ginza- (Chuo-ku, Tokyo, February 2004)
* Lotus Beauty Salon- (Kuwana, Mie, January 2006)
* Gallery Sakuranoki - (Karuizawa, Kitasaku-gun, Nagano, April 2007)
* Dancing trees, Singing birds - (Meguro, Tokyo, August 2007)
* HOUSE C - (Chiba, October 2008)
Roku museum - (Tochigi, 2010)
* Tokyo International Airport Terminal 2 Extension - (Tokyo, October 2010)
TOKYU PLAZA OMOTESANDO HARAJUKU- (Shibuya, Tokyo, 2012)
* Optical Glass House - (Hiroshima, 2012)
* GRAZ - (Tokyo, 2012)
- (Saitama, 2013)
* NasuTepee - (Tochigi, 2013)
*
Ribbon Chapel
Ribbon Chapel () is a wedding venue in Onomichi, Hiroshima, Japan, with a panoramic view of Seto Inland Sea. The building, which is an element of the resort, was designed by Hiroshi Nakamura (architect), Hiroshi Nakamura and NAP. The ceremonial ...
- (Hiroshima, 2014)
Sayama Forest Chapel- (Saitama, 2014)
* Sarugaku Cyclone - (Tokyo, 2014)
* Cockpit in wild plants - (Nagano, 2014)
Kamikatz Public House- (Kamikatsu-cho, Tokushima, 2015)
- (Hiroshima, 2015)
* Finding Rainbows - (Tokyo, 2016)
* Radiator House - (Chiba, 2016)
* House of Glittering Leaves - (Tokyo, 2016)
* Lath House - (Tokyo, 2017)
* Ohori Kindergarten & After School - (Fukuoka, 2017)
GORA BREWERY & GRILL- (Kanagawa, 2017)
* Laboratory Under the Crop Field - (Hiroshima, Japan, 2018)
* Half Cave House - (Western Japan, 2018)
* Logs on the Dune - (Eastern Japan, 2019)
* Care house of the Wind Chimneys - (Okinawa, 2020)
*
Kamikatsu Zero Waste Center - (
Kamikatsu-cho, Tokushima, 2020)
* House of the Sacred Rock - (Kyoto, 2020)
Kasuien- (Kyoto, 2020)
* My-riad of Optical Glass Bricks - (East Japan, 2020)
*
ZOZO Head Office Building - (Chiba, 2020)
* Tree Hut on Volcano - (Kanagawa, 2020)
*
Hoshino Resorts
is a Japan-based international operator of ''ryokan'' (Japanese inns) and hotels originally established in Karuizawa, Nagano. Founded by Kuniji Hoshino in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, it opened its first hot spring resort in 1914.
Rebranded by ...
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KAI Poroto- (Hokkaido, 2021)
*
Ueno Toshogu Shrine Juyosho & Meditation Pavilion - (Taito-ku, Tokyo, 2022)
Others
* He won the
Nisshin Kogyo competition sponsored by Shinkenchiku for three consecutive years.
* During his graduate school days at
Meiji University
is a Private university, private research university in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. Originally founded as Meiji Law School () by three lawyers in 1881, it became a university in April 1920.
As of May 2023, Meiji has 32,261 undergradu ...
, he won second prize in the 24th Nisshin Kogyo Architectural Design Competition.
* He won the grand prize for 'Decorated House' at the Architecture Student Design Awards '97.
Books
*
Microscopic Designing Methodology, Hiroshi Nakamura March 20, 2010
INAX PublishingRegional Social Sphere Model: Conceptualizing the space between the state and the individual Riken Yamamoto
(born 1945) is a Japanese architect. In 2024, he received the Pritzker Architecture Prize, considered to be the most prestigious award in architecture, becoming the 9th Japanese architect to receive such honor.
Early life and education
Yamamot ...
+ Hiroshi Nakamura + Ryuji Fujimura + Go Hasegawa + Koji Hara + Masaru Kaneko + Hiroki Azuma, March 30, 2010, INAX Publishing
The Art of Architectural Reading Akihisa Hirata + Sosuke Fujimoto + Hiroshi Nakamura + Yasutaka Yoshimura + Hideyuki Nakayama, October 25, 2010
* Chronicle
JA114/Hiroshi Nakamura & NAP, Hiroshi Nakamura June 10, 2019
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References
External links
Hiroshi Nakamura & NAP
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Artists from Tokyo Metropolis
Living people
1974 births
Meiji University alumni
21st-century Japanese architects