As Long As You Have An Objective

No Matter How Advanced Society Becomes, Institutionally Or Technologically, A House In Which Nature Can Be Sensed Represents For Me The Ideal Environment In Which To Live. From A Functional Viewpoint, The Courtyard Of The Rowhouse In Sumiyoshi Forces The Inhabitant To Endure The Occasional Hardships. At The Same Time, However, The Open Courtyard Is Capable Of Becoming The House's Vital Organ, Introducing The Everyday Life And Assimilating Precious Stimuli Such As Changes In Nature.

As Long As You Have An Objective In Your Mind You Are Young.

All Architecture Has A Public Nature, I Believe, So I Would Like To Make A Public Space.

There Are Self-made Millionaires - Their Aspiration Is First To Make Money. But The Once That Goal Is Achieved, They Have To Look For Something And Sometimes They Become Patrons Of Art Or Museums. And That Is How The World Should Go.

I Create Enclosed Spaces Mainly By Means Of Thick Concrete Walls. The Primary Reason Is To Create A Place For The Individual, A Zone For Oneself Within Society. When The External Factors Of A City's Environment Require The Wall To Be Without Openings, The Interior Must Be Especially Full And Satisfying.