Frank la Rivière, Architects

Frank la Rivière, Architects Inc is a multi-disciplinary and internationally oriented design practice based in Tokyo that works in the field of urban, architectural, and interior design through to product and exhibition design whilst from time to time participating in art related events.
Our approach is centered on a thoroughly contemporary design language, with recurring themes such as lightness, transparency, continuous flow of space and trueness to the nature of the materials used. We create richly varied environments that are responsive to the needs of its occupiers and result in complex spatial experiences. Our designs are subtracted from a cultural, social and programmatic analysis relating to the design commissions, while the characteristics of the climate, the site and its restrictions, as well as the available techniques are other sources of inspiration. Technology, whether sophisticated or more basic, helps us to redirect the conventions dominant in the production of architecture, allowing not only for innovation but also to work on the improvement of the energy efficiency of our buildings. We belief, that a fusion of all these aspects will basically create more humane environments, at what ever scale and what ever the budget of the project, with more agreeable spaces for the people who use them.
We engage in collaborations that bridge conventional disciplines. These collaborative teams are formed per project with either other architects and designers or consultants allowing us to take on large-scale projects as well.