Kazuya Matsuo
Matsuo Kazuya
Representative Director
Shunji Matsuo Shunji Matsuo
Director (former CEO)
Yuji Imataki Hiroshi Imataki
Senior Managing Director
Satoshi Nakamura Satoshi Nakamura
Managing Director
Katsuya Hashimoto katsuya hashimoto
Riyo Kaiga Ryo Kaiga
Kuroda Ryo suzumi Kuroda
Ayako Nakamachi Ayako Nakamachi
Yuuko Sato Yuko Sato
Momona Yamaguchi momona yamaguchi
Aoki Fujimi aoki fujimi
Oishi Natsuha natsuki oishi
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Kazuya Matsuo
Kazuya Matsuo
Representative Director
Biography
Born in Hyogo Prefecture in 1975
1994 Graduated from Kakogawa Higashi High School
1998 Graduated from Kyushu University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Architecture (majoring in thermal environmental engineering)
Winner of the Sustainable Housing Award in 2005.
2006: Representative Director of Matsuo Design Office Co., Ltd.
Main positions outside the company
Managing Director, Housing Roof Ventilation and Wall Ventilation Research Association
Energy Conservation Committee of the Society of Heating, Air-Conditioning and Sanitary Engineers of Japan
Member of the Subcommittee for Reviewing the Revision of Housing Guidelines
Director of the General Incorporated Association Minna no Jutaku Kenkyusho
Results of Activities
In addition to his design work, he writes serials for housing magazines and gives lectures on "insulation" and "energy conservation," and his lectures have been attended by over 6000 design offices, construction companies, etc. In 2009, he launched Passive House Japan, and as a director, he works to promote the spread of Germany's cutting-edge energy-saving architecture by adapting it to Japan's climate conditions.
Our motto is "to economically realize healthy, comfortable, and energy-efficient buildings."
Awards
2007 XNUMXth Kusunoki Architecture Culture Award "Higashi Harima Central Church"
2009 XNUMXrd Akashi City Urban Landscape Award "Tsugawa Dental Clinic"
2014 House of the Year in Energy 2014 Excellence Award & Jury Award "Milive"
Building and Environment Energy Conservation Foundation
Sustainable Architecture/Housing Award: "Noguchi House"
Qualifications/Licenses
First-class architect
supervising architect
Residential insulation construction technician
2nd Class Housing Environment Measurement Specialist
Electromagnetic wave measurement technician
Hyogo Prefecture Simple Earthquake Resistance Inspector
Affiliated Groups
Hyogo Prefecture Association of Architects
NPO External Insulation Promotion Council
Energy Conservation Committee of the Society of Heating, Air-Conditioning and Sanitary Engineers of Japan
Subcommittee on Revision of Housing Guidelines
General Incorporated Association Minna no Jutaku Kenkyusho
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Shunji Matsuo
Shunji Matsuo
Former Representative Director
Career
Born in Osaka in 1945
1967 Graduated from the Department of Architecture at Osaka Institute of Technology
1967 Worked at Sanwa Construction and Ikezawa Architectural Design Office
1985: Founded Matsuo Design Office.
In 1992, the company was reorganized as a corporation and continues to operate to this day.
The company mainly operates in Hyogo Prefecture, designing wooden (mainly), steel-framed, and reinforced concrete structures for private homes, apartment complexes, public welfare facilities, and hot spring facilities (super sento).
Former Akashi Branch Chief of the Japan Association of Architectural Firms
Qualifications/Licenses
First-class architect
Residential land and building transaction chief
reward and punishment
Mitsui Home House of the Year
85,87,88,92
Kusunoki Architectural Culture Award, Yasuragi Award
Hyogo Prefecture Autonomy Award
Main works
El Corp 88
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Hiroshi Imataki
Yuji Imataki
Senior Managing Director
Career
Born in Osaka Prefecture in 1981
1999 Graduated from Osaka Toin High School
2003 Graduated from the Department of Architecture, Osaka Institute of Technology (majoring in design)
2003 Worked at Presto Co., Ltd.
2005: Joined Matsuo Design Office
Qualifications/Licenses
First-class architect
Home Inspector
Main works
House in Harimacho
Adjacent houses S Residence and T Residence in Miki City
House in Nishihiracho
House in Sumiyoshidai
House in Katano City
House in Okubo
Jizoan
House in Asago
House in Nishijin Minami
House in Inagawacho
Imamichi Dental Clinic
Tsugawa Dental Clinic
House in Tarumi
Awazu House II
Kasai House II
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Satoshi Nakamura
Satoshi Nakamura
Managing Director
Career
1981 The Last Supper
2001 Graduated from Shusei Construction College
2001: Joined Kakogawa Design
2002: Joined Kayo Co., Ltd.
2003: Joined Sunagawa Co., Ltd.
In 2009, he left the company and traveled around the world with his wife for about a year, experiencing architecture from all over the world.
2011: Joined Matsuo Design Office
Qualifications/Licenses
Second-class architect
Main works
House in Kasai
Kumamoto Prefecture Model House
Akashi City M Residence Reform I
House in Yasu City
House in Omihachiman City
Akashi City M Residence Reform II
House in Suma
House in Yoshino, Nara Prefecture
House in Kakogawa City
M nursery school
House in Sakai
House in Ritto I
Nishiakashi House II
House in Higashi-Fujie
Two-family home in Kakogawa
House in Higashiomi
Maitemon House
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Katsuya Hashimoto
Katsuya Hashimoto
Career
Born in Osaka in 1986
2009 Graduated from the Department of Architecture at Osaka Institute of Technology
2011 Completed Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Osaka Institute of Technology
2012 Traveled around Europe for about 1 year
Joined Sojin Co., Ltd. in 2013
2018: Joined Matsuo Design Office
Qualifications/Licenses
First-class architect
Main works
House in Takaoka
House in Ohno
Nishiwaki House
Jurakuso House
House in Takamatsu
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Riyo Kaiga
Riyo Kaiga
Career
1982 The Last Supper
2003 Graduated from Akashi National College of Technology, Department of Architecture
2005: Graduated from Akashi National College of Technology, Department of Architecture and Urban Systems Engineering
2005: Joined Matsuo Design Office
Qualifications/Licenses
Second-class architect
Interior coordinator
Color Coordinator
Welfare and living environment coordinator
Main works
K Residence Renovation
Church in Kakogawa
T Dental Clinic
Eco Village NA Residence
House on Eigashima
Skip Floor Cafe
Shinsenri House
House in Nishiakashi
I Dental Clinic
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Suzumi Kuroda
Kuroda Ryo
Career
1979 The Last Supper
1998 Graduated from Hyogo Prefectural Suma Tomogaoka High School
2002 Graduated from Kinki University (Department of Architecture)
2002 Worked at Jun Setomoto Architectural Research Laboratory
2005: Left the company due to marriage
2011: Joined Matsuo Design Office
Qualifications/Licenses
Second-class architect
Color Examination Level 2
Main works
M nursery school
House in Suma
House in Nara
Renovation of M House in Kamigori
Shinsenri House
Taniyagi House
House in Okubo
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Ayako Nakamachi
Ayako Nakamachi
Career
Born in Kochi Prefecture in 1990
2008 Graduated from Kochi Prefectural Kochi Technical High School
2010 Graduated from Ryoma Gakuen International Design Beauty College
2010 Worked at a design office in Tokyo
2013: Joined Matsuo Design Office
Qualifications/Licenses
Second-class architect
Main works
K Residence
F Residence
Y Residence
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Yuko Sato
Yuuko Sato
Career
1982 The Last Supper
2005 Graduated from the Department of Social Development Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Shinshu University
2005: Joined Keisuke Shoji Atelier First Class Architect Office
2010: Joined Koyotec Co., Ltd.
2021: Joined Matsuo Design Office
Qualifications/Licenses
First-class architect
Main works
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Momona Yamaguchi
Momona Yamaguchi
Career
Born in Osaka Prefecture in 1994
2013 Graduated from Osaka Prefectural Yao High School
2017 Graduated from Kinki University, School of Biological Science and Engineering
2017: Joined a housing construction materials wholesaler
Joined Matsuo Design Office in 2021
Qualifications/Licenses
Residential Energy Conservation Engineer
Main works
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Aok Fujimi
Aoki Fujimi
Career
Born in Tokushima Prefecture in 2002.
Graduated from Tokushima Prefectural Joto High School in 2021.
Graduated from Tokushima University, Faculty of Science and Engineering in 2025.
Joined Matsuo Design Office in 2025
Qualifications/Licenses
Main works
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Natsuki Owork
Oishi Natsuha
Career
2002年 静岡県生まれ
Graduated from Hamamatsu Gakugei High School in 2021.
Graduated from Hamamatsu Nikken Institute of Technology in 2025.
Joined Matsuo Design Office in 2025
