Overview
ORGA-Lab is an architectural practice, founded by Tomoya Akasaka in Tokyo, Japan in 2008. We work in architectural design and realization, urban design, installation, industrial design, landscape, strategic planning, and consulting.
By interpreting the history of a location and its surrounding context, and using subtle human senses as our guide, we conceive an ambitious vision for a project without losing sight of its essence. This process results in the creation of what we call ‘experience value’.
Our goal is to create authentic experiences of inherent value that invigorate and engage human senses. We achieve this through an integrated approach that seamlessly blends art, products, and the environment, with architecture at its core.
Tomoya AKASAKA ( First-class architect, Registration No. 331566 )
1994 BA, Architecture, Tokyo University of the Arts
1999 MA, Architectural Theory, Tokyo University of the Arts (Awarded Salon du Printemps)
1999 Researcher, Workshops in Boisbuchet, Vitra Design Museum, Domaine de Boisbuchet/FRANCE
1999-2000 Part-time Teaching Assistant, University of the Sacred Heart, Tokyo/JAPAN
1999-2002 Part-time Teaching Assistant, Tokyo University of the Arts, Tokyo/JAPAN
2002-2003 External trainee, Pola Art Foundation, Basel/SWITZERLAND
2003-2005 Trainee, The overseas study program for upcoming artists of the Agency for Cultural Affairs, Paris/FRANCE
2008 Founded the ORGA-Lab Tomoya Akasaka Architectural Design Office
2008-2017 Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Architecture, Kanto Gakuin University
2013-2014 Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Residential Studies, Japan Women’s University
2020 Founded the Tomoya Akasaka Architectural Design Office (corporation)
2023 ASIA PACIFIC PROPERTY AWARDS FIVE STARS in the “Leisure Architecture Category”
2023 ASIA PACIFIC PROPERTY AWARDS FIVE STARS in the “Leisure Development Category”
2024 A’ DESIGN AWARD 2024 PLATINUM Award in the “Building and Structure Design Category”