Overview
ORGA-Lab is an architectural design firm founded by Tomoya Akasaka in 2008. Centered around architecture, area design, and product design, the firm practices a multifaceted design approach encompassing installations, landscape, strategic planning, and consulting.
We interpret the historical and environmental context of a place, guided by the delicate sensitivities of human perception, to envision ambitious ideas without compromising the essence of a project. This process leads to the creation of what we call “experiential value.”
ORGA-Lab aims to create essential experiential value that stimulates and captivates human senses. We achieve this through an integrated approach that seamlessly blends architecture with art, product design, and the environment.
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”
2025 iF DESIGN AWARD 2025