BEFORE
AFTER
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Conversion & Hospitality
Carrying a building forward — into a place to stay.
From a disused building into a lodging that welcomes guests.
Change-of-use renovation begins here.
Renovation as Research
YES archi LAB is an architecture firm devoted exclusively to renovation. “archi” is short for architecture — the name of a lab, signaling our stance toward building. Designers, structural specialists, and construction managers are gathered in-house; studying regulation, structure, and materials for each home, we carry an existing dwelling forward to the next generation.
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PHILOSOPHY
What We Believe
Inheritance. Regulation. Structure. Materials. Four pillars run through a single home. Not renewed, but carried forward — that is the shape of our work.
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Carrying older buildings forward
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A home begins with compliance. Design that resolves legacy non-conformities.
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A frame built to last. The logic of seismic assessment and reinforcement.
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Materials that grow more beautiful with age. Choices that make time an ally.
Series — SUMIKA
The home you have today, for the next generation.
Our flagship project series.
Not renewed, but carried forward. Made one home at a time, lasting one home at a time.
Conversion & Hospitality
From a disused building into a lodging that welcomes guests.
Change-of-use renovation begins here.
Our Studio
Higashi-Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku. Our workplace occupies a two-floor studio. On the second floor, design desks and a meeting room framed in ironwork. Surrounded by greenery, we face each home one at a time.
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Notes from our three studios—law, materials, and continuity—on carrying a home into the next generation.
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