YDS Architects, founded by Yoshitaka Uchino in 2005, is an award-winning international practice that strives for innovation in design.
With the vision ‘Architects should be visionaries of Science and Art with Philosophy’, the practice always keeps in mind natural elements such as light, wind, and rain when they design architectures.
The designs unify both architectures and wildlife nature by breaking down the boundaries between them. The team aims to create beautiful spaces with nature where people feel the transition of light and shadow.
Driven by its original visions, they design ‘Wavering Architectures’ which stimulate human minds and invoke communications between human and nature.
The practice has been awarded several international prizes including ‘LEAF Awards'(Europe), ‘SIA-GETZ Architecture Prize for Emergent Architect in Asia’ (Singapore),‘Global Excellence Awards’ and ‘Construction Awards'(UK), ‘German Design Award'(Germany), ‘The Architecture Master Prize’(US), ‘2A Asia Architecture Award’ (UAE).

Architects

Yoshitaka Uchino
Founder

Founder Yoshitaka Uchino, born in Tokyo in 1977, founded YDS Architects in 2005 after receiving Master and Bachelor of Architecture from The University of Tokyo.
While traveling around Europe, United States, and Asia, and studying at the university, he has created his original visions for architectural design and urban design. Developing the visions, he and the team has designed and proposed several architectures and cities.
Yoshitaka received numerous awards and honors including ‘Global Excellence Awards’, UK in 2018, ‘Design Top10 Award for Emergent Architect in the world ‘, UK in 2016. In the same year, Singapore Institute of Architects nominated him for ‘SIA-GETZ Architecture Prize for Emergent Architects in Asia’ .

Mana Muraki
Partner

Born in Tokyo, Mana is a licensed architect in Japan. Being a partner at YDS Architects, Mana supervises all projects at YDS. After Mana joined YDS, she has designed numerous projects including Wavering Forests, HouseK, Void in a Forest. She receives several prizes including ‘German Design Award’,’ The American Architecture Prize’, and ‘A’ Design Award’.
Mana is closely involved in every process of YDS’s projects from creating basic concepts to design. She holds Master Degree in Architecture from Kogakuin University .

Selected Awards

YDS Architects has created numerous award-winning projects, this is reflected in several awards from all over the world.

Design & Build Awards

Most Outstanding Architectural Firm – Japan, United kingdom, 2019

Corporate Excellence Awards

Most Inspirational Architecture Firm of 2019 – Japan, United kingdom, 2019

Ones to Watch Awards

Recognized Experts in Japanese Architecture & Design, United Kingdom, 2019

Global Business Insight Awards

Best Landscape Architecture Firm 2019-JAPAN, United States, 2019

Global Business Insight Awards

Award For Excellence in Architectural Design 2018-JAPAN, United States, 2018

APAC Business Awards

Best Architectural Design Practice 2018-Japan,United Kingdom,2018

Leading Designers Awards

Most Innovative Architectural Design Firm – Japan, United Kingdom,2018

Architecture Award

Architectural Firm of the Year 2018-JAPAN,United Kingdom,2018

GAMECHANGERS 2018

GAMECHANGER OF THE YEAR – JAPAN, United Kingdom, 2018

BUILDINGS AWARDS

BOUTIQUE ARCHITECTURAL FIRM OF THE YEAR – JAPAN, United Kingdom, 2018

Global Excellence Awards

Most innovative Architecture Firm in Japan, United Kingdom, 2018

Global Excellence Awards

Architectural Designer of the Year for Japan, United Kingdom, 2017

Construction Awards

Best International Architectural Design Firm – Japan,United States,2017

DESIGNER OF THE YEAR

Nominee, Italy, 2017

SIA-GETZ Architecture Prize

Nominee, Singapore Institute of Architects, Singapore, 2016

Design Top10

Emergent Architect in the world, United Kingdom,2016

Architecture Awards

Best Home Renovation Project -Tokyo,UK,2019

German Design Awards

Nominee,Germany,2019

LEAF Awards

Shortlist, United Kingdom,2018

WIN Awards

Finalist, United States,2018

Architecture Award

United Kingdom, 2018

A’ Design Award

Iron Award, Italy, 2018

WA Awards

Award 25th Cycle, United States, 2017

A’ Design Award

Bronze Award, Italy,2017

German Design Award

Special Mention, Germany,2016

The American Architecture Prize

Honorable Mention, United States,2016

The 10th London international creative competition

Shortlist, United Kingdom,2017

2A Asia Architecture Award

Shortlist, United Arab Emirates,2017

German Design Award

Nominee, Germany,2017

A’ Design Award

Iron Award, Italy,2016

German Design Award

Nominee, Germany,2017

2A Asia Architecture Award

Shortlist, United Arab Emirates,2016

A’ Design Award

Iron Award, Italy,2016

2A Asia Architecture Award

Shortlist, United Arab Emirates,2017

A’ Design Award

Iron Award, Italy,2016

A’ Design Award

Iron Award, Italy,2016

Woodone Prize

Fine Prize,Japan,2005

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Mission

‘YDS’of YDS Architects means ‘Yoshitaka+Design+S’.
S represents our missions, values, visions, cultures and attitudes to our customers, to the societies, and to the world.
Our company pledge 9S.
3S for our Missions.
3S for our Visions.
3S for our Attitudes.