| Project: | Interior Renovation to Existing Condominium |
| Location: | Santa Monica, California |
| Description: | Interior renovation including living room, kitchen, bathrooms and bedrooms |
| Floor Area: | 1,586 sf |
| Client: | Withheld |
| Cost: | Withheld |
| Completion: | 2024 |
| Credit: | FC Consulting Engineers, Structural A&N Design Group, Title 24 Energy Projex Pacific Inc., General Contractor Kikosam Inc, Cabinet maker |
| Project: | Moraga Tea House and Garden |
| Location: | Bel Air, Los Angeles |
| Description: | New Japanese Tea House and Garden in 57,093 sf existing residential property |
| Floor Area: | Tea House 1,200 sf |
| Completion: | 2024 |
| Client: | George and Yuko Uyesugi, Mat West Company |
| Cost | Withheld |
| Credit: | Survey: Betz Civil Engineers and Land Surveyors Soil / Geo Technical: AGI, Geotechnical, Inc. Civil Engineer: Gray Stone Engineering Group Inc. Title 24 / Energy: Creative Engineering Group Structural Engineer: FC Engineering Inc. / Frankie Chiu General Contractor: ITM Construction Tea House Japanese Interior Work: Soken Inc. Landscape: Keiji Uesugi / George Uyesugi |
| Project: | Tenant Improvement / Art Gallery Interior Renovation |
| Location: | Down Town Los Angeles, Art District |
| Description: | Interior Space Design in the Existing Industrial Building for Contemporary Art Gallery from Tokyo, Japan |
| Client: | T&Y Projects, Tokyo |
| Floor area: | 4,063 sf |
| Completion: | 2023 |
| Landlord: | Parallel Aquisitions and Holdings |
| Cost: | $200,000 |
| Credit: | Alex Zai, Embracing Green Sustainability, Inc. General Contractor LAFORM Mill Work Inc. Custom Door |
| Project: | Addition and Renovation |
| Location: | Woodland Hills, California |
| Description: | Addition and Renovation to existing 1960th tract house including conversion of existing garage to master suite and adding entry hall and attached new 2 car garage |
| Client: | Boyan Syarov and Krisserin Canary |
| Floor area: | 2,250 sf + 440 sf garage |
| Completion: | 2022 |
| Cost: | Withheld |
| Credit: | Murashige and Onishi Engineering CO. Inc., Structural Engineer A&N Design Group Inc., Energy Alex Zai, Embracing Green Sustainability, Inc., General Contractor John Hartel, Landscape Contractor Yasu Yagisawa, Akira Saito, Japanese Carpentry |
| Project: | Interior Furnishing |
| Location: | Montecito, California |
| Description: | Interior Furnishing to Existing House designed by Barton Myers in 2008 |
| Floor Area: | 4,060 sf house on 10.4 acres lot |
| Client: | David and Susan Kalt |
| Completion: | 2022 |
| Cost: | Withheld |
| Credit: | Barton Myers Associates Inc., Barton Myers design architect Dean Kato, Pacific Electric Solar. Solar Contractor Marco Fontes, MF Classic Interior Inc. Wood Finishing Work Bill Blackwell, Plumbing / Electrical Contractor |
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| Project: | Residential Renovation |
| Location: | Playa del Ray, California |
| Description: | Renovation to existing ten-story house built in 1960 including new master suite, guest room, guest bath room and addition of new open deck, residential elevator and outdoor patio in the rear of the house and landscaping entire site |
| Floor Area: | 3,200 sf |
| Client: | John Yzurdiaga and Sharon Yamato |
| Completion: | 2019 |
| Cost: | Withheld |
| Credit: | Bob Onishi, Murashige Onishi Engineering Co., Structural Engineer, Todd Bublitz, J.E.M. Constructions Services, General Contractor Emilio Ventura, Landscape Contractor Previous renovation to Kitchen and Living Room in 2009 by Mineo Mizuno, Artist |
| Project: | Residential Renovation |
| Location: | West Los Angeles, California |
| Description: | Renovation to Typical California Cookie-Cutter House |
| Floor Area: | 2,000 sf |
| Client: | Mr. and Mrs. Hiroshi Okubo |
| Completion: | 2019 |
| Cost: | Withheld |
| Credit: | Inoue Construction, General Contractor Emilio Ventura, Landscape Contractor |
| Project: | Dental Clinic Renovation |
| Location: | Tokyo, Japan |
| Description: | Dental Clinic renovation including interior and new facade, court yard and healing room addition to the existing three-story mixed use building |
| Floor Area: | 1,800 sf |
| Client: | Dentistry Tokyo Since 1925, Takashi Miyachi DDS, Phd. |
| Completion: | 2019 |
| Cost: | Withheld |
| Credit: | Gyobu Design Tokyo, Design Associate Yoshida HSD, General Contractor, The Yoshida Dental MFG. Co.,LTD, Dental Equipments Hiroyuki Kojima, Landscape Contractor Cattleya Tokyo, Graphics, Logo and Website Design |
| Project: | New Residence |
| Location: | Arcadia, California |
| Description: | New two story residence with attached three car garage |
| Floor Area: | 5,850 sf |
| Client: | Tony Tsai and Maki Funato |
| Completion: | 2018 |
| Cost: | Withheld |
| Credit: | Mahmound Khalili Samani, Surveyor Murashige and Onish Engineering Co. Inc., Structural Engineer A&N Design Group Inc., Energy EGL Associates Inc., Civil Engineer Maliposa Landscape Inc., Arborist Royal Oak Design, Landscape Architect Assen Homes Inc. Chris Huang, General Contractor Poggenpohl Mark Donnell, Kitchen Cabinet Yasu Yagisawa, Osamu Hironaga, Japanese Carpentry |
| Project: | New Residence |
| Location: | Venice, California |
| Description: | New three story residence and renovation to existing two car garage |
| Floor Area: | 2,000 sf plus garage |
| Client: | Taku and Keiko Shinomoto |
| Completion: | 2017 |
| Cost: | Withheld |
| Credit: | Taku Shinomoto, Furniture Design Nakao Construction, General Contractor Doug Shemer, Groundwell Landscape Design Osamu Hironaga, Cabinet Maker Becker Miyamoto, Land Surveyor Frankie Chiu, FC Consulting Inc., Structural Engineer |
| Publication: | Dwell Magazine May/June 2018 DESIGN. / VISUAL. |
| Project: | New Residence |
| Location: | Karuizawa, Nagano, Japan |
| Description: | New two story residence in the resort area known for a long time |
| Floor Area: | 2,000 sf |
| Client: | Hitomi Yoshitake / Mark Yoshitake |
| Completion: | 2016 |
| Cost: | Withheld |
| Credit: | Shigenori Sato Architect, Architect of Record Rikudai Inc., General Contractor |
| Project: | Artist Loft |
| Location: | Downtown Los Angeles Artist District |
| Description: | Combine existing two loft space into one unit and provide new kitchen, bath, storage space and A/C system |
| Client: | Jery Kamitaki and Stella Ishii |
| Floor area: | 3,200 sf |
| Completion: | 2017 / Phase I 2008 |
| Cost: | Withheld |
| Credit: | Projex Pacific Inc., General Contractor |
| Project: | Residential Renovation |
| Location: | Newport Beach, California |
| Description: | Major renovation to the existing residence and new Japanese Tatamiroom and Japanese bathroom |
| Floor Area: | 11,000 sf |
| Client: | Withheld |
| Project Year: | 2016 |
| Cost: | Withheld |
| Credit: | C.J. Light and Associates, Architect of Record Takeo Uesugi and Associates, Landscape Design Toal Engineering, Civil Engineer JC Dyer Company Inc., General Contractor Bulthaup, Chris Tosdevin, Kitchen Cabinet Tatamiroom and Japanese Bath, Projex Pacific Inc. General Contractor |
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| Project: | New Residence |
| Location: | Laguna Beach, California |
| Description: | New residence on steep hillside lot looking over ocean |
| Floor Area: | 2,000 sf plus garage |
| Client: | Yoshi and Emi Maruyama |
| Project Year: | 2015 |
| Cost: | Withheld |
| Credit: | Alan Clark Surveying, Larry Gardener, Surveyor Borella Geology, Peter and Josh Borella, Soil/Geo Engineer Murashige and Onishi, Bob Onishi, Structural Engineer Steve Kawaratani, Government relations HW Group Inc., Hajime Nakajima, Energy Toal Engineering Inc., Caleb Rios, Civil engineer Projex Pacific Inc., General Contractor Tsukada Landscape, Landscape Design |
| Project: | Residential Renovation |
| Location: |
Santa Barbara, California
|
| Description: | Land development and interior and exterior renovation to existing residence, detached garage, stable and barn on 18 acre of land |
| Floor Area: | 7,000 sf |
| Client: |
Tim Miklaucic and Ana Loehnert |
| Completion: |
2013 |
| Cost: |
Withheld |
| Credit: | Bob Voorhis, General contractor |
| Project: | Retail Store Renovation |
| Location: | Santa Monica, California |
| Description: | Store interior and new façade design to the existing commercial building including new elevator |
| Client: | Patagonia, Inc. |
| Floor area: | 11,000 sf |
| Completion: | 2013 |
| Cost: | $1,500,000 |
| Credit: | Patagonia Visual Merchandising and Store Design Cathy Weisz and Andy Carson Ken Tanaka Studio Gyobu Design Tokyo, Store Design Team Gary Tosounian and Associates, Architect of Record Murashige Onishi, Structural Engineer Charlie Yu and Associates, Mechanical/Electrical/Plumbing Engineering Fire Ltd., Lighting Westside permits, Government Relations Tom Hammer Construction, General Contractor |
| Project: | Residential Renovation |
| Location: | Crestwood Hills, Brentwood, California |
| Description: | Three story bedrooms addition and alterations to existing house and new swimming pool on the steep hillside lot. Original house was designed by William Beckett. |
| Floor Area: | 4,900 sf |
| Client: | Tim Miklaucic and Ana Loehnert |
| Completion: | 2004 and 2012 |
| Cost: | Withheld |
| Credit: | CY Geotech, Soil/Geo Engineer David Lau and Associates, Structural Engineer Marc Futterman. M.F. Construction, General Contractor Yuki Oda, Landscape Design Miles Engineering Inc., Sructural Engineer Steve Stubbs, riviera pools and spas, Pool Contractor William Beckett, Original House Design in 1955 Harold Seidenstucker, Land Surveyor GBS Engineering Company, Energy M.A. Samara, Civil Engineer |
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| Project: | Residencial Renovation |
| Location: | Culver City, California |
| Description: | Second floor addition and interior/exterior renovation to existing one story residence |
| Client: | Wayne and Ann Tsuda |
| Floor Area: | 3,000 Sf |
| Completion: | 2010 |
| Cost: | Withheld |
| Credit: | Murashige Onishi Engineering, Structural Engineer Charlie Yu And Associates, Energy Projex Pacific Inc., General Contractor |
| Project: | Residential Renovation |
| Location: | Malibu, California |
| Description: | New infinity pool and interior / Exterior renovation to existing residence |
| Client: | Kenny Wong and Jane Kobayashi |
| Floor Area: | 3,100 sf |
| Completion: | 2011 |
| Cost: | Withheld |
| Credit: | Cy Geotech, Soil/Geo engineer Murashige Onishi, Structural Engineer Charlie Yu and Associates, Energy Bakkenson Building Group, General Contractor Soli Craft, Custom Cabinet Steven Stubbs, Riviera Pool and Spa, Infinity Pool Contractor Becker Miyamoto, Land Surveyor |
| Status: | Burned to the ground in Palisades Fire 2025 |
| Project: | New Retail Store |
| Location: | Tonami, Chiba, Japan |
| Description: | Ground up retail store building and store interior design |
| Client: | Patagonia, Surf |
| Lot Area: | 23,250 sf |
| Building Floor Area: | Store Building 5,597 sf Storage Building 518 sf |
| Completion: | 2011 |
| Credit: | Altlab, Architect of Record Patgonia, Visual Merchandising and Store Design Cathy Weisz and Andy Carlson Building Design Concept: Malinda Chouinard, Patagonia and Ken Tanaka Studio Gyobu Design, Tokyo and Ken Tanaka Studio, Interior Design Tounichi Sougyo Inc., General Contractor Kwiksync Co., Ltd, Interior Fabrication |
| Project: | New Studio & Granny Flat |
| Location: | West Los Angeles, California |
| Description: | Artist studio & detached granny flat addition |
| Client: | Dr. Reiko Irie, Gallery JAUS |
| Floor Area: | Studio 750 sf, Granny flat 640 sf plus garage |
| Completion: | 2010 |
| Cost: | Withheld |
| Credit: | Murashige Onishi, Structural engineer Charlie Yu and Associates, Energy Inoue Construction, General contractor Soli Craft, Custom Cabinet |
| Project: | Residencial Renovation |
| Location: |
Westchester, California
|
| Description: | Second floor /detached studio addition and interior remodeling to existing residence |
| Floor Area: |
2,800 sf plus 600 sf studio |
| Client: |
Tony and Noriko Donna |
| Completion: |
2006 and 2009 |
| Cost: |
Withheld |
| Credit: |
Mc Clung Construction, General Contractor
David Lau and Associate, Structural Engineer
Soli Craft, Custom Cabinet |
| Project: | Residential Renovation |
| Location: | Malibu, California |
| Description: | Addition and alterations to existing residence |
| Client: | Mr. and Mrs. George Uyesugi |
| Floor area: | 3,000 sf |
| Completion: | 2010 |
| Cost: | Withheld |
| Credit: | FC Consultant , Structural Engineer Charlie Yu and Associates, Energy Takeo Uesugi and Associates, Landscape architects Joseph Heist Construction Inc, General contractor Sohken Inc., Tea room design and construction |
| Status: | Burned to the ground in Palisades Fire 2025, but currently under rebuilding process |
| Project: |
Residential Interiors |
| Location: |
West Los Angeles, California
|
| Description: |
Interior renovation to existing condominium |
| Client: |
Dr. Lisa Worton |
| Floor Area: |
1,800 Sf |
| Completion: |
2009 |
| Cost: |
Withheld |
| Credit: |
Sc Renovation, General Contractor
Soli Craft, Custom Cabinet |
| Project: | Retail Store |
| Location: | Kobe, Japan |
| Description: | New retail store building facade and store interior design |
| Client: | Patagonia |
| Building Owner: | Sharleen W. Dyre |
| Completion: | 2004 |
| Credit: | Office Nob, Hiroji Yoshio, Architect of Record Patgonia, Visual Merchandising and Store Design Cathy Weisz and Andy Carlson Gyobu Design, Tokyo and Ken Tanaka Studio Display Fixture: Briggs and Sons, Mike Briggs Murakami Komuten, General Contractor D-Brain Co., Ltd, and Kwiksync Co., Interior Fabrication |
| Photo: | Nacasa and Partners Inc. |
| Project: | New Residence |
| Location: | Pacific Palisades, California |
| Description: | New 2-story residence |
| Client: | Hisaka and Ken Tanaka |
| Floor Area: | 2,000 sf plus Garage |
| Completion: | 1995 |
| Cost: | Withheld |
| Credit: | David H. Lau And Associates, Structural Engineer Group Deville, Energy Valley Fire Sprinkler, Fire Sprinkler Bill Gorton, General Contractor Harold Seidenstucker, Land Surveyor |
| Publication: | Yoshifumi Nakamura / Architect's Own Home Inax Report, No 176 |
| Status: | Burned to the ground in Palisades Fire 2025, but currently under rebuilding process |