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Case Study House for Fire Rebuild

Swarthmore Avenue | Ken Tanaka Studio
Project: “LIKE for LIKE” Fire rebuild / EO-1
Location: Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California
Description: Fire rebuild the house burned down in 2025 Palisades Fire
Floor Area: 1,500 sf with Covered out door Patio and attached 2-Car Garage
Client: Own House
Cost: Withheld
Design: 2025
Status: Under Construction
Completion: 2027
Credit: Embracing Green Sustainability Inc. Alex Zai General Contractor Becker Miyamoto, Land Surveyor
A&N Design Group, Title 24 Energy
Feffer Geological Consulting, Soil, Geological Engineer
Murashige Onishi, Structural Engineer
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Coastline Drive

Coastline Drive | Ken Tanaka Studio
Project: “LIKE for LIKE” Fire rebuild
Location: Malibu, California
Description: Fire rebuild the house burned down in 2025 Palisades Fire
Floor Area: 3,100 sf house with attached 2-Car Garage
Client: MatWest Company
Cost: Withheld
Design: 2025
Status: Under Construction
Completion: 2027
Credit: Gmon Surveying Inc.
Certerra, Geotechnical Engineer
Gray Stone Engineering Group, Civil Engineer
A&N Design Group, Title 24 Energy
Murashige Onishi, Structural Engineer
ITM Construction, General Contractor
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Arcadia Residence 2

Arcadia Residence | Ken Tanaka Studio
Project: Addition and Remodeling
Location: Arcadia, California
Description: Major Remodeling and 1,500 SF Addition to Existing Single Family House
Floor Area: 3,786 sf
Client: Scott Richardson
Cost: Withheld
Design: 2024-2025
Status: Under Construction
Completion: 2027
Credit: Murashige Onishi, Structural Engineer
A&N Design Group, Title 24 Energy
Sora Concept, General Contractor
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Century Tower Condominium

Century City Condominium | Ken Tanaka Studio
Project: Interior Renovation to Existing Condominium Unit
Location: Century City, Los Angeles
Description: Interior Renovation to Existing Condominium Unit on 8th floor Original Building designed by IM Pei in 1964
Floor Area: 1,300 sf
Completion: 2025
Client: Mariko Cohen
Cost: Withheld
Credit: Title 24 / Energy: A&N Design Group
Mechanical Plumbing Engineer: HWG Engineer
Electrical Engineer: DS&A Engineer
General Contractor: Embracing Green Sustainability, Inc. Alex Zai
Cabinet: Kikosam USA / Osamu Hironaga
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Japanese Garden and Tea House

Japanese Garden and Tea House | Ken Tanaka Studio
Project: Tea House
Location: Bel Air, Los Angeles
Description: 1,200 sf detached Tea House for UraSenke-Tea Master in 57,000 sf property
Lot Size: 57,000 sf
Completion: 2024
Client: MW Moraga LLC
Status: Under Construction
Credit: A.G.I.Geotecnical Inc. Soil / Geo Technical Engineer
Frankie Chiu Stractural Engineer
Graystone Engineering Group Inc. Civil Engineering
Creative Engineering Group Title 24 Energy
TUA Inc. Landscape Architect
The Mat West Comp. General Contractor
Soken Inc. Kagoshima Japan. Tea House Interior
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Tigertail House 3

Tigertail House | Ken Tanaka Studio
Project: New House
Location: Crestwood Hills, Los Angeles, California
Description: Re-building the house burned down by the Getty Fire in 2019
Design: 2021
Floor Area: 3,000 sf with Attached 2-Car Garage
Client: Eiko Noble
Status: Schematic Design Phase
Completion: Unknown
Credit: Becker Miyamoto, Land Surveyor
Ralph Stone and Company Inc., Soil / Geo Engineer
Murashige Onishi Engineering Co, Inc. Structural Engineer
Obando & Associates, Civil Engineers
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Japanese Friendship Garden

Japanese Friendship Garden | Ken Tanaka Studio
Project: Azumaya in Sankei-en
Location: Japanese Friendship Garden, Balboa Park, San Diego
Description: 12' x 12' Azumaya Pavilion
Design: 2022
Client: Japanese Friendship Society of San Diego
Status: Under Construction
Completion: 2024
Credit: Executive Committee, Dennis Otsuji, President
Keiji Uesugi, Landscape Architect
Murashige Onishi Engineering Inc., Structural Engineer
David Sipos, Minka Woodwork, Carpentry
Benancio Carreno, Contractor
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