SANO Satoshi

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Affiliation

Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of System Design Engineering Urban Architecture Research & Design Laboratory (Yagami)

Position

Assistant Professor/Senior Assistant Professor

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  • After working at Renzo Piano Building Workshop and Kengo Kuma & Associates, he co-founded Eureka - an architectural design practice as a collaborative team of architectural designers & engineers. His major works include Dragon Court Village (2013), Eagle Woods House (2017), NAGI Terrace (2019) and Blue Box Office (2023). Since 2022 he has led co+labo Urban Architecture Research & Design Laboratory at Keio University.

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Career 【 Display / hide 】

  • 2006
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    2009

    Kengo Kuma & Associates

  • 2009
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    Present

    Eureka, Joint Director

  • 2014
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    2021

    Keio University , Faculty of Science and Technology, Lecturer (Part-time)

  • 2015
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    2016

    Tokyo University of the Arts, Public Collaboration Center, Research Associate

  • 2022
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    Present

    Keio University, Faculty of Science and Technology, Senior Assistant Professor

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Academic Background 【 Display / hide 】

  • 1999.04
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    2003.03

    Waseda University, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Department of Architecture

    University, Graduated

  • 2003.04
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    2006.03

    Waseda University, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Department of Architecture

    Graduate School, Completed, Master's course

  • 2016.09
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    2019.09

    Keio University, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Center for Space and Environment Design Engineering

    Graduate School, Withdrawal after completion of doctoral course requirements, Doctoral course

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Academic Degrees 【 Display / hide 】

  • Bachelor of Architecture, Waseda University, Coursework, 2003.03

  • Master of Architecture, Waseda University, Coursework, 2006.03

  • Ph.D., Keio University, Coursework, 2021.03

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Research Areas 【 Display / hide 】

  • Social Infrastructure (Civil Engineering, Architecture, Disaster Prevention) / Architectural history and design (Architectural Design)

  • Social Infrastructure (Civil Engineering, Architecture, Disaster Prevention) / Architectural planning and city planning (Urban Design)

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Research Keywords 【 Display / hide 】

  • Architectural Design

  • Urban Design

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Books 【 Display / hide 】

  • a+u　Infraordinary Tokyo: The Right to the City

    Radović D., Sano S., et al., a+u , 2021.11,  Page： 176

    Scope: The Indigenous Urban Fabric of Tokyo: Low-Rise, High-Density Residential Urbanity,  Contact page： 26-37

  • KEIO ARCHITECTURE YEAR BOOK 2018-2019

    Radović D., Sano S., et al., Sogoshikaku, 2020.03

  • KEIO ARCHITECTURE YEAR BOOK 2016-2017

    Keio Architecture Editorial Committee (Darko Radović，Satoshi Sano，Soyoka Tsuji，Daisuke Kobayashi), Ichi shobou, 2017.12

  • Mn’M Workbook 2: Tokyo Dérive—In Search of Urban Intensities

    Radović D., Sano S., et al., flick studio, 2013.06

    Scope: In Small Urban Spaces―zoning/planning/unintended/random/chaotic,  Contact page： 054-055

  • Urban Evolutionary Morphology: The Vestige City

    Greg Keeffe, Darko Radović, Des Fagan, Sano Satoshi, Infra Press, 2012.11,  Page： 108

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Papers 【 Display / hide 】

  • The (im)possibility of interpreting traditional Japanese spatial forms within contemporary architectural practice

    Satoshi Sano, Naoki Saito

    Serbian Architectural Journal 14 ( 1 ) 81 - 110 2023.12

    Research paper (scientific journal), Joint Work, Accepted

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    This paper explores the indigenous characteristics of Japanese architectural space and how this distinctiveness, on a wider spatial scale, can be transferred and reinterpreted within contemporary Japanese architectural practice. One of the identified spatial elements utilised for research is shinden-zukuri, a type of annexe style, which can be viewed as a group of multiple buildings that can be recognised as a single building. In this paper, the researched element is extrapolated, transferred and interpreted within contemporary architectural practice. The examination of said identity, the open spatial form, confirms its widespread utilisation and deep-rooted nature in the mental landscape of the Japanese people. The findings indicate that contemporary Japanese architecture and architectural practice is beginning to reach a fork in the road: whether it can retain its observed spatial identity and resist, or assimilate the current trends suppressing the previously identified spatial values. The overall findings indicate that the condition of contemporary Japanese architecture oscillates between openness and closedness and will require attuning to the changing circumstances if the perceived spatial values are to endure.

  • The Potential of Small Wooden-Frame Building in Aging Japan

    Satoshi Sano, Naoki Saito, Davisi Boontharm

    Sustainability 15 ( 4 )  2023.02

    Research paper (scientific journal), Joint Work, Accepted

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    Wooden-frame structures, with the capacity for continuous renewal, are key resources for urban regeneration and so comprise one of the most sustainable construction methods. This was true in the past for Japan, but following World War II, wooden-frame structures were demolished and replaced at a rapid pace. However, today, with Japan’s aging and dwindling population, the growing number of abandoned houses has become a socio-economic issue. In response to this crisis, local initiatives have been established to address this problem. Some novel design and management practices have arisen to restore the value of excess wooden-framed buildings. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the current design and renovation practices of vacant wooden-frame buildings in Japan, as well as to evaluate these practices in light of a sustainable future, by approaching this issue from the perspective of architects and designers and investigating their roles in these processes. The paper starts with the evolution of this building type from the past to the present. Data from in-depth interviews with specialists in wooden-frame construction as well as architects who are involved in the renovation of postwar timber dwellings are gathered and discussed. The emphasis here is on the expertise these specialists and architects have in successful cases of design and space management, as well as the incorporation of those buildings into the local community. Our case studies are located in different urban contexts; a regional city, a peripheral area of Tokyo, and central Tokyo. The findings highlight the crucial role of architects who mediate between benefits and drawbacks of current rehabilitation efforts, which are nevertheless still outnumbered by abandoned houses. Nonetheless, these experiences are crucial and valuable for the long-term viability of this building type in Japan.

  • Addition and renovation of kankyu-tei: Design process to inherit the cultural background

    Sano S., Miura K.

    AIJ Journal of Technology and Design 27 ( 65 ) 384 - 389 2021.02

    Research paper (scientific journal), Joint Work, Accepted,  ISSN  13419463

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    The focus is on a bottom-up approach to inherit the local cultural background. While the contemporary society is in a structural transition from flow to stock, the utilization of stock is still insufficient, and in particular, attempts to inherit architecture for the next generation are not well discussed in the historical and cultural context. This paper describes the design process of the addition and renovation of “Kankyutei” (original design: Tsutomu Ikuta).

  • Citizen's Initiatives Regarding the Construction, Management and Maintenance of "Haus-Hyazinth" - A City Park Pavilion

    Sano S., Tsumura Y., Yamanaka T.

    AIJ Journal of Technology and Design 26 ( 64 ) 1149 - 1154 2020.10

    Research paper (scientific journal), Joint Work, Accepted

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    The focus is on a bottom-up process to create publicness based on individual actions. We have conducted a case study of citizens’ initiatives to privately build a pavilion in a city park. This paper describes the process in which citizens’ initiatives that began with a small number of individuals have spread widely, with the public involvement of the local government, and has taken root for the local residents over time. The interaction of private-ness and publicness is suggested to create a place for collective local activities.

  • Public-private interaction in low-rise, high-density Tokyo: a morphological and functional study of contemporary residential row-houses

    Satoshi Sano, Ivan Filipović, Darko Radović

    The Journal of Public Space 5 ( 2 ) 63 - 88 2020.04

    Research paper (scientific journal), Joint Work, Accepted

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    The focus of this paper is liveable, low-rise high-density urban morphologies of residential architecture and urban planning practices in Tokyo. Over the last several decades, historically established qualities in cities worldwide are increasingly sacrificed in favour of globalization–led ‘universal’ typologies. Tokyo is not an exception: it is gradually changing to a high-rise, high-density built city environment.
    From a morphological point of view, the paper demonstrates bioclimatic and cultural disadvantages of such developmental paradigm shift in Tokyo. Presented case studies elaborate upon the ways in which low-rise high-density environments and subsequent urban forms better facilitate human interaction and, consequently, can aid in reducing social isolation and contribute to mental well-being.
    Presented case studies, observed over the period of six years depict how residential environments created by row-houses can be seen as a collection of adjoining private spaces. The emphasis is on the interconnected set of phenomena: low-rise high-density morphologies, climate-responsive semi-exterior spaces, facilitating human and public-private interaction.
    The conducted morphological and functional analysis shows how design requirements of bioclimatic responsive semi-exterior space fully coincide with those of desirable public-private interface and human interaction. However, site-specific constraints critically affect spatial configurations of low-rise high-density developments in contemporary Tokyo, emphasizing the requirement for case-by-case attention in design and management of such places. Only design processes conscious of spatial management aware of the potential embedded in the design process can enhance socio-cultural interplay and bioclimatic performance.

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Presentations 【 Display / hide 】

  • Typology of Urban Forms in Exurban Areas around Tokyo - Case Study of Minamiashigara, Kanagawa Prefecture

    HIROSE Mina, SANO Satoshi, ALMAZAN Jorge

    Summaries of technical papers of Annual Meeting Architectural Institute of Japan, 

    2022.09

  • A Study of Activation of Environmental Comfort Brought by Computational Sustainable Design

    S. Sano, E. Hori

    Proceedings of AIJ Tohoku Chapter Architectural Research Meeting, 

    2020.06

  • A study of spatial morphogenesis method using 3D model analysis, based on the practice of architectural design and production

    S. Sano

    Proceedings of AIJ Tohoku Chapter Architectural Research Meeting, 

    2020.06

  • A study of Calro Scarpa -The structure which regulates the consistency of the space

    Yoshida, K., Sano, S., Furuya, N.

    Summaries of technical papers of Annual Meeting Architectural Institute of Japan, 

    2003.07

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Research Projects of Competitive Funds, etc. 【 Display / hide 】

  • 丸竹材の耐久性評価および力学的・物理的性質の経年変化予測モデルの定式化

    2023
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    2024

    旭硝子財団, サステイナブルな未来への研究助成, Collaborating Investigator(s) (not designated on Grant-in-Aid)

  • 人口増加が予測される温暖地域を想定した長寿命竹構造住宅のモデル設計・LCA・居住性能評価

    2023

    ユニオン造形文化財団, 調査研究助成, Coinvestigator(s)

  • 未焼成レンガ「グリーン・ブリック」を用いた内壁仕上げに関する研究

    2020

    ユニオン造形文化財団, 調査研究助成, Coinvestigator(s)

  • 張力膜と竹よる大災害時の応急仮設シェルター利用を目的とした展開構造の開発

    2015
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    2016

    日本学術振興会, 科学研究費助成事業, Collaborating Investigator(s) (not designated on Grant-in-Aid)

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Works 【 Display / hide 】

  • Blue Box Office

    Eureka,HHO,Keio Architecture Sano Lab

    Shinkenchiku, Sep 2023, pp.140-147, 

    2023.09
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    Architectural work, Joint

  • NAGI Terrace

    Inagaki J., Sano S., Nagai T., Hori E., Hoshino Y., Yamada Y.

    Japan Architecture of the Year 2022-2023 selected by the JIA, 

    2023.08
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    Architectural work, Joint

  • Nagasaki Job Port

    Inagaki J., Sano S., Nagai T., Hori E. Kobayashi R., Endo M.

    AIJ Selected Architectural Designs 2020 , pp. 180-181., Japan Institute of Architects, 

    2020.03
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    Architectural work, Joint

  • Dragon Court Village

    Inagaki J., Sano S., Nagai T., Hori E.

    AIJ Selected Architectural Designs 2016 , pp. 114-115., Architectural Institute of Japan, 

    2016.03
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    Architectural work, Joint

  • Nezu Museum

    Kengo Kuma and Associates (Kuma K., Sano S., et al.)

    新建築, 第84巻,12号, pp. 048-061., 

    2009.11
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    Architectural work, Joint

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Awards 【 Display / hide 】

  • JIA Sustainable Architecture Award

    Sano S., Inagaki J., Nagai T., Hori E., Hara A., Mamiya N., Yamana M., Nakamura K., 2023.12, The Japan Institute of Architects, House of Earth

    Type of Award： Award from Japanese society, conference, symposium, etc.

  • Civil Engineering Design Prize 2020

    Hoshino Y., Yamada Y., Inagaki J., Sano S., Nagai T., Hori E. et al., 2021.01, Japan Society of Civil Engineers, Nagi Town Multigenerational Exchange Facility “Nagi-Terrace”

    Type of Award： Award from Japanese society, conference, symposium, etc.

  • Residential Architecture Prize 2017

    Sano S., Takano Y., Morita S., 2017.06, Tokyo Society of Architects & Building Engineers, Around the Corner Grain

    Type of Award： Award from Japanese society, conference, symposium, etc.

  • Selected Architectural Designs Young Architects Award 2016

    Sano S., 2016.04, Architectural Institute of Japan, Dragon Court Village

    Type of Award： Honored in official journal of a scientific society, scientific journal

  • AR House Awards 2014 Highly Commended

    Eureka, 2014.06, The Architectural Review, Dragon Court Village

    Type of Award： International academic award (Japan or overseas),  Country： United Kingdom

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Courses Taught 【 Display / hide 】

  • SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN DESIGN

    2025

  • SPECIAL LECTURE ON SPACE AND ENVIRONMENT DESIGN ENGINEERING 1

    2025

  • SPACE DESIGN OVERSEAS FIELD STUDY

    2025

  • SEMINAR IN SYSTEM DESIGN ENGINEERING

    2025

  • MID-TERM INTERNSHIP

    2025

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Courses Previously Taught 【 Display / hide 】

  • ARCHITECTURAL AND BUILDING DESIGN STUDIO A

    Keio University

    2021
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    Present

  • ARCHITECTURAL SPACE PLANNING AND DESIGN 2

    Keio University

    2021
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    Present

  • ARCHITECTURAL SPACE PLANNING AND DESIGN 3

    Keio University

    2021
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    Present

  • ARCHITECTURAL SPACE PLANNING AND DESIGN 1

    Keio University

    2014
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    Present

  • ADVANCED THEORY OF CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN

    Keio University

    2024

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Social Activities 【 Display / hide 】

  • 運営協力委員

    Saitama Muse Forum,  (埼玉県立近代美術館)

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    2009
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    2016

  • 運営委員会 委員

    ヒアシンスハウスの会,  (さいたま市別所沼公園内)

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    2004
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    Present
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Academic Activities 【 Display / hide 】

  • Scientific Committee

    Sustainable Built Environment Conference 2025 in Tokyo, 

    2024.10
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    2025.12

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    SBE25 (Sustainable Built Environment Conference 2025 in Tokyo) is one of regional conferences around the world that will culminate in the world WSBE26 event in 2026. This regional event provides a unique opportunity to learn, connect, and collaborate on critical issues facing our built and urban environments.

  • PhD thesis defense jury

    The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Engineering,  (Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo) , 

    2024.07

  • Chair, Organizing Committee

    Keio University International Symposiums for Architecture and Urbanism ―Updating Architecture and Cities towards Sustainability,  (Keio University Hiyoshi Campus ) , 

    2023.04
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    2024.03

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    2023年度理工学部・理工学研究科「若手研究者国際シンポジウム・会議主宰支援制度」

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Memberships in Academic Societies 【 Display / hide 】

  • Japan Society for Graphic Science , 

    2023
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  • Architectural Institute of Japan , 

    2013
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    Present

  • Saitama Society of Architects & Building Engineers , 

    2013
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    Present
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Committee Experiences 【 Display / hide 】

  • 2024.04
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    Present

    Editorial Committee, Japan Society for Graphic Science

  • 2024.04
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    Present

    Board Member, Saitama-south Branch, Saitama Society of Architects & Building Engineers

  • 2020.04
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    2022.03

    Board Member, Saitama-south Branch, Saitama Society of Architects & Building Engineers

  • 2020.04
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    2020.08

    さいたま市旧大宮図書館施設活用事業 意見聴取会 委員, さいたま市都市局

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