The office, with a team of five, is led by Japanese architect Suzuko Yamada. A Tokyo native and University of California, Berkeley and Tokyo Art University graduate, Yamada set up her independent studio in 2013 in Tokyo, having previously worked at practice Sou Fujimoto Architects. She now teaches in architecture studio at Kyoto University and Tokyo University of Science. In practice, she explores a distinctly experimental architecture having scooped a range of awards (such as recognitions from the Architectural Design Association of Nippon and Japans Under 35 Architects exhibition in 2020) along the way. Recent work includes a number of residential projects with designs that push the boundaries of domestic architecture.