Toru Teraoka

We are an architectural practice dedicated to translating Japanese aesthetics into spatial form, exploring how intangible cultural values can be embodied through architecture.

Based in Tokyo and Hiroshima, Japan, our work spans a wide range of building types, with a primary focus on timber construction. Through the careful use of materials, structure, and craftsmanship, we aim to create spaces that foster a subtle yet profound relationship between people, nature, and the built environment.

Toru Teraoka ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱤᱨᱡᱚᱱᱥᱤᱞ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱟᱱᱟᱱ A' Design Award ᱫᱟᱨᱟᱭᱛᱮ ᱥᱚᱢᱟᱱ ᱮᱱᱟ ᱯᱟᱦᱩᱱ ᱥᱮᱵᱟ ᱵᱤᱥᱟᱭ ᱨᱮ. Toru Teraoka ᱫᱚ ᱵᱟᱝᱥᱚᱨ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ A' Design Award ᱨᱩᱯᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱯᱟᱣ ᱮᱱᱟ. ᱯᱨᱚᱛᱤᱭᱚᱜᱤᱛᱟ ᱨᱮ, Toru Teraoka ᱞᱩᱠᱟᱣ ᱱᱟᱝ ᱛᱮ ᱵᱷᱚᱨᱛᱤ ᱮᱱᱟ, ᱟᱨ ᱢᱟᱱᱟᱱ ᱥᱤᱠᱱᱟᱹᱛ ᱠᱚ, ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱯᱮᱥᱟᱫᱟᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱟᱨ ᱥᱚᱝᱵᱟᱫᱠᱚᱨᱢᱤ ᱠᱚ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱟᱱᱛᱚᱨᱨᱟᱥᱴᱨᱤᱭᱚ ᱜᱨᱟᱱᱰ ᱡᱩᱨᱤ ᱯᱟᱱᱮᱞ ᱞᱩᱠᱟᱣ ᱥᱟᱹᱜᱟᱹᱛᱷᱤ ᱵᱤᱪᱟᱨ ᱫᱟᱨᱟᱭᱛᱮ ᱯᱷᱟᱭᱥᱟᱞᱟ ᱮᱱᱟ.

A' Design Award & Competition ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ 2025 - 2026 ᱥᱚᱝᱥᱠᱚᱨᱚᱱ Toru Teraoka ᱠᱚ ᱢᱟᱱᱟᱣ ᱮᱱᱟ. Designers.org ᱨᱮ ᱱᱟᱝ ᱚᱞᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱡᱚᱛᱚ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱱᱟᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱛᱟᱞᱟᱨᱮ, Toru Teraoka ᱫᱚ 3,104 ᱥᱛᱷᱟᱱ ᱨᱮ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜᱼᱟ, ᱡᱟᱯᱟᱱ ᱨᱮ 196 ᱥᱛᱷᱟᱱ ᱥᱟᱶᱛᱮ. World Design Rating ᱨᱮ, Toru Teraoka ᱫᱚ ᱟᱜᱟᱢᱤ ᱯᱮᱥᱮᱣᱚᱨ ᱵᱤᱨᱩᱫ ᱵᱚᱦᱚᱭᱟ. ᱞᱟᱛᱟᱨ ᱨᱮ, Toru Teraoka ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱯᱩᱨᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱧᱟᱢᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱠᱚ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱢᱤᱫᱛᱟᱜ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱯᱟᱨᱠᱷᱟ ᱠᱚᱰ ᱛᱮ ᱯᱟᱨᱠᱷᱟ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ.