ABOUT US
ABOUT US
ABOUT US
ABOUT US
Yuichi Kodai
Director / Architect
Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)
Architecture Registration Board (ARB)
He graduated from AA School in London and worked for Swiss architectural practice Herzog & de Meuron between 2005 and 2013. He worked at the company on Perez Art Museum Miami and TATE Modern and several international projects. He founded the architecture department in SANDWICH Inc. in Kyoto in 2013. He completed KOHTEI in Fukuyama City in 2017 together with contemporary artist Kohei Nawa.
Together with Claudia Maggi, he established kodai and associates in Kyoto. In 2018 they moved the studio to Zurich, Switzerland, where kodai and associates GmbH was established.
He also works for HILDEBRAND Studios with whom he shares a common view of architectural principles.
Together they completed a gallery space, GYRE GALLERY, in Omotesando, Tokyo.
EDUCATION
1978
Born in Kyoto, Japan
2001
University of East London
2005
Architectural Association School of Architecture
PROFESSIONAL
2005~13
Herzog & de Meuron, London and Basel
- Perez Art Museum Miami, Miami ⇒ link
- Blavatnik School of Government, Oxford ⇒ link
- BBVA Headquaters, Madrid ⇒ link
- 1111 Lincoln Road, Miami ⇒ link
- Archi di Luce, Lugano ⇒ link
other international projects
2013~17
Established SANDWICH, Architecture, Kyoto
- KOHTEI, Fukuyama City, Japan ⇒ link
* JIA Chugoku Regional Award, Shinshyo-ji
* German Design Council ICONIC AWARD
2017
Established kodai and associates in Kyoto, Japan
2018
Joined HILDEBRAND Studios AG
2019
Established kodai and associates GmbH
in Zurich, Switzerland
ACADEMIC
2016~17
Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD)
- Visiting Assistant Professor
2013~17
Kyoto University of Art and Design,
- Architecture Course & Mix-media Course
2014~17
Kurashiki Art and Science University
- Fine Arts Course
Claudia Maggi
Founder / Architect
Architecture Registration Board (ARB)
She graduated from AA School in London and worked for American architectural practice Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF) in London between 2005 and 2014. Her major achievement in the company was to work on Heron Tower, where she spent several years overseeing from the design stage to the completion of the project, at the time the tallest skyscraper in London. She also worked on a number of high-rise and confidential commercial projects developing a broad experience in all stages of work.
Together with Yuichi Kodai, she established kodai and associates in Kyoto. In 2018 they moved the studio to Zurich, Switzerland, where kodai and associates GmbH was established carrying out projects in London, Madrid, Tokyo, and Kyoto.
EDUCATION:
1978
Born in Harrogate, United Kingdom
2001
University College London,
The Bartlett School of Architecture
2005
Architectural Association School of Architecture
PROFESSIONAL
2005~14
Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates, London
- Vauxhall Tower, London
- Bishopsgate Tower, London
other confidential projects
2017
Established kodai and associates in Kyoto, Japan
2019
Established kodai and associates GmbH
in Zurich, Switzerland