CAPD

Biography

Kazuo Monnai

1999 Graduated from Hiroshima Institute of Technology Polytechnic

1999 A.A.C Architects Office

2000 Urban Landscape Designers & Architects

2001 Kisuke Design

2002 Established C.A.P Design

2003 Established Project Team MosWorks

2004 Reorganized to CAP Design

2009 Reorganized to CAPD, Inc.

Yohichi Takahashi

2000 Graduated from Hiroshima Institute of Technology Polytechnic

2000 A.A.C Architects Office

2004 Atelier UD

2004 Joined CAP Design

Philosophy

CAPD (formerly C.A.P Design, Inc.) is an architectural design firm based in Hiroshima. We work both in Japan and internationally, with our international work centered in New York. At CAPD, we aim to avoid established stereotypes and instead use our own five senses to determine what is essentially necessary, paring away excess elements to create structures with greater universality. Our goal is architecture that uses the fewest possible elements to achieve the greatest possible impact.

Awards

2010 BEST STORE OF THE YEAR 18th Excellence prize

2009 GOOD DESIGN AWARD

2009 TOTO Remodeling Style Contest, Excellence prize

2008 JCD DESIGN AWARD BEST100

2007 JCD DESIGN AWARD, New face award

2007 JCD DESIGN AWARD BEST100

2006 TOTO Remodeling Style Contest, Chugoku & Shikoku block award

2006 Electric Home Architectural Contest

2005 WH Housing Competition, Nagoya

2005 WH Housing Competition, Oosaka

Exhibitions

2009 001 CAPD Exhibition