About Us
BAKOKO is an emerging Tokyo design practice. Founded in 2009 by Architectural Association (AA) graduates Kayoko Ohtsuki and Alastair Townsend, we strive to carry out work that is fresh, resourceful, and innovative.
Globally, the biggest challenge clients and architects face is learning to speak a common language. BAKOKO is a multilingual office and our international viewpoint imparts novel insight and flexibility when sitting down to think with our clients about the core questions they face. In short, our ideas don’t get lost in translation.
Working in Japan is inspirational. Our work is immersed in the meticulous craft, abundant technology, and playful inventiveness we find all around us.
Built on a model of collaboration with entrepreneurs, developers, private clients, and other architects, BAKOKO offers unique design skills that distinguish their involvement in large to small projects.