architect class 1. No. 359708 (Japan)

architect No. A 33957 ( AKNW Germany )

1966　born in Yamato-koriyama, Nara.

1991　graduation at the Osaka Institute of Technology, and moved to Germany.

1992　entered Kunstakademie Düsseldorf Aufbaustudiengang Architektur (post graduate) unit Prof. Elia Zenghelis.

1996　completing studies at the Kunstakademie as "Meister Schuler" of Prof. Elia Zenghelis.

first japanese working at the atelier of Elia Zenghelis. beside the study at the Kunstakademie visit Berlage Institute Amsterdam (now in Rotterdam) as assistant of Prof. Zenghelis. 1995 started planing design for "Ashikita House of Youth" in Kumamoto as a part of Kumamoto Art-Polis Project. the first half of planing was worked at the office in Athens, and the second half was done in Japan after finishing the Kunstakademie.  1997 back in Germany again and started working for RKW Rhode Kellermann Wawrowsky Architektur + Städtebau (now RKW Architektur +) in Düsseldorf.

2002 started as independent architect in Düsseldorf. major clients are quite large architects office such as RKW, HPP, Ingenhoven Architects, and providing planing, designing, and preparing visual documents for presentation. entering competitions was of course an important part of independent work.

2006 back in Japan and founded own office "antipodes hiroshi hirayama" in Kobe. 2017 moved to Nishinomiya.

competitions

subway station Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platz Leipzig international competition in 1997.   3rd prize

Stadtsparkasse Düsseldorf international competition in 1998.  2nd prize

Peek & Cloppenburg Department Store Düsseldorf international competition in 1999.   2nd prize

Galleria Ventuno Shopping Mall Stuttgart international competition in 1999.   1st prize

Fasanenhof Office Complex Stuttgart international competition in 2000.   1st prize

Multi Casa Shopping Mall Duisburg international competition in 2001.   2nd prize

　（worked at RKW Rhode Kellermann Wawrowsky Architektur + Städtebau）

Tamon-Higashi Junior high School eco & earthquake proof renovation proposal in 2006.   2nd prize（with Teo architects）

Lighting by Architects competition in 2007.   mentioned

realized projects

Ashikita House of Youth accommodation, dining & bathing buildings   1998

　（Gigantes Zenghelis Architects office in Athens）

DB Cargo HQ Duisburg   1997

DebiTel HQ Stuttgart  1998

Douglas Department Store Frankfurt   2000

Space Park Bremen edutainment center Bremen   2001

Allianz Düsseldorf   2002

EnBW Stuttgart Baden Württemberg   2004

　（RKW Rhode Kellermann Wawrowsky Architektur + Städtebau）

Kamizono House Nishinomiya   2017

publication

Jean Philippe Darcis package design for St. Valentines Fair 2009, 2010   published on the monthly magazine BRAIN 2010/05

same package design on the book "Simple Graphics" PIE Books Design Collection   2011

hand drawings on the book "Vision der Handzeichnung" Verlagshaus Braun Germany   2004

Elia Zenghelis

greek architect and teacher. born 1937 Athens, Greece.

1961 completing his studies at the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London and founded OMA(Office for Metropolitan Architecture) with Zoe Zenghelis, his wife, his former student Rem Koolhaas, and Maderon Vriesendorp, Koolhaas's wife. OMA won the 2nd prize at the competition for Parc de La Villette Paris, but OMA's plan got higher evaluation than Bernard Tschumi's 1st prize plan. and this plan influenced so many architects at the time and still today. 1987 he went into partnership with architect Eleni Gigantes after completing the project Checkpoint Charlie Housing IBA Berlin. 

In 2000, Elia Zenghelis received the Annie Spink Award for excellence in education from RIBA.