ofa Co., Ltd

ofa is a Kobe-based architecture practice founded in 2010 by Kenichi Ohara and Ayako Fukagawa, both first-class architects who had worked at the office of Yoshihiko Iida. Incorporated in 2014, the studio designs buildings, interiors and public space, from welfare facilities and CLT offices to station plazas, parks and community plans.

The practice frames its field as the design of environment, working at scales from a single house to town planning. Recent projects include the redevelopment of Takatori station square in Kobe, public baths and community buildings in Maniwa, sports parks and cycling routes in Okayama, and a welfare building for a university in Kyoto. Ohara and Fukagawa combine practice with teaching, including Fukagawa’s professorship at Osaka Electro-Communication University.