Shuntaro Yahiro

Hiro is a designer, creative thinker, and storyteller, with a unique Japanese and U.S. design/cultural background that drives his curiosity. He studied Japanese garden design and environmental planning design in college, where he developed an appreciation for the way nature engages the imagination through sensory experience. He finds conceptual and poetic beauty in simplicity and details.

The beauty of subtraction is valued in the Japanese aesthetic, with the Ikebana being a prime example. Design requires organization, and this principle can be seen in many aspects of Hiro’s design approach. Taking the client’s needs, vision,and goals into consideration, he begins with research, and then locates connections among various factors. As he applies his imagination toward presented programs and situations, these connective lines become more refined, creating timeless designs, desirable spaces, and memorable places for people.

Hiro’s designs not only create aesthetically beautiful places for people and the future environment, but also emphasize the beauty of nature with innovative solutions and functions, based upon understanding of site-specific cultural influences and the geological and hydrological environment.