Miura Shiro & En-Kai Project

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Photo: Jumonji Bishin

Born in Kyoto in 1969, Miura received his master’s degree in architecture from Waseda University in 1995 and worked under the sukiya-style carpentry expert Nakamura Sotoji. He founded Tohoo, Inc. and Sankaku-ya, Inc., working on a wide range of design and construction projects for private residences and stores. He currently serves as the representative director of Rokkaku-ya, Inc., and is involved in community development, as well as architectural planning, design, and design supervision. The En-Kai Project is an initiative led by Miura to explore a new style of craftsmanship for various materials, through collaboration with craftspeople specializing in different materials, including carpentry, woodworking, paper, and bamboo crafts. Starting with “KAI-KI” in 2019, eight projects have been developed to date. In these projects, Miura has been involved as a kosho (someone who balances design, craftsmanship, and materials, and all those involved to bring the project together), reworking various relationships to maximize the characteristics of materials and the skills of artisans. His approach encompasses both architectural and craft aspects, as the projects are constructed based on drawings and are crafted by skilled hands. This approach, which bridges the two realms, is unique to Miura, who has been deeply involved in sukiya-style architecture.

En-Kai Project
KAI-KI: Oi Kotaro (Oi), Sankaku-ya, Air Frame
KAI-RO: Konishi Tadayuki (Konishi Construction), Okada Tadashi (Bishodo Okada Picture Mounting)
KAI-SHI: Kado Ko (Kamisoe)
KAI-TOU: Nakagawa Shuji (Nakagawa Woodworking)
KAI-CHIKU: Shimomoto Kazuho (Taketo Inc.), Okabe Sota (Common Mfg.)
KAI-SOU, KAI-SOU iori: Muramatsu Masaharu (M.Produce), Ueno Kazuhiro (NUNO)
KAI-SEKI: Usami Toru (Cazahana), Yamamoto Masaji (Yamamoto)
KAI-KOU: Harada Hisashi (Sangenshoku Inc.), Matsumoto Daisuke (Lighting Roots Factory)

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