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Company Profile

Company Name
VUILD, inc.
Representative
Koki Akiyoshi, President and CEO
Established
November 21, 2017
Capital
100 million yen
Business registration
First degree architectural office, registered in Kanagawa No. 17800
Shareholders
Koki Akiyoshi
MISTLETOE JAPAN Inc.
LIFULL Co., Ltd.
Electric Power Development Co.,Ltd.
KAYAC Inc.
routeone-power, Inc.
ANDPAD Inc.
BIOTOPE co., ltd.
KOKUYO Co.,Ltd.
Shodoshima Healthyland Co., Ltd.
Speedy, Inc.
Nohara Holdings, Inc.
hope for Co., Ltd.
Headquarters
3-4 Nisshincho, Kawasaki Ward, Kawasaki, Kanagawa 210-0024, Japan
Factory
1-7-24 Shimoechi, Atsugi, Kanagawa 243-0806, Japan
Business scope
Product/ architectural design, assembly/ construction, innovative approach for construction method, ShopBot sells, user support and training, promotion of sixth sector industrialization in forestry, and development and provision of the cloud service “EMARF” for designers and architects. Architectural design, digital home building platform, development, manufacturing and processing of wood products, CNC router sales, digital manufacture education, business development support, IT service development

Awards

2018
SD Review award, Finalist
2018
Wood Design Awards Forestry Agency General’s Award (Gold prize)
2019
SD Review award, Finalist
2019
Under 35 Architects exhibition, Gold Medal
2021
DFA Design for Asia Awards, Grand Award with Special Mention
2022
Archi-Neering Design AWARD, Grand Prize

Member

Koki Akiyoshi
CEO/Architect/Meta Architect Combines all the skills necessary for all of VUILD's work: design, engineering, and construction. I want to be the person who repeats creation and destruction every day, keeps changing faster/deeper than anyone else, and enjoys VUILD more than anyone else.
Tatsuya Inoue
COO Investing a big part of his life in forestry, Tatsuya is the only person in VUILD with a forestry management background. He is also in charge of finance and business at VUILD. With the motto of "Be fun than right," he advocates a micro sixth industrialization of local forestry, and continues to distribute a podcast of 'Just right lumber radio' with Tomonori Yamakawa, also a VUILD member.
Sayaka Iida
CFO We will run side by side with entrepreneurs who make society better and our members work happily. Sayaka is training to become the world's first CFO and calligrapher.
Hayato Kurobe
Architect/Photographer VUILD Placelab team leader | Joined VUILD Corporation in 2018. In 2022, he launched the VUILD PlaceLab team to work on interior design, space, and placemaking in a co-creation style through workshops.
Takumi Moriya
CTO Takumi is interested in the area of software, programming, and system development. What fascinates him most is the moment when a problem that was difficult to calculate in the past can be now solved by using computers and programming. Recently, he enjoys exploring new cities.
Yuji Yamakawa
Administrative Advisor We are a one-stop shop for backoffice operations for startup companies. We end the era in which founders have to do everything, and create an environment in which founders can focus more on their own business and their own objectives.
Hiroko Nakazawa
Marketing Coordinator VUILLDERS (ShopBot) Hiroko owns an extensive experience in product development, new business development, and sales to management in the electrical and telecommunications industries and ventures. Responsible for ShopBot implementation since 2018. Hiroko has a nationwide network through store development and and also her hobby, outdoor activities.
Hiroyuki Tachikawa
Design Fabricator/Videographer VUILD Fabrication | Also responsible for video production and 5-axis CNC operations related to digital fabrication. Hiroyuki also undertakes research work related to large-scale 3D printing on an individual basis.
Hajime Tokura
Metadesigner / Fabricator EMARF | From materials to production site. Hajime is a researcher of new expression through 'Digifab', and at the same time, provides design support and tool development for everyone involved in the world of EMARF.
Takuji Uragami
Construction Management/Construction Method Supervision For the NESTING projects, Takuji is in charge of creating new wood construction techniques. He prepares for detailed drawings and construction procedures, cost estimation, and perform construction management. In addition to giving instructions and answering questions on site during construction, he also records and communicates the real opinions of the builders so that they can be fed back into the development of further construction methods.
Gaku Shinohara
Architectural Engineer VUILD ARCHITECTS | Gaku owns a digital-literacy to develop unique solutions for the complex geometry in construction. He has a background in architectural higher education.
Shinji Noda
Design Fabricator VUILD Fabrication | Creating objects using digital fabrication. Struggling daily on the first line of manufacturing to create innovative designs.
Asako Okazaki
Field Engineer VUILDERS (ShopBot) | Asako focuses on spreading digital fabrication as a liberal art. She is in charge of supporting the introduction of ShopBot and technical support, and is training to be a furniture maker at a furniture factory in parallel with his VUILD work.
Aya Ikeda
PR Through PR communications, we envision a future in which "making to live and living by making" inhabits all aspects of life.
Miki Nakazawa
Community Manager/Field Engineer VUILDERS (ShopBot) | Miki is in charge of supporting the introduction and skill improvement of ShopBot at VUILD, and is working hard as a support captain for ShopBot users.
Leo Kimura
Fabricator VUILD Fabrication｜Chief Fabricator VUILD Place Lab | Interested in gadgets and placemaking. Using digital fabrication, Leo wants to create a rich culture where society can finance its life by "making" rather than "buying".
Yasufumi Hanada
Fabricator VUILD Fabricarion | Thinking about what are the tools for conviviality in the modern age, using digital tools, art, design, and architecture as keywords.
Rafael Chen
Design Engineer/Front End Development EMARF| We want to make complex things easy for everyone to use through the power of design and engineering.
Kanako Sekimori
CEO Secretary / COO Secretary Back Office｜Joined VUILD in April 2020. With over 15 years of secretarial experience, Kanako will support the busy CEO and COO with love.
Ben Nagaoka
Senior Architect VUILD PlaceLab | Interested in how to design comfortable and enjoyable places for people to stay, Ben specializes in creating places on a scale of more than furniture and less than architecture.
Hiroyuki Nakazawa
First-Class Architect/Managing Architect/Senior Architect VUILD ARCHITECTS｜Hiroyuki thinks about the "expansive" design surrounding architecture on a daily basis.
Tomonori Yamakawa
Project Designer/PR Director VUILD PlaceLab / Public Relations |He is happy to be invited to planning and brainstorming sessions from the soft stage of a project, and is the personality of "Just Right Lumber Radio" with COO Inoue. He is a domestic timber freak and tends to favor domestic timber.
Mari Kawamura
Digital Marketing VUILDERS｜Joined VUILD after working in planning, marketing, and overseas sales for several companies. Mari loves local development, human resources, and education. She is in charge of store management and digital marketing.
Akito Nakai
Junior Architect VUILD ARCHITECTS｜Akito thinks about what is the root of architecture. He want to create "space" from VUILD design.
Yoji Konishi
Fabricator VUILD Fabrication | Formerly a furniture maker. Yoji is interested in the practice of new manufacturing by digital fabrication and the utilization of wood resources.
Mizue Fukuda
Design fabricator VUILDERS｜ After working as an architectural designer and furniture craftsman, Mizue came to enjoy supporting manufacturing and building sites, and is responsible for helping ShopBot users with implementation, technical support, and information of dissemination.
Shinpei Ogawa
Fabricator VUILD Fabrication | With the behavior of materials as the main focus, Shinpei is thinking about the design of objects as interactive others while working with my hands on a daily basis.
Shunya Kaneko
Digital Craft Designer VUILD PlaceLab | Shunya enjoys making things, and also refurbishes his own car with shopbot and live in a van. He would like to practice making things by using my light footwork to fly directly to various places.
Shiori Numada
Workshop Designer VUILD PlaceLab | Shiori is involved in the planning, design, and operation of places that connect hardware and software, with a focus on manufacturing workshops and events. She likes to create a place that provides an opportunity for more people to experience "making" and to take the first step toward it.
Kenta Isebo
Architectural Engineer VUILD ARCHITECTS｜Using algorithms to derive forms from various constraints. Kenta aims to be a lubricant for the exchange between structure and design.
Ayumu Yamanaka
Architect VUILD ARCHITECTS｜Wants to explore the connection between the natural environment and comfortable places through architectural design.
Kanaho Moriya
Junior Architect VUILD ARCHITECTS｜Fan of classical architectural roofs. Flexible and delicate material design
Jun Utsunomiya
Director/first-class architect VUILD PlaceLab | Joined VUILD in 2022. Jun is in charge of planning, project design, and project management.
Maya Utsunomiya
Certified Architect in Germany VUILDERS｜VUILD ARCHITECTS｜Promote cross-cultural communication through hand-manufacturing and events creation. Maya wants to spread the word in the world what VUILD does.
Ayumi Kazamatsuri
Designer VUILD PlaceLab | Ayumi works mainly around project design, she likes to move between 2D and 3D and solve shapes geometrically. She tends to think in modules and recently, interested in planning and margins, function and artwork.
Yuri Takasugi（Coco）
COO Secretary/Happiness Communicator/SB Transrator VUILDERS｜Tring to build a good relationship between ShopBot and VUILD by making use of her language and communication skills. Coco would like more people to know that there is an environment like VUILD where working mothers can work easily and make use of their skills! She enjoys cooking, golf, traveling, and visiting parks with her son on weekends.
Aya Kuwahara
Human resources Back Office｜Aya wannts to create an environment where "work" and "life" on one's own axis are connected for those who are involved. Joined in June 2022.
Akihito Yokota
Programmer Extending people's creativity by creating tools for making things. Engineer with a degree in architecture.
Akari Nakanishi
Service Designer/Architect/First Class Architect EMARF | Akari stands between designers, creators, and engineers, and is in charge of management and service development from front to back stage at EMARF.
Toshiyuki Nishimura
Architect/1st class architect/carpenter VUILD ARCHITECTS｜Create how to create
Moe Nakajima
Sales Planner VUILDERS｜Currently exploring the possibilities of permaculture and ShopBot. Moe joined VUILD when she moved from Tokyo to Nagano, and is interested in "making edible forests. Contact person for those considering implementing ShopBot.
Yuki Mori
NESTING Director NESTING| I want to solve social issues through business and create a prosperous future. I would like to achieve this through the transformation of architecture and housing, which are a part of our lives.
KATSUNORI KOIKE
Exective Producer NESTING| A portfolio worker specializing in startups whose mission is to "advance society and create a kinder world." Aiming to realize VUILD's vision by utilizing the network

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