TwoStyle Architects

     After considering various architectural firms to design our home, we finally settled for TwoStyle Architects.  Their office is located in Musashino-shi, near JR Mitaka station.  This firm was introduced to us by our realtor, Mr. Fujimori from Landmark.

Not knowing anything about the process of building a home in Japan (or anywhere else for that matter) a lot of investigating was needed just to understand who would do what and at what cost.  There was also the major communication barrier to cross and we needed our architect to speak English.  A lot of firms could not meet this requirement.

We were immediately taken by the charismatic Director of TwoStyle, Shioda-san, and Architect Yakushiji-san.  They were by no means fluent in English but together they were able to respond to our initial questions and concerns by mixing languages a bit and using drawings and charts to explain away the complicated details.  We left the office feeling that they were a conscientious team, eager to help us build a quality home, knowledgeable about the building business, and on the same page as us regarding cost containment.

Shioda-san explained that he had created TwoStyle a few years back, after leaving a large House Maker firm where he felt the clients' interests were not being met adequately.  He felt the need to provide a service that would satisfy his work ethics: offer unique, quality home designs at controled pricing. Adding to our peace of mind, Shioda-san is also one of two architects in Western Tokyo with a JIO license to inspect construction quality.   I'll be posting more about TwoStyle Architects as we proceed further along with our design plans.