We work with what already exists: houses with history, buildings with good bones, places that have lived long enough to know themselves. Instead of erasing and rebuilding, we add what belongs: real materials, intentional choices, and layers that feel honest to the space.

Our approach is simple: pay attention, stay curious, and share what we learn. Hospitality often comes from small things — a detail revealed by the original architecture, a story from a neighbor, a corner of town that shifts your sense of place. Those are the moments we try to pass along.

We began in 2020 with a mid‑century home in Ito. Since then, we have grown to include a ski house in Tangram, a 1936 villa in Atami, and soon a seven‑room hotel in the center of the city. Each project is its own world, but the rhythm stays the same: understand the place first, then build from there.

We make spaces for travelers who care about design, culture, and the feeling of staying somewhere with a point of view. Places with character, comfort, and continuity.

壊すのではなく、新しい層を重ねて創る。

— Blake and Hillary