VISION
Bunka Engineering = Co-create with invisible beings
We create open environment while interacting with invisible beings such as culture, history, wind, gravity and heat.
We work on projects with a fusion of design and engineering.
We aim to create a better living environment by dealing not only with design and function issues, but also with structural and environmental issues.
MAIN SERVICE
Design & Engineering
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Architecture & Machine
PROFILE

Bunka Engineering Laboratory Co., Ltd
First-class registered architect office (Registered by governor of Hyogo prefecture No. 01A04767)
Soichi Kitagawa Senior Managing Director
Director of Kwasan Astro-Culture Foundation
Director of NPO Kwasan Astro Network
He graduated from Kyoto University with a Master’s degree of Mechanical Engineering in 1980, joined Kobe Steel Co., Ltd. and engaged in the design and development of rolling mills mainly in the machinery devision, from 2011 worked as General Manager of Kyushu Branch. From 2014 to 2017, had worked as Managing Director for Shinko Techno Co.,Ltd.
Since 2017, he has been a lecturer at Kyoto University, Unit of Synergetic Studies for Space, and has been engaged in Kwasan Astronomical Observatory of the Graduate School of Science.
He participated in the establishment of Bunka Engineering Laboratory in 2018.
Hiroaki Kitagawa CEO
First-class registered architect (No.364895)
Timber structure seismic retrofit engineer
He got a Master’s degree of Architectural Design at Kyoto Institute of Technology (Waro Kishi Laboratory) in 2008. He worked at Alhadeff Architects (Milan, Italy) from 2008 to 2013, working on projects in Italy, England, Switzerland etc.
In parallel with working at the architect office, he studied structural engineering and environmental engineering at the Master’s program of Architectural Engineering in Politecnico di Milano from 2009 to 2010.
He started KUAV (layer design) in 2013, started COCCA in 2017 and established Bunka Engineering Laboratory in 2018.
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Parentheses () = Closing time and space
We established a experimental platform to open and connect the social parentheses.
We practice “study, play and work” across places, genres and ages.