Moreau Kusunoki is a Franco-Japanese practice established in Paris by myself and Nicolas Moreau in 2011. Their architecture is rooted in the cultural duality of their origins. This creative reconciliation is expressed in the constant interplay of scales in space and time, in a gentle oscillation between reason and intuition. They design in the belief that architecture is best conceived in reserve and introspection, allowing for the emergence of poetic visions towards an architectural ‘in-between’: undefined spaces creating the potential for new meaning and personal experiences through user appropriation.
At the heart of our practice’s work, both in France and abroad, is a series of cultural and educational projects, including the award-winning proposal for the Guggenheim Helsinki, the new Sciences Po (The Paris Institute of Political Studies) university campus in the centre of Paris, completed in late 2021, the National Lighthouse Museum in Brest, France, and the Powerhouse
Parramatta Museum in Australia, with completion scheduled for 2025.