Profile

Nomura Co., Ltd. RENS Representative / Design Director
Born in 1975.
After studying architecture at university and graduate school, he joined Nomura Co., Ltd. in 2001.
In 2020, he established the spatial design team RENS within the company.
Ryutaro identifies potential value based on context and social background, focuses on the essence, and brings concepts to life. He delivers one-of-a-kind value to the world through storytelling-driven spatial design that incorporates Japan's aesthetic sensibilities and the unique culture of each location. By generating new relationships within spaces, he enriches the future and society.
Currently, he works borderlessly across a wide range of spatial design projects. Focusing on high-end hotels, he also reimagines restaurants, boutiques, commercial facilities, residences, offices, museums, showrooms, clinics, and airports. In recent years, he has continued to expand the scope of his activities to include design consulting, presenting at seminars, and serving as a judge for awards.
Ryutaro is garnering significant attention, highlighted in a special feature issue published by Shoten Kenchiku (a leading Japanese publisher of architectural magazines) in 2020, and featured in magazines such as PEN, the architectural journal KJ, and others.

mong many others, key projects include:
･ Rihga Royal Hotel Osaka - Vignette Collection
･ Hotel Okura Kyoto Okazaki Bettei
･ MORINOMACHI Plaza - WONSETO FOODHALL
･ Hall of Manufacturing Ingenuity - Panasonic Museum
･ Jojoen Yakiniki Restaurant @Shinjuku Odakyu HALC
･ Fukuoka Airport Domestic Terminal
･ Hankyu Men's Tokyo

Awards

2024	Sky Design Awards 2024: Silver Award
2023	Sky Design Awards 2023: Gold and Silver Awards
	iF DESIGN AWARD: (two categories)
	GOOD DESIGN AWARD: Hotel Okura Kyoto Okazaki Bettei
2022	KUKAN DESIGN AWARD: Silver and Bronze Awards
	56th Japan Sign Design Association Award: Bronze Award and Invited Jury Award
2018	Japan Sign Design Association Award: Bronze Award
	37th NIPPON DISPLAY FEDERATION AWARD: Excellence Award (Director-General for Commerce and Service Policy, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Award)
2015	GOOD DESIGN AWARD: KLOS - KOIZUMI LIGHTING OPERATION STUDIO
	Hong Kong Perspective Magazine: "40 UNDER 40" Award Selected as one of 40 influential designers under 40 in Asia.
2013	NEST Award, China International Space Design Competition: Silver Award, and others
	Numerous other awards