Harnessing Japan’s rich natural resources and traditional techniques to define and design your next project. 

Kyoto Research Institute studies the heritage materials, traditional techniques, and interconnected systems that have shaped places over generations. Through this research, we reorient historic buildings, land, gardens, and other spaces to support thriving ecological, economic, and cultural ecosystems. 

Developing use cases for heritage materials and techniques that have functional, sustainable, and aesthetic value in our lives today, is our core purpose.