ABOUT
Takehiro Ota
Principal architect
1986
Born in Miyagi,Japan
2011
M.Arch., Musashi Institute of Technology(currently Tokyo City University)
2011-19
Worked at Tezuka Architects
2019
Established OTA archistudio
2023-
Visiting Lecturer at Tohoku University of Art and Design
2026-
Visiting Lecturer at Tokyo City University
Award
Magazine
2024/10
Nikkei architecture -Beautiful Roofs 2024- October 2024 special issue (Mountainfoot Base)
Web
Member
Akiko Ota
2024- Visiting Lecturer at Tohoku Institute of Technology / 2025- Visiting Lecturer at Miyagi Gakuin Women’s University / 2026- Visiting Lecturer at Tohoku Gakuin University
Ikue Ono
First-class architect
OTA archistudio Inc.
First-class registered architect office
Miyagi prefecture governor registration No.24410012
Office
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NEWS
Lecture
Lecture as part of “Kotoba to Katachi (Words and Forms),” an architects lecture series organized by the Department of Architecture at Tohoku Institute of Technology.
Through hand drawing, the relationship between words and forms in architectural design will be discussed.
The lecture is open to both university members and the public.
■ Date & Time
June 18, 2026 (Thu) 13:10–
■ Venue
Tech-Lab, Experimental & Educational Building
Yagiyama Campus, Tohoku Institute of Technology
■ Organizer
Fukuya Laboratory
Department of Architecture
Tohoku Institute of Technology
Mountainfoot Base is published on the front page of Ishinomaki Hibi Shinbun (June 4, 2026 issue).
“Approaching Regional Issues through Architecture”
This article introduces the project’s approach to local and regional challenges through architecture.
Stratus House won the「 Excellence Award, 16th JIA Tohoku Housing Award 」.
Mountainfoot Base won the「Newcomer Award, The 46th Tohoku Architecture Award 」.
Mountainfoot Base is featured in “Giro,” a special edition of Riraku, a lifestyle magazine introducing life and culture in Tohoku.
For more details, please refer to the link.
Takehiro Ota serves as one of the jury members for the 100X Architectural Competition 2025 at Tokyo City University.
Mountainfoot Base is published in LIXIL eye called “Housing Cross Review” in which two pairs of architects visited each other’s work, critiqued it, and discussed a common theme.
Mountainfoot Base is published in Architecture Magazine 2025-08.
Our representative, Takehiro Ota, appeared as a guest on the YouTube/Podcast program “IT President and Professor’s Futari-goto.”
In the interview, he reflects on his early life and career journey, sharing insights into his path as an architect.
We invite you to watch the episodes below.
■ Part 1 (Childhood – Student Years)
■ Part 2 (Training – Independence – Future)