Naoki Otake lived in Japan for 5 years, of which 3 years were spent in a temple. Later, he moved to Tokyo, where he undertook studies on traditional Japanese architecture. After his immersion in a stripped-down monastic lifestyle and in Zen architecture, Naoki developed an architectural language that draws on the simplicity of forms and promotes light and natural materials, with a contemporary approach that represents the dichotomy found in modern Japanese culture.