About Shizen Studio
Our Mission
「Shizen Studio（自然スタジオ）」へようこそ。
We are engaged in exploring how architecture, nature, culture, and psychology can contribute to a more peaceful and fulfilling future.
Focusing on sustainable architecture, thoughtful technology, and human well-being, we share architectural works, art, research, and ideas centered on harmony with nature and care for people.
Through Shizen Studio, we hope to inspire others to consider how the environments we create can support happiness, belonging, and a deeper connection to the natural world.
Our Story
Shizen Studio was established by Raku and Heidi Yamazaki, who share a common dream and vision.
Raku is an aspiring architect who seeks to preserve culture and history while thoughtfully integrating modernity and new technology. His work values human well-being, coexistence with nature, and architecture that responds to the culture, climate, and character of each place.
Heidi is a psychology student passionate about human well-being, lifespan development, and the psychological effects of our surroundings. She is interested in how natural and built environments can support self-actualization, inner peace, and a more harmonious relationship with the Earth.
We spent our student years in the United States, where we often encountered the effects of rapid development, social inequality, constant noise, and excessive consumption. In search of tranquility, culture, and a closer relationship with nature, our hearts guided us to places including Singapore, London, Germany, and Switzerland.
Through these experiences, we witnessed how architecture can bring culture, modernity, technology, and nature together in ways that nurture people’s sense of happiness and belonging. We came to believe that progress does not need to erase history or separate people from nature. Instead, the future can be built upon cultural memory, environmental responsibility, and the qualities that connect us to something larger than ourselves.
Our Team
Heidi Yamazaki:
Co-Founder, & Aspiring Psychology Professional
山嵜良空 （やまざきらく）:
Co-Founder, Architectural Designer, & Web Designer
Shizenとは
Shizenは英語でNatureと訳されますが、日本語の自然にはいくつかの意味があります。
1. 動植物のすみかとなる場所
2. 人手を加えない、物のありのままの状態・成行き
Through architectural projects, artwork, psychological research, personal experiences, and visions for the future, Shizen Studio explores how we might move away from excessive mass production and development toward a society that values craftsmanship, history, community, and the natural world.
We believe that creating a truly peaceful future requires collaboration across many fields. By bringing together our perspectives in architecture and psychology, we hope to envision environments in which people can live comfortably, meaningfully, and peacefully in harmony with one another and the Earth. It is with this sentiment we decided on the name “Shizen Studio.”