s u- h a-

breath in
- out

Why Are We Here?

At suha, we work to create a world where, in this very moment, even one more person can pause and take a deep, gentle breath.

Why Are We Here?

At suha, we work to create a world where, in this very moment, even one more person can pause and take a deep, gentle breath.

The Four Fields
We Work Across

Space

Architecture
& Interiors

Architecture and interiors that make it easier to breathe.

Material

Building Materials, Old & New

Natural materials,
breathed through generations,
alongside materials
made to circulate.

Product

Furniture & Objects

Furniture and objects made from materials that breathe.

Experience

Ways of Being

Experiences and ways of living that invite deeper breaths.

Our Approach Through
a Four-Layer Circular
Framework

Drawing on the disciplines of anthropology, folklore studies, and biology, suha begins every project with rigorous inquiry — at times going directly to the field to engage with people, materials, and places in person, gaining the essential understanding that only firsthand experience can offer. This becomes the true foundation of design.

Research
& Field Work

We imagine spaces and objects that do not yet exist, shaping them through layers of thought until, through the hands of craftspeople and the act of making, they take form in the world for the first time.

Design
& Craft

We breathe life into the spaces we create through thoughtful curation and programming, allowing each place to grow through practice and experience, and continuing to care for it through ongoing stewardship.

Curation
& Practice

We carefully document and gather the knowledge and experience that emerge from this process, opening them to the wider world through sharing and exchange. And from there, we return once again to Research.

Archive
& Publication

Research & Field work

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Design & Craft

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Curation & Practice

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Archive & Publication

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Research & Field work ~ Design & Craft ~ Curation & Practice ~ Archive & Publication ~

Selected Works

Spatial Design

Product

Material

Research

Where We Are Rooted?

suha Asagaya

Tokyo, Japan

suha Bali

Bali, Indonesia

The People Behind Suha

suha Inc.
CEO, Architect

佐藤 光葉

Mitsuha Sato

Founder and Principal of suha, an architecture and design studio based in Tokyo and Bali.

After graduating from the Department of Architecture at Tokyo Institute of Technology, she pursued graduate studies at the Bandung Institute of Technology in Indonesia, before completing her master's degree at Tokyo Institute of Technology (now Tokyo Tech).

Her work centres on sustainable materials — locally sourced natural materials and innovative recycled materials from Japan and abroad — applied across a wide range of projects including architecture, interiors, and product design, with an emphasis on vitality and living quality.

Beyond design practice, she is involved in the publication of books on traditional Indonesian architecture, the reconstruction of vernacular dwellings, and community water supply projects through an NPO in Indonesia.