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Awards & Recognitions

Since 2014, GoodDesignWorks LLC has brought together architecture, engineering and research to create thoughtful spaces rooted in place and community. Our three recognitions include two Architecture MasterPrize Honorable Mentions and the Kyoto Mayor’s Commendation.
2026

Architecture MasterPrize

Architectural Design

Project: Village Kiramachi

GoodDesignWorks LLC received a 2026 Architecture MasterPrize Honorable Mention for the architectural design of Village Kiramachi, Kyoto.
Lead Architect: Moatesu Kiraeri, PhD (he/him)
Village Kiramachi is a small-scale hospitality village development in Kyoto, integrating architecture, landscape and urban design. It brings nine existing machiya and a separate reception and lounge across a public lane into one connected ensemble. Three internal roji, gardens, thresholds and well-fed streams shape movement between shared spaces and private retreats. Each building retains its identity, while the spaces between them become the architecture that unifies the village.
2025

Architecture MasterPrize

Architectural Design

Project: Destructive Elegance: The Lounge at Village Kiramachi

GoodDesignWorks LLC received a 2025 Honorable Mention in Architectural Design – Conceptual Architecture for Destructive Elegance: The Lounge at Village Kiramachi.
Lead Architect: Moatesu Kiraeri, PhD (he/him)
Conceived for a 140-year-old Kyoto townhouse, the project relocates the traditional tokonoma and hanging scroll from the guestroom into the garden, visible from both the lounge and the street. A tiered floor creates continuity between interior and garden. Guided by the philosophy of Destructive Elegance, the design reimagines a private ritual as a shared architectural experience, bringing openness and restraint to Japanese tradition.
2011

Kyoto Mayor’s Commendation

Awarded for outstanding contributions to community development and urban revitalization in Kyoto.

Commendation Excerpt:

To: Kiraeri Moatesu-sama
You have, over many years, devoted yourself with initiative and dedication to communitybuilding efforts that honor the dignity of every individual life.
Your contribution stands as a pioneering example of the kind of vibrant and character-rich city Kyoto aspires to become in the future.
In recognition of these achievements, the City of Kyoto is honored to present this commendation on the occasion of Kyoto City Autonomy Day.
October 15, 2011
Kyoto City Mayor, Daisaku Kadokawa