Atelier Tsuyoshi Tane Architects

What Atelier Tsuyoshi Tane Architects does

Atelier Tsuyoshi Tane Architects (ATTA) is a Paris-based international architecture firm founded in 2017 by architect Tsuyoshi Tane, operating with a small team of 11–50 staff across Paris and Japan. The firm provides full-service architectural design for museums, cultural institutions, luxury hospitality, high-end residential, exhibition scenography, interior design, and select product/furniture collaborations, all unified by its proprietary "Archaeology of the Future" methodology that uses site-specific historical, cultural, and community research to derive architectural form from the layered memory of a place.

ATTA's revenue model is professional services fees derived from large-scale institutional commissions secured through direct client relationships, architectural competitions, and institutional referrals. Notable completed projects include the Estonian National Museum (2016), Hirosaki Museum of Contemporary Art (2020), the Al Thani Collection at the Hôtel de la Marine in Paris (2021), and the Tane Garden House at the Vitra Campus in Germany (2023). Forward pipeline includes the fourth-generation Imperial Hotel Tokyo (construction 2031–2036), the Senso-ji Temple treasures museum in Tokyo, a residential tower in Chiyoda, the Sea of Time – TOHOKU museum, and ongoing cultural regeneration work at Usina de Arte in Brazil.

The firm markets primarily through traveling solo exhibitions, published monographs ("Archaeology of the Future I" and "II"), awards (AFEX Grand Prix 2021, Mainichi Design Award, EDIDA Sustainable Achievement Award 2024), and public lectures at institutions including SCI-Arc, Cité de l'Architecture, and Japan House London. The client base is anchored by repeat engagements with European and Japanese cultural institutions and luxury brands, with no external parent, venture backing, or public listing.

Name

Atelier Tsuyoshi Tane Architects

Legal name

Atelier Tsuyoshi Tane Architects

Website

https://at-ta.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Atelier Tsuyoshi Tane Architects (ATTA) is a Paris-based international architecture firm founded in 2017, specializing in museum, cultural institution, luxury hospitality, and high-end residential design through its proprietary "Archaeology of the Future" methodology, serving clients across Europe, Japan, and Brazil.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131), Interior Design Services (54141), Industrial Design Services (541420)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Historic Preservation & Conservation Planning (BPAHAKAH), Industrial/Product & Furniture Design (BPAHAKAM), Architectural Reconfiguration & Structural Alterations (HSAPAEAB)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Museum architecture
• Cultural institution design
• Exhibition scenography
• Residential architecture

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Architectural Design Services: Fees from designing museums, cultural institutions, private residences, hotels, and exhibition spaces. Projects include museum design (Estonian National Museum, Hirosaki Museum of Contemporary Art, Al Thani Collection), hotel design (Imperial Hotel Tokyo), private residences (Clay House, Hakone Villa), and exhibition/retail spaces.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Atelier Tsuyoshi Tane Architects (ATTA) is a Paris-based international architecture firm that provides full-service architectural design for museums, cultural institutions, private residences, luxury hotels, urban projects, and exhibition scenography. The firm's work is guided by its proprietary 'Archaeology of the Future' methodology, which excavates the layered memories embedded in a place through site-specific research and transforms those findings into the foundation for new architectural visions.

Product overview

Atelier Tsuyoshi Tane Architects (ATTA) is a Paris-based architectural design firm offering comprehensive architectural services centered on its 'Archaeology of the Future' methodology. The firm provides museum and cultural institution design, exhibition scenography, private residential architecture, urban planning, interior design, and product collaborations. The portfolio includes landmark projects such as the Estonian National Museum, Hirosaki Museum of Contemporary Art, The Al Thani Collection galleries, and the Tane Garden House at Vitra Campus. The firm works across scales from intimate furniture pieces to large-scale urban projects, serving cultural institutions, private clients, and luxury brands internationally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architectural Design Services
• Museum Design
• Exhibition & Scenography Design
• Private Residence Design
• Luxury Hotel Design
• Urban Planning & Public Space Design
• Interior Design
• Product & Furniture Design Collaborations
• Artist Residency & Exhibition Space Design

Quantifiable outcome

• Hirosaki Museum of Contemporary Art received AFEX Grand Prix 2021 among 11 finalists including Lacaton & Vassal (Pritzker Prize 2021)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered major and core.

• A-POC ABLE ISSEY MIYAKEmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 November 2025Designed exhibition venue for 'TYPE-XIV Eugene Studio Project' in Paris (October 2025) and subsequent exhibitions in Osaka and Tokyo. Exhibition attracted approximately 3,000 visitors in Paris.
• Louisiana Museum of Modern ArtmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 January 2025Exhibition 'Architecture Connecting II – Memoryscapes' featuring ATTA alongside DnA Design and Architecture (Beijing). Second edition of Architecture Connecting series. ATTA presents 8 projects under theme 'Archaeology of the Future'. On view January-May 2026.
• National Palace Museum TaiwancoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 September 2024Collaboration on 'BEAUTY SPEAKS FOR ITSELF' exhibition featuring over 260 works from National Palace Museum, Musée des Arts Décoratifs Paris, and Van Cleef & Arpels. ATTA designed the exhibition scenography for both Taipei and Chiayi venues.
• Cité de l'Architecture et du PatrimoinecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 September 2024Solo exhibition 'Tsuyoshi Tane: Archaeology of the Future' at Cité de l'Architecture et du Patrimoine in Paris. First solo exhibition in France. Features Estonian National Museum, Hirosaki Museum of Contemporary Art, and Al Thani Collection projects. Running September 2024 - November 2025.
• Van Cleef & ArpelsmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 June 2024Exhibition design collaboration for 'GLANZSTÜCKE: Van Cleef & Arpels High Jewelry × Masterpieces from the MAK Collection' at Museum of Applied Arts Vienna. ATTA designed the exhibition conceived as a 'place for wandering'.
• VitracoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 June 2023Designed and completed the Tane Garden House on the Vitra Campus in Weil am Rhein, Germany. Collaboration with Vitra Chairman Rolf Fehlbaum. Building combines rooftop viewing platform and gardeners' meeting room, constructed with 'overground' sustainable materials.
• Al Thani Collection FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 November 2021ATTA designed the permanent museum spaces (400m2) for The Al Thani Collection within the historic Hôtel de la Marine on Place de la Concorde, Paris. One of the world's most prestigious private art collections spanning 5,000 years of human history.
• Imperial Hotel TokyocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 October 2021Selected as Design Architect for the 4th generation Imperial Hotel Tokyo main building. Project inherits the 'jewel of the orient' concept from Frank Lloyd Wright's 1923 building. Construction begins 2031, completion expected 2036.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• OMA / Office for Metropolitan Architecture: Major international architecture practice (Rem Koolhaas) with deep cultural architecture portfolio (Seattle Central Library, Fondazione Prada, Musée national d'art moderne extension). Overlaps in cultural sector commissions at much greater scale.
• Herzog & de Meuron: Pritzker Prize 2001 practice (Tate Modern, Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, de Young Museum). Overlaps with ATTA in museum and heritage-sensitive projects, but operates at materially greater scale and global reach.
• Renzo Piano Building Workshop: Larger established practice with deep cultural architecture portfolio (Centre Pompidou, Whitney Museum, The Shard). Overlaps with ATTA in museum/heritage projects at much greater scale and brand maturity.
• Tadao Ando Architect & Associates: Pritzker Prize 1995 Japanese architect with deep museum portfolio (Chichu Art Museum, Pulitzer Arts Foundation, Church of the Light). Highly comparable museum specialization and Japan-based cultural architecture authority.

Direct peers

• Lacaton & Vassal: French duo practice (Pritzker Prize 2021) recognized alongside ATTA in the AFEX Grand Prix 2021. Specializes in adaptive reuse and heritage-sensitive architecture — directly comparable methodology and cultural positioning.
• SANAA (Kazuyo Sejima + Ryue Nishizawa): Japanese-duo architecture practice (Pritzker Prize 2010) with an international cultural architecture portfolio. Most directly comparable to ATTA in museum and cultural building design language and Japanese-international positioning.
• Kengo Kuma: Major Japanese architecture practice with extensive museum and cultural portfolio (V&A Dundee, Japan National Stadium, Asakusa Culture Tourist Information Center). Direct comparable in international cultural positioning and Japanese-rooted museum expertise.
• Sou Fujimoto: Japanese-international architect of a comparable generational profile to Tsuyoshi Tane, active in museums (Serpentine Pavilion), exhibitions, and high-end residential. Overlaps directly with ATTA's portfolio mix and recognition level.
• David Chipperfield Architects: Major cultural architecture practice (Neues Museum Berlin, Royal Academy renovations, James-Simon-Galerie). Highly comparable in cultural institution focus and adaptive reuse expertise that mirrors ATTA's heritage-driven methodology.

Emerging players

• Studio Gang: US-based studio (Jeanne Gang) with comparable contemporary cultural architecture focus (American Museum of Natural History expansion, Writers Theatre). Similar emerging-to-mid-scale profile and cultural museum portfolio mix.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

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