ABOUT
小網奈々
Born into a modernist architect’s family in Japan, Nana Koami is a bilingual, bi-cultural architect based in the San Francisco Bay Area and licensed in California.
Nana studied community design at Keio University’s Architecture and Urban Program, widely regarded as Japan’s leading private university. Her fully funded Master’s research in Tokyo focused on developing design guidelines addressing elderly isolation amid urban development. This experience shaped her interest in socially responsible architecture and the relationship between people, culture, and the built environment.
She later completed a Master of Architecture at the University of California, Berkeley’s College of Environmental Design in 2004, known for its focus on sustainable and socially conscious design. At award-winning firms in the Bay Area, Nana worked on projects across diverse scales and typologies—from residential remodels and custom homes to large mixed-use developments.
In 2016, Nana founded Koami Architecture, an independent architetural practice. Her work explores the dialogue between California’s natural setting and the refined spatial sensibility of Japanese modern design. Drawing on her bicultural background, she creates bespoke spaces that respond carefully to their context and to the lives of the people who inhabit them.
Clients value Nana’s attentive listening, collaborative process, and thoughtful approach from concept through construction.
Outside of architecture, Nana enjoys time in nature, water sports, yoga practice, and animal welfare advocacy—interests that subtly inform her holistic approach to design.