Meet the Design & Development Team
Koa Niseko is a luxury development by Supernova Land, a private property development company headquartered in Hong Kong specializing in thoughtfully designed homes in spectacular places.
Supernova Land was founded with the belief that real estate development can, and should, blur the boundaries between physical space and meaningful living through thoughtful, harmonious design. The company is managed and operated by a team of seasoned professionals with decades of collective experience in the property development, hospitality, construction, design, and branding industries.
Partners & Consultants
Interior Design & Spatial Planning
Ryoichi Niwata
Ryoichi Niwata is the founder of BOND DESIGN STUDIO Inc. (bond), a critically-acclaimed and award-winning interior design firm based in Tokyo specializing in interior design solutions for luxury hospitality environments.
Each unique space is composed of elements drawn from each property’s location, culture, and history, supported by Japanese philosophy and ideals. Traditional and modern materials, textures, and furniture combine to create new interiors that are elegant, engaging, and experiential.
Architecture & Master Planning
Craig Takahata
Craig Takahata is creative director and founder of ZOO design group. With over twenty five years of global experience and expertise in hospitality design, he has led a number of major hotel, resort, office, commercial, residential, retail, mixed-use and master planning projects throughout the Pacific Rim, United States, and Asia.
Servicing hospitality clients abroad for most major and boutique hotel brands, Takahata’s approach to every project involves a deep understanding of culture and place-making, integrated into design and planning, creating a one-of-a-kind destination experience.
Project Management
ABD Architecture LLC
ABD Architecture LLC, founded by an engineer turned architect with 15 years of experience in Niseko, offers a team of licensed and multilingual professionals in architecture, engineering, and real estate. Specializing in projects in Japan, they can deliver solutions from concept design to completion with a commitment to quality and client satisfaction.
“ABD” short for “Alien By Design” embodies the aspiration for distinctive and functional spaces, based on innovative and holistic approaches.
Compliance Architecture
ND Studio Architecture
Seiji Nakadate is the founder and chief architect of ND Studio, an architectural firm based in Hokkaido. His extensive and diverse portfolio stands as a testament to his relentless pursuit of perfection and professionalism.
With a passionate commitment to integrating local materials into his designs, he creates an authentic and harmonious connection with the surroundings. Furthermore, his dedication to enhancing energy efficiency and minimizing the environmental footprint reflects his unwavering devotion to a greener and more sustainable future.
Interior Design Consultant
Iku Sasahara
Iku Sasahara is an interior designer based in the resort town of Niseko. She has been working extensively with a wide range of established architects, developers and designers since 2018. Having spent a significant amount of time in Europe, Iku’s design inspiration comes from her native Japan as well as her affinity for European furniture and interior aesthetics.
She specializes in custom homes-combining practicality with modern design elements, ensuring that the spaces are tailored to the unique Hokkaido climate and the distinctive Niseko lifestyle.
Project & Estate Management
H2 Christie’s
H2 Christie’s offers an “Owner First” focused asset management solution.
Drawing on 14 years of experience – from pioneering the Niseko property market itself, all the way through to building over 200 homes in the Niseko-Hirafu region – Hokkaido Tracks is the market leader in project and property management, providing a transparent, flexible, personalised service for luxury homes and boutique accommodation.
Lighting Design & Production
Ricardo Lighting
Ricardo Lighting is a leading lighting manufacturer with over forty years of experience in innovation, collaboration, and engineering excellence, building a brand that is associated with quality, aesthetics and extraordinariness. With core expertise in manufacturing decorative and architectural lighting, Ricardo offers bespoke service including modern chandeliers, floor lamps, and pendant lighting fixtures. Ricardo has developed an extensive client base ranging from some of the worlds most prestigious hotels to modern commercial and residential buildings.
Furniture Development
Stellar Works
Stellar Works is our lead partner in delivering the ground-breaking fully-furnished Koa Niseko experience, playing a crucial role in the curation and crafting of all of the furniture in the development. Drawing from decades of experience designing and supplying some of the worlds most revered hospitality brands – such as the Shangri-La Hotels & Resorts Group and Park Hyatt Hotels – Stellar Works brings to Koa Niseko a level of design, quality, and cohesion unrivalled in Niseko today.
Inspired by the long standing craft and industry of traditional cultures, Stellar Works represents a commitment to bridging the gap between old and new, east and west – in attitude, form and application.
Artwork Curator
Vantaly
Vantaly was founded in 1994, and established its first international office in Melbourne, Australia in 2005. Vantaly specializes in art planning and production for five-star hotels and resorts in the Asia Pacific region. The firm offers a commercially-minded art consultancy service across all areas of art planning, concept development and art supply, with integrated logistics and installation services.
