Naf architect & design was founded in 2000, by Akio Nakasa and Tetsuya Nakazono.

Akio Nakasa was born in 1971, in Hiroshima. He graduated in the Hiroshima University and finished his "Master of Architecture" at Waseda University, in 1997. In 1997 Worked for Riken Yamamoto & Field Shop .

Tetsuya Nakazono was born in 1972, in Miyazaki, Japan. He graduated in 1997, at Hiroshima University, Department of Architecture. And work in the same year at Shiomi Architects and Associates. Since 2012 until present, he is an assistant professor Sojo University.