저희 회사의 이름인 나우는 '어찌할 나', '집 우' 라는 뜻을 가지고 있습니다. 건축물을 조금 더 포괄적이고 친숙한 사전적 개념으로써 집이라고 보았을 때, 결국에 건축이란 '집'에 대해 어떻게 치열하게 '생각'을 하는 지가 가장 중요하다고 생각하여 이러한 의미를 부여하였습니다. 나우건축은 자연과 공간에 이질감 없이 잘 어우러지는 집과 그곳을 향유하는 인간을 고려하는 건축에 대해 보다 심도있게 '생각'하여 설계를 하고자 합니다.

NAWOO, our firm’s name, is composed of two Sino-Korean characters: Na (那), meaning “how” or “what to do,” and Woo (宇), meaning “house” or “dwelling.” By understanding architecture through the broader and more familiar concept of “home,” we believe that architecture ultimately begins with how rigorously and sincerely we think about the house.

At NAWOO Architects, we strive to design homes that feel naturally at ease with their surroundings, without discord or artificial separation. We approach each project as a deeper inquiry into architecture—one that carefully considers both the human experience of inhabiting a place and the relationship between nature and space. Through this process, we aim to pursue design as an act of profound and deliberate thinking.