Fabio Tuchiya

Mr. Tuchiya joined Renfro Design Group in 2007. Mr. Tuchiya graduated in 1987 from the Universidade Mackenzie, Faculdade de Arquitetura e Urbanismo in São Paulo, Brazil with a Bachelor of Architecture degree; followed by a Master of Architecture degree from the University of California at Los Angeles, where he focused his research on daylighting simulations and energy conservation.

Mr. Tuchiya brings lighting calculation and computer simulation expertise to Renfro Design Group.
Some of his most recent projects at Renfro Design Group include the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, NY; the renovation of The Clark Museum and Manton buildings in Williamstown, MA; as well as several high-end residential projects.

Prior to working at Renfro Design Group, Mr. Tuchiya’s Architectural Lighting experience includes seven years with Cline Bettridge Bernstein Lighting Design. Preceding his career in lighting design, Mr. Tuchiya owned an architectural practice in Brazil and also worked for 3 years in the design department of Shimizu Construction in Los Angeles.

In 2005, he taught classes and helped develop a curriculum focusing on lighting analysis software used for lighting calculations, renderings and the design of electric lighting and daylighting systems at Parsons School of Design. Mr. Tuchiya is member of the United States Green Building Council and the Designers Lighting Forum of New York.