3 . Prada Aoyama epicenter . 4 . Gyre Shopping Center . 5 . Tokyo
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3 . Prada Aoyama epicenter . 4 . Gyre Shopping Center . 5 . Tokyo
. . Tokyo .Projects 35 Created 17-Feb-16 By Valeria Castiello, Roma, Italy .. . . . . . Gyre Shopping Center Tokyo, Japan MVRDV shopping centre . . . . . Dior Omotesando . . . Prada Aoyama epicenter . . . . Tod's Omotesando Building . . . Maison Hermès . . . . Neil Barrett Flagship Store . . . Nicolas G. Hayek Center . . . . hhstyle.com casa . . . Carina Store . . . . . . 7 21 21 Design Sight Shibuya Station Extension 14 . St. Mary's Cathedral 15 . Tokyo Tower 16 . National Museum of Western Art 17 Tokyo, Japan Le Corbusier museum 8 . Yoyogi National Stadium 18 Tokyo, Japan Kenzo Tange olympic stadium 9 . Kuwait Embassy and Chancellery 19 Tokyo, Japan Kenzo Tange embassy 10 . Shizuoka Press and Broadcasting Tower 20 Tokyo, Japan Kenzo Tange office 11 Tokyo, Japan SANAA shop . . Tokyo, Japan Tachu Naito Tokyo, Japan Tadao Ando shop . . 6 Tokyo, Japan Shigeru Ban Architects commercial space, office, shop . 13 Tokyo, Japan Kenzo Tange church Tokyo, Japan Zaha Hadid Architects shop . . 5 Tokyo, Japan Renzo Piano office, shop, workshop . Mikimoto Ginza 2 Tokyo, Japan Tadao Ando subway station Tokyo, Japan Toyo Ito office, retail, shop . . 4 Tokyo, Japan Herzog and De Meuron shop, showroom . . Tokyo, Japan Toyo Ito shop Tokyo, Japan SANAA commercial space, shop . . 3 . Coach Omotesando Flagship 21 Tokyo, Japan OMA - Rem Koolhaas shop 12 Tokyo, Japan Tadao Ando gallery, museum http://www.mimoa.eu/users/ValeriaC/Guides/Tokyo/ this page is part of Mi guide 'Tokyo' made by Valeria Castiello, Roma, Italy . Asakusa Culture and Tourism Center 22 Tokyo, Japan Kengo Kuma & Associates culture 1 . . . . . Shinjuku Park Tower Tokyo, Japan Kenzo Tange hotel, mixed-use development, office . . . . . Omotesando Hills . . . Za Koenji Public Theatre . . . . Tama Art University - Hachioji Library . . . Mode Gakuen Cocoon Tower . . . . . . . . . Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building . Rikkyo University Library . . . . . 26 . M-Building 32 . Dentsu Head Office 33 . TK Building 34 Tokyo, Japan Tadao Ando restaurant, shop 27 . Roppongi Apartment 35 Tokyo, Japan Tadao Ando apartment, private house 28 . Collezione 36 Tokyo, Japan Tadao Ando 29 Tokyo, Japan Kenzo Tange library Jiyu Gakuen Girls' School 31 Tokyo, Japan Kenzo Tange office Tokyo, Japan Kenzo Tange government . . 25 Tokyo, Japan Kenzo Tange education, university . Century Tower Tokyo, Japan Toyo Ito housing Tokyo, Japan Toyo Ito library . . 24 Tokyo, Japan Toyo Ito theatre . . Tokyo, Japan Foster & Partners office Tokyo, Japan Tadao Ando shopping centre . . 23 . Steel House 37 Tokyo, Japan Kengo Kuma & Associates private house 30 Tokyo, Japan Frank Lloyd Wright primary school http://www.mimoa.eu/users/ValeriaC/Guides/Tokyo/ this page is part of Mi guide 'Tokyo' made by Valeria Castiello, Roma, Italy 2 photo: Rob 't Hart . . . photo: Rob 't Hart Gyre Shopping Center Address Omotesando street 5-10-1 Jingumae Shibuya-ku Tokyo Japan http://gyre-omotesando.com/ . This a new retail building on Omotesando street in Tokyo designed by Dutch architects MVRDV. Gyre, also known as The Swirl, is generated from five identical rectangular floor plates that are rotated on a vertical axis and then trimmed to fit the site on Omotesando street. Besides the big names and ground floor tenants, Chanel and Bulgari, the building will house the first Asian branch of the MoMA Design Store and a large shop for Martin Margiela. Higher up there are smaller shops like a hair dress salon, an exclusive watch shop etc. The top levels contain a series of different restaurants. The interiors of the shops are designed by the different tenants. From the Gyre website: “A building in the shape of a gyre is a body in motion, with a magnetism that exudes energy. Our hope is to become an incubator of a new way of shopping, thoughtfully, in a way that becomes a force for good. GYRE connects with your and connects you to the world.” photo: Rob 't Hart . Project is public! . . . . . . Completion Floor area/size 10-2007 8950 m² Architect MVRDV Building physics consultant Takenaka Corporation Client Mitsubishi Corporation UBS Realty Contributed by Opening hours Email [email protected] for more information. MVRDV . . How to get there . . . http://www.mimoa.eu/users/ValeriaC/Guides/Tokyo/ this page is part of Mi guide 'Tokyo' made by Valeria Castiello, Roma, Italy 3 photo: Frankss . photo: Viditocho . . Dior Omotesando Address Omotesando Street 5-9-11 Jingumae Shibuya-ku Tokyo Japan . Omotesando Street is an avenue in Tokyo and home to many upscale shops featuring several international brand outlets. Hence, the street is sometimes referred to as 'Tokyo's Champs-Élysées'. On this prime location, Japanese architect duo Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa, known collectively as SANAA, has designed the building that accommodates a store for fashion retailer Dior. The building is gift-wrapped in a translucent skin that allows the building underneath to show through. The effect is achieved by using clear glass on the outside and a second displaced layer of translucent acrylic on the inside. . Project is public! . Completion 2003 Architect Client SANAA Dior Contributed by viditocho . . . . photo: Viditocho Opening hours Daily from 10.00 - 18.00. . How to get there The exact address is: Jingumae 5-9-11, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture 150 0001. . . . http://www.mimoa.eu/users/ValeriaC/Guides/Tokyo/ this page is part of Mi guide 'Tokyo' made by Valeria Castiello, Roma, Italy 4 photo: Olivier van den Hoven . photo: Yann Martin . . Prada Aoyama epicenter Address Minami-Aoyama 5-2-6 107-0062 Tokyo Japan http://www.prada.com/ . Haute couture and star architecture have grown to understand each other rather well in the recent years. Major fashion brands distinguish themselves by inviting world leading architects to indulge themselves in the design of flagshipstores and extravagant showrooms. The highest density worldwide of such state of the art showpieces can arguably be found on and around Tokyo's Omotesando. One of the most impressive contributions to this phenomenon is the Prada 'epicenter'. This 33 meter high building has a façade like a membrane which is built out of wedge shaped elements that frame flat, convex and concave windows. These element also form the outer structure of the building. Closed horizontal bracings not only make the frame rigid, but also house the more private dressing rooms within this transparent building. Everything about the building tells us that money was not an issue. But perhaps the most costly design choice of all was to leave a large part of the expensive plot un-built. photo: Olivier van den Hoven . Project is public! . . . . . . . Completion Floor area/size 6-2003 2860 m² Architect Lighting designer Associate architect Client Herzog and De Meuron ARUP Takenaka Corporation Prada Japan Co Ltd Contributed by olivier_van_den_hoven Opening hours opened daily from 11am till 8pm (also on Sundays) . . How to get there the Omotesando metrostation is on the Ginza line, the Chiyoda line and the Hanzoumon line. Take exit A3 and walk into the street called Minami-Aoyama. after a short walk you get to the Prada epicenter. . . . http://www.mimoa.eu/users/ValeriaC/Guides/Tokyo/ this page is part of Mi guide 'Tokyo' made by Valeria Castiello, Roma, Italy 5 photo: Frankss . photo: Frankss . . Tod's Omotesando Building Address Jingumae 5-1-15 Shibuya-ku Tokyo Japan http://www.tods.com/ . Toyo Ito’s Tod’s Omotesando Building is a slender, L-shaped building for the Italian footwear retailer, it contains offices and a boutique fronting Omotesando, Tokyo’s famous four-lane, tree-lined boulevard that in recent years has become the city’s showplace for luxury brands and top architects. The seven-storey building continues Ito's exploration of ideas of surface, the dramatic structure mimicking the shapes of the tall elm trees that stretch along Omotesando Avenue and reinterprets them in its façade as a series of crisscrossing geometric forms. The façade is a smooth blend of concrete and glass and materials are kept simple. The structural frame that supports the building is well concealed. Inside, opaque glass hides the rear view so that shoppers are drawn to the front of the store where they play an important role in animating the building. (text from RIBA Royal Gold Medal 2006 award). . Project is public! . . . . . . . . . Completion Floor area/size 12-2004 2449 m² Architect Technical engineer Lighting designer Structural engineer Contractor Client Toyo Ito ES Associates Lightdesign Inc. Oak Structural Design Office Takenaka Corporation Holpaf B.V. Contributed by MI_MOA photo: Luis Villa del Campo Opening hours tel + 81 364192055 . . How to get there . . . http://www.mimoa.eu/users/ValeriaC/Guides/Tokyo/ this page is part of Mi guide 'Tokyo' made by Valeria Castiello, Roma, Italy 6 photo: Nazar Leskiw . photo: Thom Mckenzie . . Maison Hermès Address Ginza 4-1 104-0061 Tokyo Japan http://jp.hermes.com/ . Maison Hermès, Tokyo, by Renzo Piano is the corporate headquarters and retail store for Hermès Japan. The program includes offices, workshops, retail and exhibition spaces, multimedia areas and a roof garden. The building also includes access to the subway via a courtyard which divides the long façade in two. It is an elegant, glowing, rectangular form which has been carefully crafted from specially designed 45cm x 45cm glass blocks which give the impression of the building as a precious object containing equally precious objects. Renzo Piano stated that the building was inspired by traditional Japanese lanterns. The thickness of the glass façade blurs the activity within during the day and at night the building glows from the light within whilst simultaneously providing acoustic insulation from the bustling Ginza streets outside. Clear glass boxes become display cases for Hermès products at street level. . Project is public! . . . . . Completion Floor area/size 2001 6000 m² Architect Client Renzo Piano Hermès Contributed by thom photo: Thom Mckenzie Opening hours Monday - Sunday: 10.00 - 19.00 / Wednesday: closed. . . How to get there Take the Hibiya, Marunouchi or Ginza line to Ginza subway station in central Tokyo. . . . http://www.mimoa.eu/users/ValeriaC/Guides/Tokyo/ this page is part of Mi guide 'Tokyo' made by Valeria Castiello, Roma, Italy 7 photo: Frankss . . Neil Barrett Flagship Store Address Minami-Aoyama 3-17-6 208 Tokyo Japan http://www.neilbarrett.com/ . The concept for the Neil Barrett flagship store is based on the minimal cut of the brand's fashion design and parallels its approach in using the same design parameters of fixed points, folding, pleating and cut outs. Rather than defining a single room or space, the design creates a circular passage allowing the customer to experience the space in multiple ways and interpretations. The design of the store plays with the complementary characteristics and the related dualism between male and female. The furniture piece on the ground floor is designed as a strong, masculine and dynamic form whilst the piece on the first floor enunciates femininity through more fluid contour lines. The first floor is designed in a more playful manner. The furniture piece with a white smooth Corian finish is set against the raw fair faced concrete surface of the rest of the space. This is accentuated through the contrast in color and finish of the white matte furniture finish against a black glossy floor. . Project is public! . Completion 9-2008 Interior architect Client Zaha Hadid Architects Neil Barrett Contributed by Franks . . . photo: Frankss Opening hours Daily, from 11am - 8pm. . . How to get there The store is a two minutes walk from Omotesando subway station, in Minami-Aoyama (southwest of central Tokyo). Take exit A5 from the subway station, and follow Omotesando Avenue towards the southeast. Then take the second street on your left. The store is in the middle of the block on your left. . . . http://www.mimoa.eu/users/ValeriaC/Guides/Tokyo/ this page is part of Mi guide 'Tokyo' made by Valeria Castiello, Roma, Italy 8 photo: Nazar Leskiw . photo: Nazar Leskiw . . Nicolas G. Hayek Center Address Ginza, Chuo-ku 7-9-18 104-8188 Tokyo Japan http://www.swatchgroup.jp/nghc/index.html . Nicolas G. Hayek was co-founder, CEO and Chairman of the Board of the Swatch Group. Shigeru Ban wanted all 7 brands to have an equal opportunity for public exposure. He organized the building into a stack of three- and four-story volumes, each with its own set of retractable shutters on the main front, and turned the lowest volume into a public thoroughfare contiguous with the sidewalk. Within this four-story, indoor-outdoor passage, he placed tiny, satellite showrooms, one per brand. Doubling as an elevator, each showroom connects only to the brand's main shop, either above or below grade. The boutiques fill the first four levels (plus part of the basement), followed by three floors for customer service and six floors of offices topped by a dramatic event hall overlooking the city in three directions. The airy interior spaces, unconventional interior-exterior treatment, simple materials, and fragrant green lobby create an oasis of unusual calm. . Project is public! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Completion Floor area/size 5-2007 5695 m² Architect, Interior architect Structural engineer Technical engineer Contractor Lighting designer Landscape designer Contractor Client Shigeru Ban Architects Contributed by Franks ARUP ES Associates Kajima Corporation Lighting Planners Associates Studio On Site Suruga Corporation Swatch Group photo: Nazar Leskiw Opening hours 11.00 - 20.00 (Mon - Sat) 11.00 - 19.00 (Sun & Holiday) How to get there Exit Ginza metro station at A3. Walk the main road in south eastern direction and turn right at Chuo Dori. After 300 m the center is in the middle of the third block on your left. . . . http://www.mimoa.eu/users/ValeriaC/Guides/Tokyo/ this page is part of Mi guide 'Tokyo' made by Valeria Castiello, Roma, Italy 9 photo: Frankss . photo: Frankss . . hhstyle.com casa Address Jingumae, Shibuya-ku 6-14-5 150-0001 Tokyo Japan http://www.hhstyle.com . When this building was finished, it functioned as an annex for the neighboring HHStyle flagship store, designed by SANAA. That's how it got its name. In January 2008 however, HHStyle have left their casa and since then new tenants have arrived in the black bunker. It looks like a bunker, but folded in origami-style. It's an angular black construction made out of 16 mm steel plates that's as startling as some of the area's high-fashion apparel. It is painted with a zinc-based primer fluoropolymer paint. The lease for the site covered two areas, one for a ten-year period, and one for half that duration. The architect thus was called upon to concentrate most of the building on the ten-year plot, leaving a fair part of the site empty. The building consists of 2 stories plus a basement. New buildings in Tokyo are not allowed to block more than a certain percentage of neighbours light, so Ando crafted the form until he found the ideal solution. photo: Frankss . Project is public! . . . . . Completion Floor area/size 2-2005 470 m² Architect Client Tadao Ando HHStyle Contributed by Franks Opening hours 11.30 AM - 8.00 PM . . How to get there The nearest station is Meiji-Jingumae. Exit it in eastern direction and walk along Omotesando until you reach MVRDV's Gyre building (also on Mimoa). Just in front of Gyre turn right and walk 250 m along this Cat Street until you see the building on your right hand. . . . http://www.mimoa.eu/users/ValeriaC/Guides/Tokyo/ this page is part of Mi guide 'Tokyo' made by Valeria Castiello, Roma, Italy 10 photo: Frankss . photo: Frankss . . Carina Store Address Minami-Aoyama, Minato-Ku 5-5-20 107-0062 Tokyo Japan http://www.carina-carina.com/shop/html/user_data/interior .php . Carina is a children's and mother's clothing store, designed by Kazuyo Sejima. The shop is wrapped in two façades. The inner façade is made up of a steel structure and large glass windows. The outer façade is made out of white expanded metal, similar to the weaves that were used for the New Museum at the Bowery in New York. The outer façade covers up almost the complete building, except for the entrance door and one window on the second floor. This is a daring approach as it provides an introspective look at first glance. But, as in many recent architecture in Tokyo, the shop comes to life when you take a closer look and even more so when dusk falls over the city. . Project is public! . Completion 11-2009 Architect SANAA Contributed by Franks . . . photo: Frankss Opening hours 11:00- 19:00 hr (Tue-Fri), 12:00-19:00 (Sat), 12:00-18:00 (Sun) . How to get there Take Omotesando station, leave it at exit A5 and walk in eastern direction. Then take the first street to your right. Take the second street to the left. The store is then next to the Aveda building. . . . http://www.mimoa.eu/users/ValeriaC/Guides/Tokyo/ this page is part of Mi guide 'Tokyo' made by Valeria Castiello, Roma, Italy 11 photo: Frankss . photo: Frankss . . 21 21 Design Sight Address Akasaka, Minato-ku 9-7-6 000 Tokyo Japan http://www.2121designsight.jp . The building is a low-rise structure consisting of one ground floor and one underground floor. Because this building, consisting of the café wing and the museum wing, was designed to be public open space within the district plan area, the limitations on the building area and the sun shadow control were very severe. As a result, less than 600 square meters are above ground. The building has a unique form featuring a roof made from giant steel plates that slope gently down to the ground. Once inside, the space opens out on a scale unimaginable given the building's unobtrusive exterior. The ground floor houses the entrance and reception area, while the underground floor houses two galleries and a triangular sunken court. Highlighting Issey Miyake's concept in clothing design of "A Piece of Cloth," Ando devised the idea for the roof as one sheet of folded steel. The building incorporates the longest sheet of double-glazed glass in Japan. photo: Frankss . Project is public! . . . . . . Completion Floor area/size 3-2007 1732 m² Architect General consultant Client Tadao Ando Takenaka Corporation Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd. Contributed by Franks Opening hours Daily 11.00 - 20.00. Closed on Tuesdays. Entrance fee ¥1,000. . . How to get there Take exit 3 at the Nogizaka station on the Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line. Walk towards the Garden of the Tokyo Midtown complex via a path lined with grass and trees. After 200m the museum is on your left. . . . http://www.mimoa.eu/users/ValeriaC/Guides/Tokyo/ this page is part of Mi guide 'Tokyo' made by Valeria Castiello, Roma, Italy 12 photo: Nazar Leskiw . photo: Frankss . . Mikimoto Ginza 2 Address Chuo-Ku 2-4-12 Ginza Tokyo Japan http://ginza2.mikimoto.com . This boutique store is part of the Mikimoto family, one of the most famous names in Japanese jewellery with a history dating back to 1899. While the main Mikimoto shop is dedicated to high-end jewels, this store focuses on casual fashion baubles and accessories. Ito was inspired by the mysteriousness of a jewellery box and imagining bubbles around pearls and floating petals. The building also features a lounge and an atrium, which serves as both an exhibition hall and as an area for seminars for women. Painted in a subtly sparkling mica-laced pale pink, the four walls are a marvel of engineering. Each comprises two 56 m tall steel sheets; manufactured in sections, welded together on-site, and installed barely 20 cm apart. With concrete poured between, the steel is strong enough to support the 9 stories. . Project is public! . . . . . . . . . Completion Floor area/size 12-2005 2230 m² Main designer, Architect Interior architect Structural engineer Contractor Lighting designer Client Toyo Ito Ichiro Nishiwaki Design Office SSC Sasaki Structural Consultants Taisei Corporation Ushio Spax Co K. Mikimoto & Co. Ltd Contributed by Franks photo: Nazar Leskiw Opening hours Daily 11:00 - 19:00. Restaurant is open until 23.00. . . How to get there Mikimoto is in Ginza (obviously). Take the southern exit (A13) at the Ginza Itchome metro station. Walk to the end of the first block and the building should be around the corner. . . . http://www.mimoa.eu/users/ValeriaC/Guides/Tokyo/ this page is part of Mi guide 'Tokyo' made by Valeria Castiello, Roma, Italy 13 photo: Christian Beirle González . photo: Christian Beirle González . . Shibuya Station Extension Address Shibuya 24-1 Shibuya Nichome Tokyo Japan . Tadao Ando's Shibuya Station Extension is composed of two prime gestures: an elliptical shell with the span of 256x79 feet, and the connection of that shell to elements of Tokyo's underground station network such as escalators, passages and tunnels, thus making it an integral part of Tokyo's transportation system. Tadao Ando's new Shibuya Station extension is all about making travel fun again: "A station should be a place where visitors think "I was glad to come to this station" or ?that station was fascinating","Ando says, as he examines the three-story atrium of the nearly completed building. Ando's design is based on what he calls a "chichusen", or underground spaceship. Commuters board the buried flying saucer near the top of the atrium and are carried down to the tracks at its base. "Because this station has an atrium from top to bottom, you can easily see where you are... it gives you a sense of security," Ando says. photo: Christian Beirle González . Project is public! . Completion 2008 Architect Tadao Ando Contributed by christian_02 . . . . Opening hours How to get there Shibuya Subway Station - access Fukutoshin, Ginza or Hanzomon Line. . . . http://www.mimoa.eu/users/ValeriaC/Guides/Tokyo/ this page is part of Mi guide 'Tokyo' made by Valeria Castiello, Roma, Italy 14 photo: Christian Beirle González . photo: Christian Beirle González . . St. Mary's Cathedral Address Sekiguchi 3-15-16 Bunkyo-ku Tokyo Japan . St. Mary's Cathedral is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tokyo. It is located in the Sekiguchi neighbourhood of Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan. The original structure of 1899 was a wooden building in the Gothic style. It was burned during World War II. The present church, designed by Tange Kenzo, dates from 1964. Kenzo Tange won the competition for the reconstruction of this church in 1961. It was built with assistance from Wilhelm Schlombs, architect to the Archdiocese of Cologne, the engineer Yoshikatsu Tsuboi, who worked with Tange on many of his projects and the Zurich architect Max Lechner. photo: Christian Beirle González . Project is public! . . . . . Completion Floor area/size 1964 3650 m² Architect Structural engineer Kenzo Tange Yoshikatsu Tsuboi Contributed by christian_02 . Opening hours . How to get there Nearby subway-station Gokokuji (600m) . . . http://www.mimoa.eu/users/ValeriaC/Guides/Tokyo/ this page is part of Mi guide 'Tokyo' made by Valeria Castiello, Roma, Italy 15 photo: Quentin Seik . photo: Quentin Seik . . Tokyo Tower Address Shiba-Koen 4-2-8 105-0011 Tokyo Japan http://www.tokyotower.co.jp/english . At 332.5 metres (1,091 ft), it is the second tallest artificial structure in Japan. The structure is an Eiffel Tower-inspired lattice tower that is painted white and international orange to comply with air safety regulations. Built in 1958, the tower's main sources of revenue are tourism and antenna leasing. Over 150 million people have visited the tower since its opening. FootTown, a 4-storey building located directly under the tower, houses museums, restaurants and shops. Departing from here, guests can visit two observation decks. The 2-storey Main Observatory is located at 150 metres (490 ft), while the smaller Special Observatory reaches a height of 250 metres (820 ft). The tower acts as a support structure for an antenna. It was constructed of steel, a third of which was scrap metal taken from US tanks damaged in the Korean War. When the 90-metre antenna was bolted into place on October 14, 1958, Tokyo Tower was the tallest free-standing tower in the world. . Project is public! . Completion 12-1958 Architect Client Tachu Naito Nippon Television City Corp. Contributed by Quentin_Seik . . . photo: Nazar Leskiw Opening hours 9:00 - 22:00 h. . . How to get there . . . http://www.mimoa.eu/users/ValeriaC/Guides/Tokyo/ this page is part of Mi guide 'Tokyo' made by Valeria Castiello, Roma, Italy 16 photo: Nazar Leskiw . . . photo: Nazar Leskiw National Museum of Western Art Address Uenokoen 7-7 110-0007 Tokyo Japan www.nmwa.go.jp/en/? . The National Museum of Western Art is the premier public art gallery in Japan specializing in art from the Western tradition. The Museum is located in the museum and zoo complex in Ueno Park in Taito, central Tokyo. The museum is square in plan with the main body of the galleries raised on piloti to first floor level. The layout is influenced by Le Corbusier's Sanskar Kendra museum in Ahmedabad which was being designed at the same time. Entrance for visitors is at ground floor level via the 19th Century Hall. This double height space is lit from above with a north glazed pyramidal skylight intersected with reinforced concrete beams and a column. On the opposite side of the hall from the entrance, the ascent to the paintings gallery is via a promenade ramp which affords better views of Rodin's sculptures. photo: Nazar Leskiw . Project is public! . Completion 6-1959 Architect Le Corbusier Contributed by Nazar . . . Opening hours . How to get there . . . http://www.mimoa.eu/users/ValeriaC/Guides/Tokyo/ this page is part of Mi guide 'Tokyo' made by Valeria Castiello, Roma, Italy 17 photo: Tokyotravels . . Yoyogi National Stadium Address Jinnan 2-1-1 150-0041 Tokyo Japan . Yoyogi National Stadium is an arena in Yoyogi Park, Tokyo, Japan which is famous for its suspension roof design. It was designed by Kenzo Tange and built between 1961 and 1964 to house swimming and diving events in the 1964 Summer Olympics. A separate annex was used for the basketball competition at those same games. It will also host handball competitions at the 2020 Summer Olympics.The design inspired Frei Otto's arena designs for the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. The arena holds 13,291 people and is now primarily used for ice hockey, futsal and basketball. Images of the arena are regularly featured at the end of NHK Newsline broadcasts because the NHK World studios are adjacent to the arena along the edge of Yoyogi Park. photo: Nazar Leskiw . Project is public! . Completion 10-1964 Architect Kenzo Tange Contributed by Nazar . . . Opening hours . How to get there . . . http://www.mimoa.eu/users/ValeriaC/Guides/Tokyo/ this page is part of Mi guide 'Tokyo' made by Valeria Castiello, Roma, Italy 18 . Kuwait Embassy and Chancellery Address Mita 4-13-12 108-0073 Tokyo Japan . Kuwait Embassy and Chancellery is one of the most characteristic buildings of Kenzo Tange. Eight-storey concrete building is located in the district of Minato. The building perfectly captures the nature of Metabolism architecture. . Project is public! . Completion 1970 Architect Kenzo Tange Contributed by Nazar . . . photo: Nazar Leskiw Opening hours . How to get there . . . http://www.mimoa.eu/users/ValeriaC/Guides/Tokyo/ this page is part of Mi guide 'Tokyo' made by Valeria Castiello, Roma, Italy 19 photo: Metropolis . photo: Nazar Leskiw . . Shizuoka Press and Broadcasting Tower Address Ginza 8-3-7 104-0061 Tokyo Japan . "I came to the idea of building a 'pillar of the city' with a meaning of indirect stimulus... I built this tower with the idea of bringing urban scale to this dynamic point of the town". -Kenzo Tange In 1966 Tange designed the Shizuoka Press and Broadcasting Tower in the Ginza district of T?ky?. This time using only a single core Tange arranged the offices as cantilevered steel and glass boxes. The cantilever is emphasised by punctuating the three storey blocks with a single storey glazed balcony. The concrete forms of the building were cast using aluminium formwork and the aluminium has been left on as a cladding. Although conceived as a "core-type" system that was included in Tange's other city proposals, the tower stands alone and is robbed of other connections. . Project is public! . Completion 1967 Architect Kenzo Tange Contributed by Nazar . . . . photo: Nazar Leskiw Opening hours How to get there . . . http://www.mimoa.eu/users/ValeriaC/Guides/Tokyo/ this page is part of Mi guide 'Tokyo' made by Valeria Castiello, Roma, Italy 20 photo: Iwan Baan . . Coach Omotesando Flagship Address Kitaaoyama 6-3 107-0061 Tokyo Japan . The flagship design features a façade of 210 stacked, translucent display boxes in a herringbone pattern of vertical and horizontal orientation that accommodate the brand's wide repertoire of products. In addition to the façade, OMA designed a "floating" tower of 105 illuminated acrylic units that encase the store's central stair, drawing pedestrians to the upper level. Consolidating the display on the facade and circulation creates a condition in which the shopper is continuously surrounded by Coach's products, while simultaneously liberating floor space. . Project is public! . Completion 2012 Architect OMA - Rem Koolhaas Contributed by Nazar . . . photo: Nazar Leskiw Opening hours . How to get there . . . http://www.mimoa.eu/users/ValeriaC/Guides/Tokyo/ this page is part of Mi guide 'Tokyo' made by Valeria Castiello, Roma, Italy 21 photo: Takeshi Yamagishi . photo: Takeshi Yamagishi . . Asakusa Culture and Tourism Center Address Kaminarimon 2-18-9 111-0034 Tokyo Japan . The center extends Asakusa's lively neighborhood vertically and piles up roofs that wrap different activities underneath, creating a 'new section' which had not existed in conventional layered architecture. Equipments are stored in the diagonally shaped spaces born between the roof and the floor, and by this treatment we could secure large air volume despite its just average height for high-and medium-rise buildings. Furthermore, the roofs not only divide the structure into 8 one-storied houses but also determine the role of each floor. First and second floor has an atrium and in-door stairs, creating a sequence from which you can feel the slope of the two roofs. On 6th floor, taking advantage of the slanted roof, we were able to set up a terraced floor with which the entire room can function as a theater. As angles of the roofs inclined toward Kaminari-mon and the heights from the ground vary from floor to floor, each floor relates differently to the outside, giving unique character. . photo: Nazar Leskiw Project is public! . Completion 2012 Architect Kengo Kuma & Associates Contributed by Nazar . . Opening hours . . How to get there . . . http://www.mimoa.eu/users/ValeriaC/Guides/Tokyo/ this page is part of Mi guide 'Tokyo' made by Valeria Castiello, Roma, Italy 22 photo: Nazar Leskiw . photo: Nazar Leskiw . . Shinjuku Park Tower Address Nishishinjuku 3-7-1 163-1055 Tokyo Japan . The Shinjuku Park Tower is the second-tallest building in Shinjuku, Tokyo. It was designed by Kenzo Tange and completed in 1994. Shinjuku Park T tall with 52 storeys, C tower which is 209 m tall with 47 storeys and N tower which is 182 m tall with 41 storeys. Floors 1 to 8 are occupied by retail stores, floors 9 to 37 are office floors and floors 39 to 52 are occupied by the luxury Park Hyatt Tokyo hotel, which was featured in the film Lost In Translation. . Project is public! . Completion 1994 Architect Kenzo Tange Contributed by Nazar . . . photo: Nazar Leskiw Opening hours . How to get there . . . http://www.mimoa.eu/users/ValeriaC/Guides/Tokyo/ this page is part of Mi guide 'Tokyo' made by Valeria Castiello, Roma, Italy 23 photo: Nazar Leskiw . photo: Nazar Leskiw . . Omotesando Hills Address Jingumae 4-12-10 150-0001 Tokyo Japan . Omotesando is a shopping complex in central Tokyo built in 2005, in a series of urban developments by Mori Building. It occupies a two hundred and fifty meter stretch of Omotesando, a shopping and (previously) residential road in Aoyama, sometimes termed Tokyo's Champs-Élysées. It was designed by Tadao Ando, and contains over 130 shops and 38 apartments. The construction of Omotesando Hills, built at a cost of $330 million, has been marked by controversy.The building replaced the Bauhaus-inspired Dojunkai Aoyama Apartments, which had been built in 1927 after the 1923 Kanto earthquake. The destruction of the apartments again raised questions about Japan's interest in preserving historic buildings. A small section of the old apartments is reconstructed in the South-East part of the new complex. photo: Nazar Leskiw . Project is public! . Completion 2006 Architect Tadao Ando Contributed by Nazar . . . Opening hours . How to get there . . . http://www.mimoa.eu/users/ValeriaC/Guides/Tokyo/ this page is part of Mi guide 'Tokyo' made by Valeria Castiello, Roma, Italy 24 photo: Y_Seto . photo: Y_Seto . . Za Koenji Public Theatre Address Koenjikita 2-1-2 166-0002 Tokyo Japan http://za-koenji.jp/english/about/ . Za-Koenji Public Theatre is a theatre for contemporary performing arts. The theatre is funded by the city of Suginami in Tokyo and managed by Creative Theatre Network (CTN), a non-profit organization led by president Ren Saito. The theatre produces, presents and supports a wide range of cultural activities for the community of Suginami, enabling people of all ages to see and take part in many art forms from drama and dance to music and storytelling. photo: Y_Seto . Project is public! . Completion 11-2008 Architect Toyo Ito Contributed by Nazar . . . Opening hours . How to get there . . . http://www.mimoa.eu/users/ValeriaC/Guides/Tokyo/ this page is part of Mi guide 'Tokyo' made by Valeria Castiello, Roma, Italy 25 photo: Toyo Ito Architect & Associates . . . photo: Toyo Ito Architect & Associates Tama Art University - Hachioji Library Address Yarimizu Hachioji 2-1723 192-0394 Tokyo Japan http://www.tamabi.ac.jp/english/about/library.htm . Ito Toyo, who is one of the leading architects in Japan, designed the Hachioji Library. Regarding the design of this newly opened library, the entire first floor slopes gently from the front entrance. Its exterior glass walls and large arches allow the contours of the natural environment surrounding the campus to extend into the interior creating an exhilaratingly open space. The first floor features an all-purpose and gallery space available to hold various events and exhibitions as well as a theater area with a big screen. At the back of the first floor, students are able to read the latest magazine issues and view video materials. On the second floor, there are open access stacks holding about 100,000 books as well as private reading seats and photocopying machines. The Hachioji Library contains about 77,000 Japanese books, 47,000 foreign books and 1,500 periodicals. photo: Toyo Ito Architect & Associates . Project is public! . Completion 2-2007 Architect Toyo Ito Contributed by Nazar . . . . Opening hours How to get there . . . http://www.mimoa.eu/users/ValeriaC/Guides/Tokyo/ this page is part of Mi guide 'Tokyo' made by Valeria Castiello, Roma, Italy 26 photo: Nazar Leskiw . photo: Nazar Leskiw . . Mode Gakuen Cocoon Tower Address Nishishinjuku 1-7-3 160-0023 Tokyo Japan . Mode Gakuen Cocoon Tower is a 204-metre , 50-story educational facility located in the Nishi-Shinjuku district in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. The building is home to three educational institutions: Tokyo Mode Gakuen (fashion vocational school), HAL Tokyo (special technology and design college), and Shuto Ik? (medical college). Completed in October 2008, the tower is the second-tallest educational building in the world and is the 17th-tallest building in Tokyo. The tower floor plan is simple. Three rectangular classroom areas rotate 120 degrees around the inner core. From the 1st floor to the 50th floor, these rectangular classroom areas are arranged in a curvilinear form. The inner core consists of an elevator, staircase and shaft. The Student Lounge is located between the classrooms and face three directions, east, southwest and northwest. . Project is public! . Completion 10-2008 Architect Kenzo Tange Contributed by Nazar . . . photo: Nazar Leskiw Opening hours . How to get there . . . http://www.mimoa.eu/users/ValeriaC/Guides/Tokyo/ this page is part of Mi guide 'Tokyo' made by Valeria Castiello, Roma, Italy 27 photo: Nazar Leskiw . photo: Nazar Leskiw . . Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building Address Nishishinjuku 2-8-1 163-8001 Tokyo Japan . The Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building houses the headquarters of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, which governs not only the 23 wards, but also the cities, towns and villages that make up Tokyo as a whole. Located in Shinjuku, the building consists of a complex of three structures, each taking up a city block. The tallest and most prominent of the three is Tokyo Metropolitan Main building No.1, a tower 48 stories tall that splits into two sections at the 33rd floor. The building also has three levels below ground. The design of the building Kenzo Tange , has many symbolic touches, most notably the aforementioned split which re-creates the look of a Gothic cathedral. The building held the title of the tallest building in Tokyo, at 243 meters from 1991 to late 2006, when it surrendered its title upon the completion of Midtown Tower. . Project is public! . Completion 1991 Architect Kenzo Tange Contributed by Nazar . . . . photo: Nazar Leskiw Opening hours How to get there . . . http://www.mimoa.eu/users/ValeriaC/Guides/Tokyo/ this page is part of Mi guide 'Tokyo' made by Valeria Castiello, Roma, Italy 28 photo: Nazar Leskiw . . Rikkyo University Library Address Nishiikebukuro 3-34-1 171-8501 Tokyo Japan . Rikkyo University is a private university, based on Christian precepts, located in Ikebukuro, Tokyo. There is a suburban campus in Niiza in nearby Saitama. It is known for its liberal climate symbolized by the motto "academy of freedom". The new library in campus was designed by Kenzo Tange in 1960. . Project is public! . Completion 1960 Architect Kenzo Tange Contributed by Nazar . . . photo: Nazar Leskiw Opening hours . How to get there . . . http://www.mimoa.eu/users/ValeriaC/Guides/Tokyo/ this page is part of Mi guide 'Tokyo' made by Valeria Castiello, Roma, Italy 29 photo: Nazar Leskiw . . Jiyu Gakuen Girls' School Address Nishiikebukuro 2-31-3 171-0021 Tokyo Japan . Jiyu Gakuen Girls' School is the original building complex of Jiyu Gakuen, designed by renowned American architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Impressed by the couple's self-reliant, Christian-oriented educational philosophy, Wright accepted to undertake the design of their new school. Built of economical 2 x 4 wood and plaster, Jiyu Gakuen featured a central section with double-height volume and soaring windows facing south onto an open courtyard, with symmetrical wings on the east and west. It was built to child scale, with an architectural richness belying its budget. Myonichikan is also given a Japanese touch by Wright's extensive use of gray-green Oya stone for pavements, columns and the lanterns standing in the corridors. The Myonichikan consists of four buildings; the main, the east, and the west buildings and the auditorium. The main building stands with the two classroom buildings to the west and the east forming a U-shape. photo: Nazar Leskiw . Project is public! . Completion 1921 Architect Frank Lloyd Wright Contributed by Nazar . . . . Opening hours How to get there . . . http://www.mimoa.eu/users/ValeriaC/Guides/Tokyo/ this page is part of Mi guide 'Tokyo' made by Valeria Castiello, Roma, Italy 30 photo: Nazar Leskiw . photo: Foster & Partners . . Century Tower Address Bunkyo 2-7-1 113-0033 Tokyo Japan . Century Tower grew out of a belief that the commercial realities of speculative offices could be reconciled with an architecture of quality and distinction. Although it advances ideas first explored in the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, Century Tower is not a corporate headquarters but a prestige office block with a wide range of amenities, including a health club and museum. Located in Bunkyo-ku, in the heart of Tokyo, the building occupies a site subject to complex zoning regulations. The design response was to divide the tower into two blocks, nineteen and twenty-one storeys high, linked by a narrow atrium. The outer form of the blocks is defined by eccentrically braced frames, responding to seismic engineering requirements in a city where earthquakes and typhoons are very real threats. Inside, the floors are spaced at double height with suspended mezzanines between them, allowing office spaces to be column-free and to enjoy natural light and views. . Project is public! . Completion 1991 Architect Foster & Partners Contributed by Nazar . . photo: Nazar Leskiw Opening hours . . How to get there . . . http://www.mimoa.eu/users/ValeriaC/Guides/Tokyo/ this page is part of Mi guide 'Tokyo' made by Valeria Castiello, Roma, Italy 31 . M-Building Address Sakumach 2-10-14 101-0025 Tokyo Japan . One of the first buildings Toyo Ito is located in Kanda district. The concrete façade is divided by triangles. . Project is public! . Completion 1-1986 Architect Toyo Ito Contributed by Nazar . . . photo: Nazar Leskiw Opening hours . How to get there . . . http://www.mimoa.eu/users/ValeriaC/Guides/Tokyo/ this page is part of Mi guide 'Tokyo' made by Valeria Castiello, Roma, Italy 32 photo: Nazar Leskiw . . Dentsu Head Office Address Tsukiji 1-11-1 104-0045 Tokyo Japan . New headquaters complex of the Dentsu Corporation in the Tsukiji District of Tokyo was designed by Kenzo Tange. The complex was characterized by an enormous space lattice: numerous rectangular cores soaring up and lifting gigantic horizontal trusses of similar formation, interconnecting in the air. . Project is public! . Completion 1967 Architect Kenzo Tange Contributed by Nazar . . . photo: Nazar Leskiw Opening hours . How to get there . . . http://www.mimoa.eu/users/ValeriaC/Guides/Tokyo/ this page is part of Mi guide 'Tokyo' made by Valeria Castiello, Roma, Italy 33 . TK Building Address Nishiazabu 3-17-25 106-0031 Tokyo Japan . One of the lesser known buildings designed by Tadao Ando. It is located near Roppongi Hills Tower. The building is primarily used for restaurant, but it also includes apartments. . Project is public! . Completion 1986 Architect Tadao Ando Contributed by Nazar . . . photo: Nazar Leskiw Opening hours . How to get there . . . http://www.mimoa.eu/users/ValeriaC/Guides/Tokyo/ this page is part of Mi guide 'Tokyo' made by Valeria Castiello, Roma, Italy 34 . Roppongi Apartment Address Nishiazabu 3-3-20 106-0031 Tokyo Japan . One of the lesser known buildings designed by Tadao Ando. It is located near Roppongi Hills Tower. The building is primarily used for restaurant, but it also includes apartments. Simple form of the building with a glass front elevation is typical of Tadao Ando architecture. . Project is public! . Completion 1990 Architect Tadao Ando Contributed by Nazar . . . photo: Nazar Leskiw Opening hours . How to get there . . . http://www.mimoa.eu/users/ValeriaC/Guides/Tokyo/ this page is part of Mi guide 'Tokyo' made by Valeria Castiello, Roma, Italy 35 photo: Nazar Leskiw . photo: Nazar Leskiw . . Collezione Address Minamiaoyama 6-1-3 107-0062 Tokyo Japan . "Collezione" is a concrete building with three underground and four above ground floors, in front of the big opening is the entrance hall that creates a cylinder. . photo: Nazar Leskiw Project is public! . . . Completion Floor area/size 1989 5700 m² Architect Tadao Ando Contributed by Nazar . . Opening hours . How to get there . . . http://www.mimoa.eu/users/ValeriaC/Guides/Tokyo/ this page is part of Mi guide 'Tokyo' made by Valeria Castiello, Roma, Italy 36 . Steel House Address Nishikata, Bunko-ku 1chome 1,2 113-0024 Tokyo Japan . Using 3.2mm thick corrugated steel plates, a house of monocoque construction which resembles a freight car was made, with out having any beams or columns. The client, Professor Hirose, has been a devoted fan of railroads cars since childhood, and stores a few thousand models of trains in his home. He himself had wanted to live a kind of life in a freight-car environment. Fitting in to the L-shaped site, the house looks like a freight car stopping on a slope, curving in to an L-shape. The body of the railroad car was originally designed based on the idea of structure+skin, yet the division of structure and skin has disappeared, and now is designed based on the Monocoque structure. In that context, this house intermediately exists between a railroad car and architecture. The basic idea of the architectural structure is to bend the steel plates to gain strength. By bending them, the detail of the bent parts tells us how soft the material of steel is. photo: Kosame707 . Project is not public! . . . Completion Floor area/size 3-2007 265 m² Architect Kengo Kuma & Associates Contributed by kosame707 . Opening hours . . 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