House & Atelier / Atelier Bow-Wow

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Aug 2008

By Nico Saieh — Filed under: Houses , Offices , Selected , Concrete, Japan, Steel

Architects: Atelier Bow-Wow / Yoshiharu Tsukamoto, Momoyo kaijima, Shun Takagi
Location: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Contractor: Nichinan Tekkou Corporation
Construction year: 2005
Structural Engineer: Structural Design Office Oak Inc.
Site Area: 109 sqm
Constructed area: 61 sqm

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Mado Building / Atelier Bow-Wow

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Aug 2008

By Nico Saieh — Filed under: Housing , Selected , Concrete, Japan, Steel

Architects: Atelier Bow-Wow / Yoshiharu Tsukamoto, Momoyo kaijima, Shun Takagi
Location: Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Construction year: 2006
Structural Engineer: MKanebako Structural Engineers
Contractor: KATAYAMA Corporation
Site Area: 192 sqm
Constructed area: 575 sqm

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Impressive Storm Sewer System / Saitama, Japan

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Jul 2008

By David Basulto — Filed under: Infrastructure , Concrete, Japan

To avoid floodings on typhoon season, the city of Saitama in Japan features an impressive storm sewer system. Its construction started in 1992, and its composed by giant concrete silos (65m tall, 32m wide) connected by 6.4km of underground tunnels 50m below the surface. It also has a giant tank: 25.4m tall, 177m long and 78 wide, with 59 concrete columns.

This impressive structure is opened for tourists. More pictures and videos below. Be sure to check out the truck being lifted through the sewer!.

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Armani Ginza Tower / Doriana e Massimiliano Fuksas

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Jun 2008

By Nico Saieh — Filed under: Institutional Architecture , Retail , Selected , Glass, Japan, Steel

Architect: Doriana e Massimiliano Fuksas
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Programme: Multibrand - GIORGIO ARMANI, EMPORIO ARMANI, ARMANI/RISTORANTE, ARMANI/PRIVE’
Construction year: December 2005 - November 2007
Site: Ginza, CHUO-KU TOKIO
Client: Gruppo Giorgio Armani
Interior and Furniture Design Team: Filippo Bich, Ana Gugic & Maria Lucrezia Rendace
Lighting design: Speirs & Major Associates
Area: 7,370 sqm