Browsing: Tokyo

With the exhibition “COOP HIMMELB(L)AU: Beyond the Blue” being recently closed at the Wexner Center for the Arts, Ohio, USA another single exhibition will be opened on September 18, 2009 at NTT InterCommunication Center [ICC] in Tokyo, Japan.

“COOP HIMMELB(L)AU: Future Revisited” is presenting two of the studio’s latest architectural experiments “Astro Balloon 1969 Revisited – Feedback Space” and “Brain City Lab”.

Date: September 19 – December 23, 2009
Venue: NTT InterCommunication Center [ICC] Gallery A, Tokyo Opera City Tower 4F, 3-20-2 Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 163-1404 Japan

Architects: Sinato – Chikara Ohno
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Use: Shop
Project year: 2009
Constructed area: 79 sqm
Photographs: Toshiyuki Yano

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Kiyonobu Nakagame & Associates designed a villa on the Boso Peninsula, east of Tokyo.  Even though the residence is less that two hours from the city, the natural setting surrounding the home could not be any more different from the chaotic streets of the downtown Tokyo area.  The secluded setting allows the home to take full advantage of the landscape and provide a great space for relaxation.  The minimalistic design creates wide spacious areas to sit and become lost in the panoramic views of the Pacific Ocean to the front, and magnificent views of the mountain ranges in the back.  “Having these [the views] in our mind, we came up with the design concept to provide the one continuous wall folded in different directions setting up the various views,” explained the architects.  This continuous wall does not create a bulky structure that is intrusive on the landscape, but rather, the folded wall creates an elegant residence that embraces the surroundings by making the users focus on the natural instead of the built.

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Once more, Iwan Baan shared with the Za Koenji Public Theatre by Toyo Ito in Tokyo, Japan. An impressive black volume in the middle of the city of Suginami in Tokyo and managed by Creative Theatre Network (CTN), a non-profit organization led by president Ren Saito.

You can see the complete photoset on Iwan’s website.

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Architects: frontofficetokyo
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Structure: Alan Burden (structured environment)
Construction: Tokyu Kensetsu
Project year: 2008
Construction year: 80 sqm
Photographs: Daisuke Akita

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Curiosity has completed the design of the Uniqlo Megastore that has opened near Shinjuku station in Tokyo. The new design is strongly influenced by the Tokyo urban landscape and the large entrance, marked with three display towers, recreates a mini-Shinjuku city. As the lighting floor wraps the towers in a glow of light that illuminates the surrounding streets, the shop becomes an active element of the street: attractive, reliable, and secure. The new Uniqlo Megastore adds a civic dimension to its commercial purpose.

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Once again, Iwan Baan shared with us another impresive photoset. This time, we are presenting the Tama Art University Library in Tokyo, Japan, by Toyo Ito.

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Architects: Jo Nagasaka + Schemata Architecture Office
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Program: SOHO(2/3F)+apartment(1F)
Structure: RC Wall type structure
Site Area: 48,84 sqm
Constructed Area: 71,40 sqm
Photographer: Takumi Oota

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EVENT 1: “Light-Light in Tokyo”
Curiosity’s “Light-Light” installation for “Tokyo Wonder” exhibition in Milan last year was a huge success. The magical installation of 80 lights floating in the air was remembered by many as “one of best installations during the Milano Salone”. Now “Light-Light” will finally be introduced to Tokyo. A “sweet” performance “light-food” created especially for the Tokyo event will also be presented. Held from March 25 to April 5, at the Louis Vuitton Hall. More information, here.

EVENT 2: Illuminatio “Sakura Story”
Curiosity will illuminate a row of sakura(cherry)trees at night for the Tokyo Midtown spring event, “Midtown Blossom 2009″. “Sakura Story” will present the beauty of sakura from when the blossoms appear until they fall. As the illumination shifts from the real blossoms on the trees to the optical fiber petals on the ground, it will express an appreciation for each scene of the sakura season. The event will last from March 20 to April 5, at Tokyo Midtown Sakura Street. More information, here.