The Ice Cubes / Jun Mitsui & Associates Architects

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Text description provided by the architects. This project was commissioned by a Hong Kong-based developer for whom we previously designed two high-end retail projects (in Akasaka and Omotesando). The site constraints, including sky-openess factor (tenku-ritsu) and sun/shadow requirements were very restrictive. Careful calculations were done to arrive at the best balance of forms while satisfying the regulations and achieving the maximum FAR. By developing the formal strategy as a series of interlocking cubes, we were able to massage the complicated building envelop shape into a dynamic composition.

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Cite: "The Ice Cubes / Jun Mitsui & Associates Architects" 27 Apr 2011. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/130781/the-ice-cubes-jun-mitsui-associates-architects> ISSN 0719-8884

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