Omotesando Branches, Tokyo
Sou Fujimoto Architects- Typologies Commercial / Office Housing
- Date 2013 - 2014
- City Tokyo
- Country Japan
- Photographer V. Sadoun Takahiro Yanai
Tokyo’s exclusive shopping district of Omotesando has become an architectural showcase with boutique buildings like that of Dior by SANAA, Prada by Herzog & de Meuron, and Tod’s by Toyo Ito. This collection of unique buildings mixes with the green of trees and plants. Taking inspiration from this scenery, the building was envisioned as a fusion of architecture and nature. It makes use of a conventional rigid concrete frame. The frame corresponds to the surrounding environment, fluctuates according to the demands of the interior, and then begins to branch off with trees positioned at the ends of the concrete frame. This makes it seem as if natural trees are sprouting out of a huge artificial tree, and the building itself appears to be part of the earth or a three-dimensional extension of the ground. Aside from blocking out sunlight and controlling temperature, this facade harmonizes with the surrounding area through a fusion of artificial and natural elements.
Through its simplicity and openness, this system is a proposal for a new form of architecture. The hybrid of grid frame and trees can be expanded from the small scale of a house to that of an enormous high-rise... [+]
Obra Work
Omotesando Branches
Cliente Client
Tokyo Ooya Net
Arquitectos Architects
Sou Fujimoto Architects, Sou Fujimoto (encargado principal in charge); Sou Fujimoto, Naganobu Matsumura, Shintaro Honma, Keisuke Kiri, Naoki Tamura, Jane Luk, Hugh Hsu, Yichen Hsieh
Consultores Consultants
Arup (estructura structural engineer); EOS plus, P.T. Morimura & Associates (ingeniería mecánica mechanical engineer); Sirius Lighting Office (diseño de iluminación lighting designer)
Contratista Contractor
Shin Co
Superficie parcela Site area
162.08 m²
Superficie construida Built-up area
115.71 m²
Superficie total Total floor area
357 m²
Uso principal Principal use
Vivienda, oficina, comercio Resisence, office, retail store
Fotos Photos
Takahiro Yanai; V. Sadoun