Architects: KINO Architects Location: Tokyo, Japan Architect In Charge: Masahiro Kinoshita Area: 31.12 sqm Year: 2010 Photographs: Daici Ano… In Tokyo where building density is high both the “Geographical map”, defining the undulating land, and “Town planning and zoning regulations”
The external surfaces are of 30 mm carbonized timber with a blackish brown finish that hardly needs any maintenance. This surface treatment gives the building an aura of being an historic landmark while at the same time being environmentally friendly.
Oscar Niemeyer in front of the Palazzo Mondadori. Photo via Mondadori.com
Today would have been Oscar Niemeyer’s 105th birthday. The Pritzker-Prize winning, Brazilian master died last Thursday, December 6th, due to complications from a previous kidney condition.
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Musashino Art University Museum and Library (featured previously) in Tokyo, Japan, by Sou Fujimoto Architects (2010). Photographs are by Scott Norsworthy.