Ginza Place
Ginza Place, a major commercial development in Tokyo?s famous Ginza shopping district, occupies arguably the most prominent recent development site in Japan. Ginza?s reputation for elegance and sophistication has made it a center of Japanese culture and commerce for more than a century. Ginza Place completes the neighborhood?s central intersection by introducing a bold and well calculated façade to the streetscape.
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Tokyo based Klein Dytham architecture handled the façade and building massing, and was tasked with creating a public face that synthesized the surrounding architecture and captured the energy of the intersection. At the same time, the design had to reflect the sophisticated character of the district. Ginza is known not only for its elite fashion houses and art galleries, but for its renowned collection of contemporary structures. Many of the biggest names in Japanese and international architecture have built in Ginza. Photography by © Nacasa & Partners
The realty arm of Sapporo, a company better known for beer, has owned the site for over 100 years. Seeking to create a building befitting a site of this importance, they decided to demolish the existing structure and hold a competition for the replacement. Klein Dytham architecture worked with leading Japanese construction company Taisei Corporation to realize their winning massing and façade proposal.
Photography by © Nacasa & Partners
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