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Shibuya Marui Department Store in Tokyo
30 May 2022
Design: Foster + Partners
Location: Tokyo, Japan

image © Foster + Partners – Southwest entrance to the Shibuya Marui Department Store
Shibuya Marui Department Store, Japan
Designs for the Shibuya Marui Department Store, a nine-storey retail development in Tokyo, which is set to become a new showcase for sustainable lifestyle brands, have been revealed. The building adopts the highest standards of sustainability, embodying the core principles of environmental responsibility and wellbeing.
David Summerfield, Senior Executive Partner, Foster + Partners, said: ?We are delighted to be working on such a ground-breaking and sustainable project, which is a stone?s throw away from the world-famous Shibuya Crossing. A timber structure will significantly reduce the embodied carbon of the building, while simultaneously creating a warm and open experience for visitors.??
image © Foster + Partners – Looking from Koen Dori at the nine-storey timber structure of the Shibuya Marui

Department Store
Marui seeks to influence and attract customers who align with their sustainable values, creating a close-knit community of like-minded brands and people. The design of their new store aligns with this vision by maximising daylight and passive thermal comfort, while using natural materials.
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