Project Specs Tiffany Ginza Tokyo, Japan Kengo Kuma & Associates << Return to article the People Architect Kengo Kuma & Associates 2-24-8 Minamiaoyama Minato-ku Tokyo, 107-0062 Japan TEL: 81-3-3401-7721 FAX: 81-3-3401-7778 Engineer: Oak Structural Design Office Consultant(s) Lighting: Uchihara Creative Lighting Inc. General contractor: Taisei Corporation / Mitsukoshi Kankyo Engineering Photographer Masao Nishikawa 81-42-343-5861 Renderer(s): Kengo Kuma & Associates, NAU Architecture Design Studio CAD system, project management, or other software used: Vector Works, AUTO CAD, 3D MAX, Tomonaga Tokuyama (designer who developed new software for this project)   the Products Exterior cladding Masonry: Nagano Stone, Co., LTD. Metal/glass curtainwall: Glass

Milan-based architect Matteo Thun strives to “respect the soul of a place.”

Project Specs Wilkhahn Japan Tokyo, Japan Noiz << Return to article the People Architect Firm name:  noiz 3-2-9-3F, Shimo-Meguro, Meguro-Ku Tokyo 153-0064 Japan Phone: 03-6666-1234 Fax: 03-6666-1235 www.noizarchitects.com Keisuke Toyoda, Jia-Shuan Tsai (Partners) Tatsuya Kawahara (Project Manager) Tomoko Satake, Yoshitaka Kimura (Designer) Engineer(s): K2 Design (Mechanical, Electrical) Consultant(s) Lighting: Koizumi Lighting Technology Corp. General contractor: Nomura Co.,Ltd. Photographer Daici Ano Phone :03-3864-8101 CAD system, project management, or other software used: Rhinoceros (3D), Autocad (2D)   the Products Windows Steel: Nomura Co.,Ltd. Glazing Glass: Nomura Co.,Ltd.(custom) Doors Sliding doors: Hawa (glass) Hardware Pulls: Kawajun Interior finishes Acoustical ceilings: Exposed, Black Paint

Project Specs Nicolas G. Hayek Center Tokyo, Japan Shigeru Ban Architects << Return to article the People Architect Shigeru Ban Architects 5-2-4, Matsubara, Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan, 156-0043 TEL:+81-(0)3-3324-6760 FAX:+81-(0)3-3324-6789 Shigeru Ban, Design Principal, New York State Registered Architect Nobutaka Hiraga, Partner, 1st Class Registered Architect Taro Okabe, Project Architect, 1st Class Registered Architect Yoshiaki Irie Grant Suzuki Interior designer: Shigeru Ban Architects (Public Areas, Offices, Multipurpose hall, Jequet Droz Boutique) Glashuter Uhrenbetrieb GmbH (Glashutte Original Boutique) Jean-Claude Camelia (Blancpain Boutique) Atelier Oï (Breguet Boutique, Leon Hatot Boutique) Design Fresco (Omega Boutique) Swatch AG (Swatch Boutique) Engineer(s): Structural: Arup Japan Mechanical:

Like an expertly crafted Swiss watch, the Nicolas G. Hayek Center is an assemblage of movable pieces that work together with machinelike precision.

Aquiet collection of aging factories and outdated manufacturing plants, the Keihin industrial district of Tokyo seems light-years away from the city’s eye-popping, neon-clad commercial centers.

Project Specs AGC Quality Manufacturing Training Center Tokyo, Japan Takenaka Corporation << Return to article the People Architect Takenaka Corporation 1-1-1, Shinsuna Koto-ku, Tokyo 136-0075 Japan ph: +81-3-6810-5000 fx: +81-3-6660-6027 www.takanaka.co.jp www.takenaka.co.jp/designservices/index.html Project team: Hirotsugu Yamaguchi, Nobuaki Miyashita, Seiko Tanaka Lighting consultant Masahide Kakudate Lighting Architect & Associates, Inc 567 Waseda-Tsurumaki-cho, Shinjyuku, Tokyo, 162-0041 Japan ph: +81-3-5272-5597 fx: +81-3-5272-5598 www.BonBori.com MEP engineer Takenaka Corporation Project team: Takao Odajima, Yasuyuki Kanebako General contractor Takenaka Corporation   the Products Interior fluorescent lamps Prince Electronics Company www.prince-d.co.jp