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Colored Aluminium Struts for Paris’s Newest Skyscraper

March 25, 2022 Valeria Montjoy 0

Overtaking the Tour First skyscraper, the 48-story, 220-meter HEKLA Tower will be the tallest building in Paris’s La Défense business district, as well as the second tallest building in all of France. Currently under construction and designed by Pritzker prize-winning Jean Nouvel, it is set to become a powerful architectural statement. Due to complete this 2022 in the midst of the sector’s redevelopment program, the futuristic skyscraper spreads over 76,000 sqm of floor area distributed in offices, services, lobbies, an amphitheater, projection rooms, performance halls, restaurants, bars, gyms and loggias. All of this with the aim of providing a unique user experience with vast, flexible workspaces that promote interaction and well-being.

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Restaurants in Azabu-juban / KOJI AOKI + AAOAA + a design

March 24, 2022 Hana Abdel 0

A tenant building planned in Azabu-juban. Azabu-juban is located on complex terrain interwoven with plateaus and valleys, and the site is surrounded by steep slopes and retaining walls. For instance, the neighboring Kurayamizaka (Dark Slope) is said to have been so named for the trees that were dense enough to cover the slope, making it dim even in the daytime. From the top of the retaining wall facing the site, the trees in the neighboring yard cast dark shadows on the building. There are also legends, called the Seven Wonders of Azabu, which are about the ponds, swamps, and oddly shaped trees in the area. The topographical singularities of the land once gave birth to stories, but they are no longer handed down and have been forgotten as memories of a distant land. When something once familiar but forgotten and estranged over a long time appears before us, we feel an “eerie” sensation.

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Into the Force Store / Roarc Renew

March 24, 2022 July Shao 0

Designing is mostly about interpreting. Saturnbird first grabbed attention of Roarc Renew because of its unique Chinese name – Sandunban (Three and a half). If we break it up, it means three meals for the body and half meal for the soul. What a true reflection of the living conditions of most people! Whether it reflects full implications of the brand is unknown for me, but I am sure this is part of the brand story. From my personal interpretation, the brand is trying to tell us the relationship between the body and the soul, a quite interesting topic. Three meals a day for the body, and a half meal of coffee for the soul.

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Chacott Daikanyama Commercial Building / TAISEI DESIGN Planners Architects & Engineers

March 24, 2022 Bianca Valentina Roșescu 0

This is a shopping complex embodying apparel brand Onward Kashiyama’s concept of “stimulating the five senses, and find the diverse of sensibilities.” A café on the basement floor connects to the ground level where a gallery and lounge area can be used for events and exhibitions. The second and third floors are dedicated to fashion, and a restaurant on the fourth floor which leads to a small bar located on the highest level of the building.

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Chacott Daikanyama Commercial Building / TAISEI DESIGN Planners Architects & Engineers

March 24, 2022 Bianca Valentina Roșescu 0

This is a shopping complex embodying apparel brand Onward Kashiyama’s concept of “stimulating the five senses, and find the diverse of sensibilities.” A café on the basement floor connects to the ground level where a gallery and lounge area can be used for events and exhibitions. The second and third floors are dedicated to fashion, and a restaurant on the fourth floor which leads to a small bar located on the highest level of the building.