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JP Tower (Tokyo’s Central Post Office Renovation)

Kengo Kuma and Associates | Website | 2012 | Visitor Information

2-7-2 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-7090, Japan

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We worked on a project of preserving and renovating Tokyo’s Central Post Office, designed by Tetsuro Yoshida (completed in 1933) into a commercial facility. Given the unusual shape of the site, Yoshida used many octagonal pillars imparting a subtle atmosphere to the rigid-frame (rahmen) RC structure.

KKAA’s design reinterprets Yoshida’s octagon, creating a “pillar of light” from metal chains. We also developed glass elements within the building, including handrails, on which a pattern of thin lines is printed, adding delicacy of the line to the modernism of Yoshida.

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Tags: Landmark, Tokyo

Information provided in part by: Kengo Kuma and Associates

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