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VERTICAL RAINBOW in Tokyo
2 March 2024
Design: SAKO Architects
Location: 2-30-16, Minami-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo, Japan
This architecture makes people on the street happy every day!
VERTICAL RAINBOW in Tokyo building design
Photos by Koji Fujii
VERTICAL RAINBOW in Tokyo building, Japan
Project Description
The former headquarters building was a stereotypical pencil building that merely met the legal requirement for evacuation. Now that it has grown into a global company, a “vertical rainbow” appeared on the facade to express its identity as a paint company offering an infinite variety of colors.
Using a newly developed in-house paint for outdoor glass, we applied a gradient coating to tempered laminated glass. In order to make the façade appear to be composed only of colorful glass, the glass is supported only by horizontal frames on the top and bottom two sides, which are wider than the width of the terrace, in a minimalist detail.
Direct daylight is converted into colorful light through the colored glass, creating beautiful shadows on the terrace floor and on the exterior walls of the adjacent buildings.
When it is cloudy, when the sky is more easily reflected, the changing clouds and colors blend together to create a beautiful facade, like digital art.
The view of the city from the office through the terrace is like a landscape photograph with added layers of color. The miscellaneous cityscape feels like an unrealistic artwork.
At night, the glass illuminated by the lights emits soft colors, creating a “night rainbow” on the street lined with buildings.
Materialization
Facade 1: 12mm+12mm tempered laminated glass (painted only the balcony side)
Facade 2: Lattice-like fittings with class B fire protection equipment
Painting brand: Musashi Paint Holdings Co., Ltd.
VERTICAL RAINBOW in Tokyo, Japan – Property Information
Project name: VERTICAL RAINBOW in Tokyo
Type: Office
Design Type: Architecture & Interior Design
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Address: 2-30-16, Minami-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo
Floor area: 690㎡
Completion year: 2019
Design firm: SAKO Architects
Principal architect: Keiichiro Sako
Architectural Design : SAKO Architects
Interior design: SAKO Architects
Structural engineer: Structural Design PLUS ONE Inc.
Lighting: BONBORI Lighting Architect & Associates, Inc.
Construction: SHIMIZU BLC Co., Ltd.
Supervision: SAKO Architects
Materials: High transmittance tempered laminated glass 12+12
Paint gradation finish for exterior glass surface on balcony side
Client: Musashi Paint Holdings Co., Ltd.
Photo credits: Koji Fujii
Website: https://www.sako.co.jp
Instagram: @keiichiro_sako
Contact e-mail: [email protected]
Vimeo links: https://vimeo.com/425056679
VERTICAL RAINBOW in Tokyo, Japan images / information received 020324 from SAKO Architects
Location: 2-30-16, Minami-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo, Japan, eastern Asia
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