Mikimoto has been a cultivator of luxury pearls since 1893. In 2003 they commissioned Toyo Ito to design their head office in the fashionable Ginza district, Tokyo. The structure of the nine-storey building is made of steel and reinforced concrete but its character stems from the cutout detailing in the form of irregular shaped windows sporadically placed on the facade.
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| Image File: | TIA-MIK-0009 |
| Caption: | Mikimoto Ginza 2, Tokyo, Japan. Architect: TOYO ITO AND TAISEI DESIGN PAE. MIKIMOTO GINZA 2 DUSK EXTERIOR VIEW. |
| Property Release: | No |
| Model Release: | No |
| Dimensions in PX: | 3633 x 4618 pixels |
| Date of Photograph: | 17/07/2008 |
| Restriction: | Rights-Managed |
| Credit: | Edmund Sumner/VIEW |
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| View Project Number: | 61305 |
| Building Name: | Mikimoto Ginza 2 |
| Headline: | Mikimoto Ginza 2, Tokyo, Japan. Architect: TOYO ITO AND TAISEI DESIGN PAE. |
| City: | Tokyo |
| Country: | Japan |
| Architect: | TOYO ITO AND TAISEI DESIGN PAE |
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| Category: | Retail |
| Building Type: | Jewellers |
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| Collection: | VIEW Architecture |
| Public Notes: | Mikimoto has been a cultivator of luxury pearls since 1893. In 2003 they commissioned Toyo Ito to design their head office in the fashionable Ginza district, Tokyo. The structure of the nine-storey building is made of steel and reinforced concrete but its character stems from the cutout detailing in the form of irregular shaped windows sporadically placed on the facade. |
| Keywords: | Architects + Taisei Design Pae; architectural; architecture; asia; asian; asians; building; buildings; color; color image; colored; colors; colour; coloured; colours; contemporary; current; dark; darkness; dusk; east asia; edifices; evening; evenings; exterio; exterior; Japan; Mikimoto Ginza 2; Tokyo; Toyo Ito And Associates |
| Orientation: | V |
| Type: | Jewellers |
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| Photographer: | Edmund Sumner |
| Source File Name: | TIA-MIK-0009.jpg |
| Copyright Info URL: | www.viewpictures.co.uk |