Japanese firm Sanaa do quite a lot of buildings around Tokyo, but this multipurpose building designed by one of my favourite architects, Kazuyo Sejima, is one of the most accessible. Both an office and a space for the community to use, the style is very characteristic of Seijima’s work—light with minimal detailing and structure, every element delicate and beautiful, and a sense of play with the horizontal and vertical structure. In Seijima’s work you always see space given over to light, or capturing a view—it’s never about the yield of a space, more about the quality. It’s a very different style of architecture and one I learn a lot from.
06. Shibaura House Office Building, Tokyo
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