https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/1445 en-us http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/11976 Tue, 01 Nov 2016 08:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/11976-ginza-place-by-klein-dytham-architecture The delicately perforated facade wrapping Ginza Place is gently backlit with color-changing LEDs that showcase the building’s form in the evening and provide seasonal hues throughout the year. Photo © NACASA & Partners The aluminum panels that comprise the facade have a three-dimensional quality and pearlescent white finish that reflects movement and sunlight during the day. Photo © NACASA & Partners Bookstores may be closing right and left in cities all over the world, but in January 2012 Tokyo welcomed Daikanyama Tsutaya Books with an enthusiastic embrace.

]]> 1305-daikanyama-tsutaya-books-klein-dytham.asp Thu, 16 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/7543-daikanyama-tsutaya-books “We see the inside and outside acting as one,” says KDa principal Mark Dytham. Merging the two together, low-E glass encases most of the shop, while textured screens composed of indivi Daikanyama Tsutaya BooksKlein Dytham architectureTokyo“We see the inside and outside acting as one,” says KDa principal Mark Dytham. Merging the two together, low-E glass encases most of the shop, while textured screens composed of individual T-shaped concrete blocks– 13,750 in all–make a bold statement to the street. Photo © Nacasa & Partners Signage by graphic designer Kenya Hara points the way in. Daikanyama Tsutaya BooksKlein Dytham architectureTokyoSignage by graphic designer Kenya Hara points the way in.Photo © Nacasa & Partners Upstairs, customers can have a drink and charge their laptops at the lounge bar made of books that have been sliced, stacked, and secured together. Daikanyama Tsutaya BooksKlein Dytham architectureTokyoUpstairs, customers can have a drink and charge their laptops at the lounge bar made of books that have been sliced, stacked, and secured together.Photo © Nacasa & Partners Also on the second floor is the music area, where seating and listening stations line the window walls. Daikanyama Tsutaya BooksKlein Dytham architectureTokyoAlso on the second floor is the music area, where seating and listening stations line the window walls.Photo © Nacasa & Partners Daikanyama Tsutaya Books Daikanyama Tsutaya BooksKlein Dytham architectureTokyoImage Courtesy Kda Daikanyama Tsutaya Books Daikanyama Tsutaya BooksKlein Dytham architectureTokyoImage Courtesy Kda