https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/1533 en-us Despite Japan's energy belt-tightening, triggered by the Great Eastern Japan Earthquake of 2011, dazzling lighting effects still bedeck most luxury boutiques in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district.

]]> 1411-louis-vuitton-matsuya-ginza-facade-tokyo-jun-aoki-associates.asp Sat, 15 Nov 2014 23:30:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/7702-louis-vuitton-matsuya-ginza-facade Louis Vuitton Matsuya Ginza Facade Echoing the client’s signature checkered motif, Aoki’s facade wraps the corner of an existing department store with a textured opalescent surface (left) that transforms into an elegant light box after dark (slide 2).   Photo © Daici Ano Louis Vuitton Matsuya Ginza Facade Echoing the client’s signature checkered motif, Aoki’s facade wraps the corner of an existing department store with a textured opalescent surface (slide 1) that transforms into an elegant light box after dark (left).   Photo © Daici Ano Louis Vuitton Matsuya Ginza Facade Thin overlays affixed to the aluminum skin's back panel conceal rings of LEDs behind them.   Photo © Daici Ano Louis Vuitton Matsuya Ginza Facade The elevation details illustrate the placement of the facade’s light wells before they are covered by the curved-square overlays (slide 5), and the completed facade with the overlays in place (left).   Drawing courtesy Jun Aoki & Associates Louis Vuitton Matsuya Ginza Facade The elevation details illustrate the placement of the facade’s light wells before they are covered by the curved-square overlays (left), and the completed facade with the overlays in place (slide 4).   Drawing courtesy Jun Aoki & Associates