Tokyo: Tadao Ando's development in Omotesando

[capsul]

I am looking for any online information about Tadao Ando's planned mixed use development in Omotesando. Sketches, models, anything - thanks!

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capsul

tokyo

[sufu1]

well when we made the 3D superfuture omotesando map [which just happens to be on the front wall of this construction site] this was all the info they gave us from which to 'design' a 3D model of the building...not a lot... so we kind of had to guess A LOT. all i know is its going UNDERGROUND as they cannot build higher than the original dojunkai buildings... pretty dreary looking plans actually--though im sure the final building with be spectacular as it's probably the highest profile site location in tokyo.

oh yeh and BTW this is what we came up with---

http://superfuture.com/city/maps/maps_omotesando.cfm

http://superfuture.com/shnaps/omotesando.html

[capsul]

thanks for the info - exactly what i was looking for.

i had read about the project's 10m-high glass and steel wall that runs along the boulevard, breached once by a grande entranceway to... what? more shops? tiered smoking areas? hm. dreary is right.

i knew there was something i forgot in my original post: the superfuture map on the construction wall is fantastic - great work!

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tokyo

[adamgreenfield]

http://www.v-2.org/displayArticle.php?article_num=456

Oh, and ditto the comments re: your stunning map. the Ando project may be a travesty, but oooh that map is suweeeeeeet.

Edited by adamgreenfield on Jan 4, 2004 at 11:37 PM