Architecture

Architecture

Dior Omotesando

area: 明治神宮前/MEIJIJINGUMAE

活动信息

The entire facade is covered with flat glass, making the whole building transparent. In addition behind the glass there is a curved acrylic half-transparent screen-like drape; it exudes atmosphere of Dior tenderly.
We then divided this volume horizontally with both the floor slab and ceiling slabs, describing high, low and normal ceiling height, and then stacked floors of each function. We made the area of shop vague and aimed for a shop building in which people could imagine varied interior volumes and depth.

ARCHITECT

  • KAZUYO SEJIMA + RYUE NISHIZAWA / SANAA
    ARCHITECT UNIT

    In 1995, Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa founded SANAA. Examples of their, groundbreaking work include, among others, 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, the Christian Dior Building in Omotesando, the New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York, the Rolex Learning Center, Junko Fukutake Hall (Okayama University), Grace Farms. Awards include the Golden Lion in 2004 for the most significant work in the Ninth International Architecture Exhibition of the Venice Biennale, the Pritzker Architecture Prize in 2010.

  • DIOR
    BRAND

    Founded in 1946 by Christian Dior, DIOR is one of the most prestigious couture maisons in France. Since its foundation, DIOR has been surprising the world with its innovative forms, striking the industry with awe and praise. The aesthetics have been passed on through the brands top designers such as Yves Saint Laurent, Marc Bohan,Gianfranco Ferre, John Galliano, Raf Simons and the current artistic director Maria Grazia Chiuri.

    address: 5-9-11 Jingumae Shibuya-ku, Tokyo tel: 03-5464-6260 open: 11:00〜20:00(Except for year-end and New Year holidays) close: January 1st

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