Uchida Corporate Headquarters Competition
Client
Uchida Corporation
Location
Tokyo, Japan
Situated on the main commuter rail line approaching the central business district of Tokyo, the proposed site for this office furniture, equipment and service provider was an opportunity to provide an identity statement for the company’s headquarter offices. Its broad profile was to serve as a transparent billboard to passing commuters, the thin section of the building to enable views into the working showroom interior. The adjacent city park and amphitheater was captured by allowing the landscape elements to flow through the lower floors and reasserted above with sky gardens at the upper levels. The project is an example of the early adoption of sustainable building strategies.
Credits: Partner John Thiele completed the project while a Design Director at Gensler and Associates.