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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination. WALL CLOUD in Tokyo, Japan by Ryuichi Sasaki / SASAKI ARCHITECTUREApril 24th, 2015 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Ryuichi Sasaki / SASAKI ARCHITECTURE In recent years, various renovation projects have been attempted for a warehouse building, at which a legendary disco, “Juliana’s Tokyo”, once existed as a symbol of the Tokyo waterfront in the early 1990s. However, the attic part of the former discotheque on the second floor remained untouched for a long time, since it had a low ceiling height of 2.1m with only 1.7m under the beams, causing an oppressive feeling in the space.  Image Courtesy © Takumi Ota
 Image Courtesy © Takumi Ota Our design intended to create an open space with floating walls and pillars. The beams and other components were reconsidered as different spatial components, and were redefined in the space.  Image Courtesy © Takumi Ota The ceilings were removed, and the beams now surround the space as drifting walls, while lights are used to enhance the sense of floating. Dividers of individual spaces for tenants are transparent glass attached beneath the wall volume. Floating walls are also placed in the entrance lounge, and function as shelves or counter desks. The “Tenant A” zone adjacent to the entrance lounge visually achieves a sense of unity and openness, and the “Tenant B” in the back consists of a single space where the entire walls are floating.  Image Courtesy © Takumi Ota  Image Courtesy © Takumi Ota  Image Courtesy © Takumi Ota  Image Courtesy © Takumi Ota  Image Courtesy © Ryuichi Sasaki / SASAKI ARCHITECTURE  Image Courtesy © Ryuichi Sasaki / SASAKI ARCHITECTURE
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