COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT AT THE ROPPONGI ART TRIANGLE IN TOKYO, JAPAN.
IN CONCEPT, THE PROJECT'S GENERAL FORM WAS DERIVED FROM THE PREVALENT OCCURRENCE IN URBAN TOKYO OF THE "HARD SHELL VERSUS THE SOFT YOKE" IDEA. THE "HARD SHELL" ANALOGY REPRESENTS THE LARGE SCALE ARCHITECTURE WHICH IS ALONG THE LARGE COMMERCIAL CORRIDORS. THE "SOFT YOKE" ANALOGY REPRESENTS THE SMALL SCALE, MORE ORGANICALLY PLANNED, INTERIOR OF TOKYO'S SUPER BLOCKS. SINCE THIS PROPOSAL TRANSVERSES THE TWO, NEIGHBORS A SHINTO SHRINE, AND CONNECTS TWO EXISTING ART MUSEUMS, THE CONDITIONS OF THE SITE TRULY PRESCRIBED THE FORM.
THE PERFORMANCE CANOPY'S CURVE COMPLETES THE FORM OF THE GRASS HILL ON THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE PROJECT WHICH RESPECTS THE NATURAL AND CULTURAL BEAUTY OF THE NEIGHBORING SHINTO SHRINE.
FROM THE SHINTO SHRINE, THE COMMERCIAL PASSAGE APPEARS AS A PEACEFUL VILLAGE OF MINIMALIST BOXES ON A HILLSIDE
A NEW COMMERCIAL CORRIDOR MARKING A MORE DIRECT PATH FOR PEDESTRIANS BETWEEN TWO EXISTING ART MUSEUMS IN THE AREA.
NOT ONLY DOES ROPPONGI CONNECTION STITCH TOGETHER THE EXISTING ART COMMUNITY, IT ADDS TO IT.
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