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Asakusa Culture Tourist Information Center

Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · Exact work coordinates

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Asakusa Culture Tourist Information CenterAsakusa Culture Tourist Information Center

2012 · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Rogers Stirk Harbour + PartnersRogers Stirk Harbour + Partners

London, United Kingdom

Typeworkbureau
Year / years2012Unrecorded
PlaceTokyo, Tokyo, JapanLondon, United Kingdom
Place contextTokyo, Tokyo, JapanRepresentative site: Thessaloniki Municipality, Thessaloniki Municipality, Greece
Climate13°C · 13.3h daylight · 4 km/h wind15°C · 13.5h daylight · 10 km/h wind · via Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium
FocusTourist information center19 works in corpus
Architects
  • Kengo Kuma
  • Richard Rogers
  • Rogers Stirk Harbour
Linked context

Bureaus

  • Kengo Kuma & Associates

Notable works

  • Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium
  • Centre Pompidou
  • Lloyd's building
  • European Court of Human Rights building
Typologies
  • civic building
  • tourism infrastructure
  • urban infill
  • sports venue
  • building
  • house
  • civic building
  • tower
  • office
  • hospitality
  • residential
Materials
  • wood
  • glass
  • steel
  • timber
  • steel
  • concrete
Carbon signals

Steel and Glass look like the main embodied-carbon drivers in the current palette.

  • Steel
  • Glass

Concrete and Steel look like the main embodied-carbon drivers in the current palette.

  • Concrete
  • Steel
Lower-carbon levers
  • Prioritize recycled content, efficient sections, and procurement-specific EPD comparisons.
  • Compare system-level facade options, reduce overspecification, and pair glass choices with structural reductions.
  • Track sourcing, certification, and assembly logic rather than assuming timber is automatically low impact.
  • Look for lower-clinker mixes, reused structure, and scope reductions before fine-grained product swaps.
  • Prioritize recycled content, efficient sections, and procurement-specific EPD comparisons.
  • Track sourcing, certification, and assembly logic rather than assuming timber is automatically low impact.
AccessibilityPublicly accessible5 of 5 recorded works are publicly accessible
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