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Asakusa Culture Tourist Information Center

A stacked urban infill building whose shifted timber volumes reinterpret the scale of surrounding roofs along one of Tokyo's busiest streets.

building

built

2012

Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Tourist information center

civic building tourism infrastructure urban infill wood glass steel Tourist information center

Timber Glass Steel

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Street view of the Asakusa Culture Tourist Information Center, showing the stacked timber-like roof volumes.

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Asakusa Culture Tourist Information Center gallery

Asakusa Culture Tourist Information Center exterior view

Street view of the Asakusa Culture Tourist Information Center.

Credit: Kakidai

Rights: CC BY-SA 4.0 · licensed

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Kengo Kuma

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Kengo Kuma & Associates

bureau · Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan

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