Monday 20 February 2012

Tokyo - Prada

The Prada building in Aoyama designed by Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron has become a tourist attraction itself. The exterior is made from an interesting convex glass, looking like a giant bee hive. It also needs to be seen at night when it is all lit up - quite spectacular.
Here is an image of the entrace going into the prada building. This is a spectaular design, exploring 3D techiniques, and the extreme clean finish.

Here is a view of the building which you can see the 3D elements of the glass. This is one of many spaces which is a retail space yet a site to see for the architect itself.