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A little worrisome building @ Kojunsha Street
Earlier, Dentsu headquarters building (completed in 1933), which was featured in the blog post "Dentsu Headquarters Building 3rd generation (January 2021)". Demolition work is underway at the former Dentsu headquarters building in Tsukiji (completed in 1967), but the generations on the corner of Kojunsha Street with Sotobori-dori St. are still alive. This time, I would like to introduce a building with a slightly worrisome design that turns around the corner of this functionalistic American-style building and along Kojunsha Street.
※From the left of the photo, Dentsu Ginza Building (the predecessor's Dentsu headquarters building), Louis Vuitton Ginza Namiki-dori St. store, Kojun Building, Maruka Building.
Louis Vuitton Ginza Namiki-dori St. Store
The Louis Vuitton Ginza Namiki-dori St. store, which was reopened in March 2021, is impressive with its wavy glass exterior walls. The curves of the outer wall, whose color changes depending on the angle of view and the amount of light, are like fluctuating on the surface of the water, representing the "pillar of water" throughout the building. Designed by Atsushi Aoki, who designs a lot of Louis Vuitton store building.
The exterior of the Louis Vuitton Ginza Matsuya store (renewed in 2013) was also designed by Atsushi Aoki, and Louis Vuitton's Ichimatsu pattern called "Damie" is expressed in an art deco style.
Communication building
The road nickname "Kojunsha Street" is named after Yukichi Fukuzawa established Japan's first membership social club, Kojunsha in 1880 along this street. Since the previous generation's Kojun Building was built in 1929 after the Great Kanto Earthquake, the Historic buildings was built in 1929. Therefore, when rebuilding it to the current building in 2004, the method of preserving the front and front of the building was adopted.
Facade preservation is a common method in recent redevelopment, and has been adopted in Chuo-ku in Nihonbashi Diamond Building (completed in 2014).
Maru Masaru Building
Maruka Building opposite the Kojun Building. When it was completed in 1929, it was the building of Maruka Shoten, a long-established bag dealer. It was designed by Matsunosuke Moriyama, an architect who was active in Taiwan during the Japanese rule. It was renovated as a Piaget store in 1999, and in 2017 it was renewed as a concept store in Bonpowan. While leaving original designs such as Art Deco-style terracotta decoration (decoration using pottery), the small size helps to give a light and stylish impression.
The Yonei Building (completed: 1930) built in Ginza 2-chome was also designed by Matsunosuke Moriyama, and has a solid appearance compared to the Maruka Building.