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VERTICAL RAINBOW in Tokyo

2 March 2024

Design: SAKO Architects

Location: 2-30-16, Minami-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo, Japan

This architecture makes people on the street happy every day!

VERTICAL RAINBOW in Tokyo building design

VERTICAL RAINBOW in Tokyo building

Photos by Koji Fujii

VERTICAL RAINBOW in Tokyo building, Japan

Project Description

The former headquarters building was a stereotypical pencil building that merely met the legal requirement for evacuation. Now that it has grown into a global company, a “vertical rainbow” appeared on the facade to express its identity as a paint company offering an infinite variety of colors.

VERTICAL RAINBOW in Tokyo building

Using a newly developed in-house paint for outdoor glass, we applied a gradient coating to tempered laminated glass. In order to make the façade appear to be composed only of colorful glass, the glass is supported only by horizontal frames on the top and bottom two sides, which are wider than the width of the terrace, in a minimalist detail.

VERTICAL RAINBOW in Tokyo building

Direct daylight is converted into colorful light through the colored glass, creating beautiful shadows on the terrace floor and on the exterior walls of the adjacent buildings.

VERTICAL RAINBOW in Tokyo building

When it is cloudy, when the sky is more easily reflected, the changing clouds and colors blend together to create a beautiful facade, like digital art.

VERTICAL RAINBOW in Tokyo building

The view of the city from the office through the terrace is like a landscape photograph with added layers of color. The miscellaneous cityscape feels like an unrealistic artwork.

VERTICAL RAINBOW in Tokyo building, Japan

At night, the glass illuminated by the lights emits soft colors, creating a “night rainbow” on the street lined with buildings.

VERTICAL RAINBOW in Tokyo building, Japan

Materialization

Facade 1: 12mm+12mm tempered laminated glass (painted only the balcony side)
Facade 2: Lattice-like fittings with class B fire protection equipment
Painting brand: Musashi Paint Holdings Co., Ltd.

VERTICAL RAINBOW in Tokyo building, Japan

VERTICAL RAINBOW in Tokyo, Japan – Property Information

Project name: VERTICAL RAINBOW in Tokyo
Type: Office
Design Type: Architecture & Interior Design
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Address: 2-30-16, Minami-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo
Floor area: 690㎡
Completion year: 2019

VERTICAL RAINBOW in Tokyo building, Japan

Design firm: SAKO Architects
Principal architect: Keiichiro Sako
Architectural Design : SAKO Architects
Interior design: SAKO Architects
Structural engineer: Structural Design PLUS ONE Inc.
Lighting: BONBORI Lighting Architect & Associates, Inc.
Construction: SHIMIZU BLC Co., Ltd.
Supervision: SAKO Architects
Materials: High transmittance tempered laminated glass 12+12
Paint gradation finish for exterior glass surface on balcony side

Client: Musashi Paint Holdings Co., Ltd.

VERTICAL RAINBOW in Tokyo building, Japan

Photo credits: Koji Fujii
Website: https://www.sako.co.jp
Instagram: @keiichiro_sako
Contact e-mail: info@sako.co.jp

Vimeo links: https://vimeo.com/425056679

VERTICAL RAINBOW in Tokyo, Japan images / information received 020324 from SAKO Architects

Location: 2-30-16, Minami-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo, Japan, eastern Asia

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