Fukoku Tower
Architect: Dominique Perrault Architecture
Year: 2010
Location: Osaka-shi, Japan
Category: Mixed Use Architecture
About
This tower project for the Fukoku insurance company takes inspiration from the profile of a gigantic tree whose roots proliferate on the surface of the ground. Splayed at its base, the tower’s outline tapers elegantly as it rises, gracing the city’s skyline with a vertical asymptote. The contrast between the structure’s base and upper regions is accentuated by the treatment of the building’s “bark”.
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