Shimbashi Area
Following up on yesterday’s posting, here is another interesting building that is located in the Shimbashi area of Tokyo (next to Ginza.) This building is only a short distance from the Nakagin Capsule Tower, which was the topic of yesterday’s post.
SPBC Headquarters Building
This unusual tower is the Shizuoka Press and Broadcasting Centre Headquarters Building. Kenzo Tange Associates designed it. Their web site can be found at this link.
Close Up
Surprisingly the date of completion of the building is listed as 1967. Somehow it seems like a more modern design.
Front
At only 1,493 square meters of floor space, it really doesn’t have much area for offices.
2 comments:
How stable is this building against earthquakes? It looks like those office floors could fall off; they must be supported by some beams anchored in the core cylinder. But they cannot be that strong?!
I am not sure Sray, but I sure wouldn’t want to be near it during an earthquake!
The next “Big One” is already statistically overdue.
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