before scrolling down,
what is this building?
or I should say what is it used for?
here are a few clues, it is in Tokyo, created by architect Emmanuelle Moureaux,
it is her 5th work for the same company, it is not a a school or college,
but is a fully functioning business,
one none of us could do without,
there is a clue in the right of this picture, give up yet?
it is her latest work for Sugamo Shinkin Bank her 5th for the Japanese
commercial bank, all equally colourful, it is located in the outskirts of Tokyo,
about an hour from the country’s capital, the new Nakaaoki
Branch is on the corner of a bustling major intersection,
which serves as inspiration for the overall concept: ‘rainbow melody.’ the
colourful protruding cubes are designed to create a rhythmical façade that
changes expression cars, bicycles and people pass by and see it from different
angles, small elevated gardens are built into 12 of the cubes, where seasonal
changes in nature also add to the different rhythms, “The colours, flowers
and trees appear in and out from the repetition of floating cubes, playing
rainbow melody,” says the 44-year old French architect, She’s been living in
Tokyo since 1996 and established her architecture and design firm in 2003, “The
melody spreads happiness and comfort to visitors and to the people in the local
community,” adds Moureaux, who says her use of colour was inspired by “the
layers and colours of Tokyo that built a complex depth and density on the
street.” well I hope the
customer's receive a better reception than I did on my last visit to my bank in the UK for some money, I can still remember the managers words now, 'Stan, don't be a fool, put the gun down!'.
customer's receive a better reception than I did on my last visit to my bank in the UK for some money, I can still remember the managers words now, 'Stan, don't be a fool, put the gun down!'.
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