The exterior walls are covered with 150mm square tiles, which appear to have the same texture as the glass blocks of the same size that form the openings, but at night the light leaking through the openings looks like ladybug spots. In addition, a new construction method is adopted, in which steel panels made of square pipes with a 40mm diameter and 125mm width are fabricated in a factory and assembled on site.

Japan | Tokyo

Jutakutokushu August 2008 issue 72P