The first supersonic wind tunnel experimental building in Japan (Building 60), constructed in 1960, was renovated into a hall, gallery, and laboratory. The south side of the building was renovated in the first phase (2010), and the center and north sides were renovated in the second phase (2012). A GRC curtain wall was installed in the entrance hall, which was enlarged on the former site of a spherical air storage tank. The building was renovated to reinterpret and utilize the characteristics of the existing architectural spaces, such as the large laboratory space and the sound deadening tower.

Japan | Tokyo

Shinkenchiku March 2013 issue 164P