IIS ANNIVERSARY HALL， THE UNIV. OF TOKYO
KOTARO IMAI ＋ ENDO ARCHITECTS AND ASSOCIATESCAMPUS PLANNING OFFICE， FACILITIES DEPARTMENT， THE UNIV. OF TOKYO
- Outline
- 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.
- Location
- Tokyo
- Journal
- Shinkenchiku March 2013 issue
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