National Cash Register Building

Outline
SRC office building with 4 basement floors and 8 above-ground floors. This is the first example of a double-skin building in Japan. The window system integrates not only thermal control, but also fire protection, rainwater treatment, maintenance, and other functions. Akio Okumura, known as the inventor of OM Solar, was in charge of the design.
Location
  • Tokyo
Journal
Shinkenchiku 2025:08
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Special Link
Matrix of 100 Years of Architecture(The 100th Anniversary of Shinkenchiku)
Category
Awareness of the Environment
Decade
1960s
Thema