Tienda of Prada in Tokyo
-Author:
Herzog
and de Meuron, that are a group of swiss architects, creators of so many
important structures as the Allianz Arena, the BBVA center in Madrid or the
National Stadium of Pekin.
-Period:
Was
builded in 2003 and nowadays continues in use
-Style and characteristics:
Irregular,
modernist, crystalline
It
costed 83 million dollars with 20 meters of high structure made of
Hyper
artificial materials, such as resin, 'organic' silicone, molded fiberglass,
lacquer, fiber optic embedded in resin, conglomerates of rigid foam, nylon,
steel, glass; or hyper-natural, such as leather, moss, porous wood planks
-Location:
Shibuya
neighborhood, Shinjuku district, Tokyo (Japan)
-Function:
Is
used as a Prana shop where the people pass the time shopping clothes in the
different 6 levels, listening music or just watch the beautiful sceneries
-Shape related:
Is
irregular but the more related shape is the prism-shaped
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