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Hotel Sofitel Tokyo

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as it was designed long after the slow breakup of the metabolist groups in the late 1970s. The object referenced traditional Japanese architecture, which is characteristic of Kikutake's mature and late works (such as the
50:. After a brief refurbishment (with the number of rooms increased to 83) it was reopened as 4-star hotel in September 2000, but was soon closed in December 2006 and was demolished between February 2007 and May 2008. 77: 298: 318: 338: 73:, capsules, modularity and the theoretical possibility of replacement of its parts). The building shows a direct similarity to Kikutake's earlier theoretical project 84:
from 1968. However, this project consisted of a group of towers cross-shaped in the plan, and also shows a similarity to other metabolists projects such as the
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Kurt Helfrich, William Whitaker, "Crafting a Modern World: The Architecture and Design of Antonin and Noémi Raymond"; Princeton Architectural Press, 2006
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Kisho Kurokawa, "The Origin and History of the Metabolist Movement" - Charles Jencks, Kisho Kurokawa. Studio Vista, 1976
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and pine trees. Despite some metabolist-like features the building itself cannot be seen as representative of the
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Zhongjie Lin, "Kenzo Tange and the Metabolist Movement: Urban Utopias of Modern Japan", Routledge, 2010
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It is said that the characteristic shape of the hotel building was inspired by the shapes of
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Botond Bognar, "Beyond the Bubble: Contemporary Japanese Architecture"; Phaidon, 2008
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Rem Koolhaas, Hans Ulrich Obrist, "Project Japan. Metabolism Talks"; Taschen 2011
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Mark Mulligan "Kiyonori Kikutake Structuring the Future"
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Hotel Sofitel was a late work of Japanese architect
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high-rise building
Taito-ku
Tokyo
Japan
Accor Group
Kiyonori Kikutake
pre-metabolist
Edo-Tokyo Museum
metabolist
Joint Core
"Tree-shaped Community"
Archived
Wayback Machine
Nakagin Capsule Tower
Kisho Kurokawa
Kenzo Tange
Japanese temples
metabolist movement
Edo-Tokyo Museum
Izumo Grand Shrine
"Hotel Sofitel Tokyo"
"ON TRIAL: The Meeting of East and West: Kikutake and Le Corbusier - Australian Design Review"
"First 'French style' 5-star hotel launched in Tokyo"
Kiyonori Kikutake: Structuring the Future
35°42′45″N 139°46′05″E / 35.7125°N 139.768056°E / 35.7125; 139.768056
Categories
Hotels in Tokyo
Hotel buildings completed in 1994
Demolished buildings and structures in Tokyo

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