Klein Dytham Architecture Designs Cartier Ginza Store Facade with Aluminium Curves Evoking Wedding Dress
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Summary
Tokyo-based Klein Dytham Architecture designed a distinctive facade for Cartier's Ginza store featuring swooping aluminium curves that evoke a wedding dress. The design aims to stand out in Tokyo's bustling Ginza district by creating a 'gentle, silky drape of fabric' effect with aluminium, contrasting with the surrounding linear skyscrapers. The architectural approach focuses on bringing softness and elegance to the urban environment through innovative material use and organic forms.
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The studio wanted its design to stand out among the bustling streets of Tokyo's central Ginza district, which are surrounded by linear rows of skyscrapers.
Klein Dytham wanted to bring a 'gentle, silky drape of fabric' effect with aluminium, contrasting with the surrounding linear skyscrapers.
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