Monday, November 25, 2013

KITTE Building


東京駅丸の内口の中央郵便局が古い建物の面影を残しつつ背後に高層ビルを完成させたのは今年の3月、これまで特に用がなく行くことはなかったのだが、乗り換えついでに駅を出て訪ねてみた。KITTEの中はショップやレストランで、6Fは屋上庭園になっていて駅舎や列車の往き来をぼんやり眺めるにはとても良いロケーションだ。
僕の眼にすぐ留まったのは各階のウォール仕様で、高級感のあるウッドをふんだんに使って暖かみを醸しつつ、各階ごとに表情を変えたウッドの使いこなしが印象的だった。ショップはそっちのけで壁ばかり眺めて帰った。




In front of Tokyo Station, Marunouchi exit, is Tokyo Central Post Office, and they opened the new tall building last March while retaining the surface of old architecture. I have no chance to visit it to date, but I got off at the station as I needed to transfer today. Inside KITTE are variety of shops and restaurants, and up on the 6th floor is a rooftop garden whose location is perfect for watching the station building and trains coming in and going out.

On each floor are wooden walls that provide classy yet warm atmosphere, and I was so interested in the different texture and style on each floor that I was busy watching them instead of shops.





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