Furuto, Alison. Tokyo Fashion Museum Proposal

7/27/2019 Furuto, Alison. Tokyo Fashion Museum Proposal

1/7

11/09/13 Tokyo Fashion Museum Proposal / MUS Architects | ArchDaily

www.archdaily.com/266425/tokyo-fashion-museum-proposal-mus-architects/ 1/7

About Contact Submit AdsSUBSCRIBE TO OURDAILY NEWSLETTER E-MAIL ADDRESS

Tokyo Fashion Museum Proposal / MUS Architects

MORE OF

MUS ARCHITECTS

15 Oct 2011

ISMOF International

School Museum of

Flamenco / MUS

Architects

MORE SELECTED

BUILDINGS

SELECTED

BUILDINGS

MOST

VISITED OF THE WEEK

7 Sep 2013

Tokyo to Host the 2020

Olympics!

6 Sep 2013

Sign In Register

Courtesy ofMUS Architects

Designed by MUS Architects, their proposal for the Tokyo Fashion Museum was recently

named the winner of the World Architecture Awards 20+10+X. The whole structure of the

building, from the entry yard to the top of the tower has been wound with a homogenic lether

relating to the basic fabric of every fashion designer and constituting the base of every

collection. Fibers of the fashion museum are lead in two rows one layer of fiber winds

around the building clockwise, the other one counter-closkwise thus resulting in a kind of a

plaiting. Due to the small dimensions of the parcel being located in the intensely urbanized

city tissue of Tokyo, the wide program of the fashion museum has been set up vertically on

22 levels (19 of which above the ground level). The result is a functional pile of layers

program squares. More images and architects description after the break.

The tissue of the plot has been treated as an elastic fabric, which can be stretched, pulled

upwards and twisted so as to form the desired shape, based on the design-program

analysis. A function of a museum is commonly associated with buildings with a wide,

horizontal program-spatial layout. They tend to be objects which are exposition

packagings, places of an individual contemplation, but also areas for meetings, drawing

society into their world.

In order to create an urban emptiness, out of which a public space can be created that will

draw into the building interior, the entry level program square has been moved to the lower

ground floor and has been connected with the city via a wide ramp. The ramp flows into the

lower level, forming an entry level hall, of the shape and c olor of a solidified flow of magma.

The following functions have been located there: reception, souvenir shop and seat ing

places. The form of the underground relates to the holy mountain Mount Fuji; the bottom

part is a metaphor of magma, whereas the conical upper structure snow covered

summits.

On the ground level, a yard has been organized on slopes created of plains, which like

elastic fabric are stretched out of the plot corners. They connect further down the ground

and twist, leading upwards to the corners of the raised storeys. The surface of the yard

canopy has been shaped by the wrapped up fabric enabling screening of pictures and

multimedia presentations. The pile of program squares, raised above the city level, has

World

22392 POST S

377837 COMMENTS SEARCH ARCHDAILYHome Selected Works News Articles Interviews Software Pritzker Prize More

26 AUG2012by Alison Furuto

Awarded Competitions miniMuseums and Libraries Japan

MUS architects Tokyo

60

Like

Twee

69

25

20

You may also like:

Tokyo to host the 2020Olympics!
http://www.archdaily.com/425913/the-stadiums-of-the-three-runners-for-the-2020-olympics-tokyo-madrid-and-istanbul/http://www.archdaily.com/410877/midtown-financial-company-a-i-architecture/?utm_source=internal&utm_medium=widget&utm_name=selected-buildings&utm_content=410877http://www.archdaily.com/417962/casa-103-ultramarino-marlene-uldschmidt-architects/?utm_source=internal&utm_medium=widget&utm_name=selected-buildings&utm_content=417962http://www.archdaily.com/44280/honeycomb-sako-architects/?utm_source=internal&utm_medium=widget&utm_name=selected-buildings&utm_content=44280http://www.archdaily.com/advertisehttp://www.archdaily.com/?attachment_id=266427http://ad.doubleclick.net/click;h=v8/3e5a/c/212/%2a/l;275096044;0-0;0;101718468;4307-300/250;55460458/55344566/1;u=xbAAXbk6osscwh6wXMJTD5zAeO2o0x4_tzuDZkl0mxCGMznbvryz23s4Loj17FwkX2PGUdCLzhS9Sx3gbNvy8UOdo5cw90FPeZFA;~sscs=%3fhttp://adclick.g.doubleclick.net/aclk?sa=L&ai=C1HLisVQwUsn-LuOgigaA-4GAB83xvvEEvdCG1yOd2tmtRRABIABQgMfhxARg1bXXAoIBF2NhLXB1Yi01NDA1MzMxMTkwNTQzMzYwyAEJ4AIAqAMBqgTCAU_Qx8wQ2EA5RRMiwyM6w_GpZDJqs4fdsKwOmH-xW7mTLJjnXuLWRymFIlQibLtYiBDcARcvBXe_RDfUp3fP23wgs6t3n-UjrL2I3hx22h0dQ28jZXdlbJoqYwSeUbm_i-rTZg8xvir_A1TO3zb5L0pgeIWBLEDas1UWYlMgJ10OdsN8Xz6g2nkzivalO1_G8sNXCxbLDkwcUAUtKzHoB_c_BTwZDBTgaXAalJjojeKJlNS-88UOGmzI8C1o18sYvBsD4AQBgAa9gpuexbyI97QBoAYh&num=1&sig=AOD64_3x2ufqvdI5iVo1g26SXYC939Xk6Q&client=ca-pub-5405331190543360&adurl=http%3a%2f%2fom.forgeofempires.com/foe/es%3Fref%3Ddob_es_es_1155203_1289801%26external_param%3Dhttp%3A//www.archdaily.com/266425/tokyo-fashion-museum-proposal-mus-architects/%3Bclick%3Dhttp%3A//adclick.g.doubleclick.net/aclkhttp://www.archdaily.com/425913/the-stadiums-of-the-three-runners-for-the-2020-olympics-tokyo-madrid-and-istanbul/http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.archdaily.com%2F266425%2Ftokyo-fashion-museum-proposal-mus-architects%2F&media=&guid=mbtZa9MDmnYG-0&description=Tokyo+Fashion+Museum+Proposal+%2F+MUS+Architectshttp://twitter.com/search?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.archdaily.com%2F266425%2Ftokyo-fashion-museum-proposal-mus-architects%2Fhttps://twitter.com/intent/tweet?original_referer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.archdaily.com%2F266425%2Ftokyo-fashion-museum-proposal-mus-architects%2F&text=Tokyo%20Fashion%20Museum%20Proposal%20%2F%20MUS%20Architects&tw_p=tweetbutton&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.archdaily.com%2F266425%2Ftokyo-fashion-museum-proposal-mus-architects%2F&via=archdailyhttp://www.archdaily.com/tag/tokyo/http://www.archdaily.com/tag/mus-architects/http://www.archdaily.com/tag/japan/http://www.archdaily.com/category/museums-and-libraries/http://www.archdaily.com/category/mini/http://www.archdaily.com/category/awarded-competitions/http://www.archdaily.com/author/alison/http://www.archdaily.com/tag/pritzker-prize/http://www.archdaily.com/category/software/http://www.archdaily.com/category/archdaily-interviews/http://www.archdaily.com/category/articles/http://www.archdaily.com/category/architecture-news/http://www.archdaily.com/category/selected/http://www.archdaily.com/http://www.archdaily.mx/http://www.archdaily.com/http://worldarchitecture.org/http://musarch.pl/http://www.archdaily.com/?attachment_id=266427http://www.archdaily.com/tag/mus-architects/http://www.archdaily.com/425913/the-stadiums-of-the-three-runners-for-the-2020-olympics-tokyo-madrid-and-istanbul/http://www.archdaily.com/category/selected/http://www.archdaily.com/8637/future-hotel-showcase-lava/?utm_source=internal&utm_medium=widget&utm_name=selected-buildings&utm_content=8637http://www.archdaily.com/142199/perforated-house-kavellaris-urban-design/?utm_source=internal&utm_medium=widget&utm_name=selected-buildings&utm_content=142199http://www.archdaily.com/109391/house-in-nursery-rudi-kelana-gerard-tambunan/?utm_source=internal&utm_medium=widget&utm_name=selected-buildings&utm_content=109391http://www.archdaily.com/44280/honeycomb-sako-architects/?utm_source=internal&utm_medium=widget&utm_name=selected-buildings&utm_content=44280http://www.archdaily.com/417962/casa-103-ultramarino-marlene-uldschmidt-architects/?utm_source=internal&utm_medium=widget&utm_name=selected-buildings&utm_content=417962http://www.archdaily.com/410877/midtown-financial-company-a-i-architecture/?utm_source=internal&utm_medium=widget&utm_name=selected-buildings&utm_content=410877http://www.archdaily.com/398324/multifunctional-structure-in-salo-central-area-batlle-i-roig-arquitectes/?utm_source=internal&utm_medium=widget&utm_name=selected-buildings&utm_content=398324http://www.archdaily.com/238004/youth-center-of-qingpu-atelier-deshaus/?utm_source=internal&utm_medium=widget&utm_name=selected-buildings&utm_content=238004http://www.archdaily.com/59782/spectacles-jeux-restaurant-malcotti-roussey-architectes/?utm_source=internal&utm_medium=widget&utm_name=selected-buildings&utm_content=59782http://www.archdaily.com/176085/ismof-international-school-museum-of-flamenco-mus-architects/http://ad.doubleclick.net/click;h=v8/3e5a/c/212/%2a/l;275096044;0-0;0;101718468;4307-300/250;55460458/55344566/1;u=xbAAXbk6osscwh6wXMJTD5zAeO2o0x4_tzuDZkl0mxCGMznbvryz23s4Loj17FwkX2PGUdCLzhS9Sx3gbNvy8UOdo5cw90FPeZFA;~sscs=%3fhttp://adclick.g.doubleclick.net/aclk?sa=L&ai=C1HLisVQwUsn-LuOgigaA-4GAB83xvvEEvdCG1yOd2tmtRRABIABQgMfhxARg1bXXAoIBF2NhLXB1Yi01NDA1MzMxMTkwNTQzMzYwyAEJ4AIAqAMBqgTCAU_Qx8wQ2EA5RRMiwyM6w_GpZDJqs4fdsKwOmH-xW7mTLJjnXuLWRymFIlQibLtYiBDcARcvBXe_RDfUp3fP23wgs6t3n-UjrL2I3hx22h0dQ28jZXdlbJoqYwSeUbm_i-rTZg8xvir_A1TO3zb5L0pgeIWBLEDas1UWYlMgJ10OdsN8Xz6g2nkzivalO1_G8sNXCxbLDkwcUAUtKzHoB_c_BTwZDBTgaXAalJjojeKJlNS-88UOGmzI8C1o18sYvBsD4AQBgAa9gpuexbyI97QBoAYh&num=1&sig=AOD64_3x2ufqvdI5iVo1g26SXYC939Xk6Q&client=ca-pub-5405331190543360&adurl=http%3a%2f%2fom.forgeofempires.com/foe/es%3Fref%3Ddob_es_es_1155203_1289801%26external_param%3Dhttp%3A//www.archdaily.com/266425/tokyo-fashion-museum-proposal-mus-architects/%3Bclick%3Dhttp%3A//adclick.g.doubleclick.net/aclkhttp://www.archdaily.com/http://www.archdaily.com/advertisehttp://www.archdaily.com/contacthttp://www.archdaily.com/contacthttp://www.archdaily.com/about


2/7

Courtesy of MUS Arc hitects



been processed further, preliminarily moving them around clockwise within the borders of

the plot. Each of the pile levels have been allocated certain functions, in order of the

assumed and transformed functional program and of a diagram of mutual spatial and logical

relations.
http://www.archdaily.com/425913/the-stadiums-of-the-three-runners-for-the-2020-olympics-tokyo-madrid-and-istanbul/http://www.archdaily.com/?attachment_id=266430http://www.archdaily.com/?attachment_id=266429http://www.archdaily.com/?attachment_id=266428http://info.criteo.com/psu/privacy/informations?infonorm=3&partner=10926&campaignid=37644&zoneid=8683&bannerid=1718310&displayid=a666fcda9a


3/7





A further step of hybridization of a base model is diversification of the level heights

changing the space form of given interiors, creating a preliminary layout of the desired

emptiness-mass balance. The resulting level layout has been connected via a vertical

construction, the communication and technical infrastructure core. Vertical partitions the

external walls consist of functional elements, generated by the earlier assumed set of the

program squares.

The cubature created in this way is a pile of simple, basic geometric shapes boxes piled

up one on another according to the assumed order of the plan of the building and their

mutual shift. The pile of shifted boxes is a partitioned 100-metre tower. Dividing the space

helps reduce the volume of the building mass optically and helps relate the horizontal

directions to the height of the surrounding buildings. The pile of boxes has been cut through

by horizontal straight lines thus creating stripes of glazing wrapping around the building and

providing a 360 degrees view. The biggest part of the museum the permanent display ,

devoted to given historical periods, has been shifted so that the first stage of the visit the

gallery dedicated to the oldest period covered by the program (the 20s) has been located

on the top of the pile. Lower down, the further levels have been dedicated to the subsequent

periods according to the time continuum.

The aim of this was to separate the oldest period from the contemporary city and to enforce

the historic sightseeing route by going lower down. In the subsequent layers of the gallery

holes have been cut through and stairs have been fitted in accordance with the assumed

visitor route, ie from the top to the bottom clockwise. This ensures a fluent transition

between the periods of fashion history. Going further down we go through the history,
http://www.archdaily.com/?attachment_id=266434http://www.archdaily.com/?attachment_id=266433


4/7





coming closer to the contemporary period as well as to the the contemporary tissue of the

city. Parking and deliveries have been organized on level 3, accessible via a lift located in

the west part of the plot. The upper part of the shaft has been covered with an elliptic

capsule finished up with a high class artificial grass. Aside from the transporting function,

the lift also constitutes an abstract sculpture enriching the yard.

The plaiting of the skin is then modified adjusting the meshes and its density to factors

such as lighting conditions, view openings and overall composition. Fibers of the fabric

winding around the museum cross at different angles, creating either a dense net or wide

meshes locally, providing a full opening of the building. The main core of the vertical

construction is a skeleton of the building, on which the ceiling has been based. This

solution allows the elevation to be free from construction elements so that a clear frameless

glass facade can be applied. Stripes of the external white walls have been wound by cable

arrangement fabric. The structure of the fabric is achieved by the use of white cables

made of artificial material complemented by a light frame made of carbon pipes. On the yard

level they are converted into steps seating places.

Interiors are homogeneous in terms of material and color. Maintained in white, they make a

natural background for exposition. White concrete flooring impregnated with resin has been

used. All the necessary installations should be fully hidden, simple, accessible, easy to

maintain and adjusted to the functional structure in the same time. They are held in the

walls of the communication route. The main utility rooms have been located on the level 1.

Architects : MUS Architects

Location: Tokyo, Japan

Team: Adam Zwierzynski, Anna Porebska

Type: Competition Entry

Date: 2010
http://www.archdaily.com/tag/japan/http://musarch.pl/http://www.archdaily.com/?attachment_id=266435http://www.archdaily.com/?attachment_id=266431


5/7



Co urt esy o f M US Arch it ect s Co urte sy o f M US Arch it ect s Co urt esy of MUS Arch ite ct s



Courtesy of MUS Architects Courtesy of MUS Architects site plan 01

site plan 02 floor plans runway level plan

http://www.archdaily.com/?attachment_id=266436http://www.archdaily.com/266425/tokyo-fashion-museum-proposal-mus-architects/floor-plan-2-runway-level/http://www.archdaily.com/266425/tokyo-fashion-museum-proposal-mus-architects/floor-plan-1-selected/http://www.archdaily.com/266425/tokyo-fashion-museum-proposal-mus-architects/diagram-situation-02-plan/http://www.archdaily.com/266425/tokyo-fashion-museum-proposal-mus-architects/diagram-situation-01/http://www.archdaily.com/266425/tokyo-fashion-museum-proposal-mus-architects/model-aksonometria/http://www.archdaily.com/266425/tokyo-fashion-museum-proposal-mus-architects/urb_makieta_final_view13/http://www.archdaily.com/266425/tokyo-fashion-museum-proposal-mus-architects/urb_makieta_final_view10/http://www.archdaily.com/266425/tokyo-fashion-museum-proposal-mus-architects/urb_makieta_final_view04/http://www.archdaily.com/266425/tokyo-fashion-museum-proposal-mus-architects/interior-70s_001/http://www.archdaily.com/266425/tokyo-fashion-museum-proposal-mus-architects/skybar_001/http://www.archdaily.com/266425/tokyo-fashion-museum-proposal-mus-architects/panorama_final_01/http://www.archdaily.com/266425/tokyo-fashion-museum-proposal-mus-architects/final_photo-colage_3/http://www.archdaily.com/266425/tokyo-fashion-museum-proposal-mus-architects/final_photo-colage_2_kadr_03/http://www.archdaily.com/266425/tokyo-fashion-museum-proposal-mus-architects/final_photo-colage_2_kadr_01/http://www.archdaily.com/266425/tokyo-fashion-museum-proposal-mus-architects/final_photo-colage_2/


6/7

1 commentTosh

Share your thoughts

sections viewing axis diagram schematic diagrams

reference photos idea structure

skin building structure in layers exhibition rooms diagram

te rra ce s a nd vi ewi ng poi nts di agram e xp lod ed axon om etri c di ag ram d iag ra m 01

diagram 02 diagram 03 diagram 04

Reply

Looks like a Herzog & DeMeuron ripoff.
http://www.archdaily.com/266425/tokyo-fashion-museum-proposal-mus-architects/?replytocom=2700650#respondhttp://www.archdaily.com/266425/tokyo-fashion-museum-proposal-mus-architects/diagram11-tower-as-stack-of-layers/http://www.archdaily.com/266425/tokyo-fashion-museum-proposal-mus-architects/diagram9-sightseeing-route-by-going-lower-down/http://www.archdaily.com/266425/tokyo-fashion-museum-proposal-mus-architects/diagram6-colors/http://www.archdaily.com/266425/tokyo-fashion-museum-proposal-mus-architects/diagram5-on-the-ground-level-a-yard-has-been-organised-on-slopes/http://www.archdaily.com/266425/tokyo-fashion-museum-proposal-mus-architects/diagram10-exploaded-aksonometric-diagram/http://www.archdaily.com/266425/tokyo-fashion-museum-proposal-mus-architects/diagram8-terraces-and-viewing-points/http://www.archdaily.com/266425/tokyo-fashion-museum-proposal-mus-architects/diagram7-exhibition-rooms/http://www.archdaily.com/266425/tokyo-fashion-museum-proposal-mus-architects/diagram6-building-structure-in-layers/http://www.archdaily.com/266425/tokyo-fashion-museum-proposal-mus-architects/diagram4-intro-04-skin/http://www.archdaily.com/266425/tokyo-fashion-museum-proposal-mus-architects/diagram3-intro-03-structure/http://www.archdaily.com/266425/tokyo-fashion-museum-proposal-mus-architects/diagram2-intro-02-idea/http://www.archdaily.com/266425/tokyo-fashion-museum-proposal-mus-architects/diagram1-intro-01-reference-photos/http://www.archdaily.com/266425/tokyo-fashion-museum-proposal-mus-architects/floor-plan-3-schematic-diagrams/http://www.archdaily.com/266425/tokyo-fashion-museum-proposal-mus-architects/diagram-viewing-axis/http://www.archdaily.com/266425/tokyo-fashion-museum-proposal-mus-architects/section_all/http://info.criteo.com/psu/privacy/informations?infonorm=3&partner=10926&campaignid=37644&zoneid=8681&bannerid=1718315&displayid=94a9df0b1f


7/7



If you want your own avatar and keep track of your discuss ions with the comm unity, sign up for My

ArchDaily!

POST

Name

(required)

Email

(required, w ill not be published)

Leave a message...

Notify me of f ollowup comments via e-mail

OUR PARTNERS

RECENT

PROJECTSMOST

BOOKMARKEDRECENT

NEWS

THANKS FOR VISITING

ArchDaily 2008-2013. All rights res erved.

All images are each office/photographer mentioned.

FOLLOW US IN CONTACT INFORMATION

Contact

Advertising

Terms of Use

Privacy Policy
http://www.archdaily.com/legal/http://www.archdaily.com/terms-of-use/http://www.archdaily.com/advertisehttp://www.archdaily.com/contacthttp://vimeo.com/archdailyhttp://flickr.com/groups/archdaily/http://twitter.com/archdailyhttp://facebook.com/archdailyhttp://www.archdaily.com/

Documents

Furuto, Alison. Tokyo Fashion Museum Proposal