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The Yokohama Ekimae building in Tokyo, Japan, lets occupants witness the changing weather and yearly seasons with its Kojimachi Terrace or \u2018Sky Forest.\u2019<\/span>
Photo courtesy Nendo<\/span><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Designed by Japanese studio Nendo<\/a>, the Yokohama Ekimae building, an 11-story office tower located in the Kojimachi neighborhood in central Tokyo, Japan, creates a more physical experience to the outdoors with its Kojimachi Terrace or \u2018Sky Forest.\u2019<\/p>\n

Unlike typical office buildings that are usually built as closed-off blocks with artificial climate control that do not share any real physical connection with their exterior environments, the Kojimachi Terrace design takes external elements into account to allow for a more personal experience with nature, like witnessing the changing weather and yearly seasons.<\/p>\n

To best incorporate the environment, balconies have been placed sporadically on six out of the building\u2019s 11 floors. Assumed to be used as exterior spaces, each terrace can transform into a private meeting area by closing the doors and windows concealed around it.<\/p>\n

An open-air garden located on the building\u2019s highest levels, incorporates lush greenery infused with natural light and air. This three-story \u2018Sky Forest\u2019 allows for a nature-like hideaway for the building\u2019s employees, while generating a sense of unity over the different floors. The rest of the building\u2019s fa\u00e7ade is covered with large glass windows.<\/p>\n

By designing the rails and pillars of the building to appear the same size and wooden finish as the fa\u00e7ade, and by weaving this together into a natural looking grid, the visual noise has become integrated and camouflaged within the exterior. This reduces the flat and cold impression, often seen in most office buildings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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