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Omotesandō Hills
Andō Tadao's deceptively deep
Omotesandō Hills
(2003) is a high-end shop-
ping mall spiralling around a sunken central atrium. It replaced an ivy-covered
pre-WWII apartment building (to considerable protest); the low horizontal design
pays homage to the original structure.
Dior Building
Across the street from Omotesandō Hills, the flagship boutique for
Dior
(2003),
designed by Pritzker Prize winner SANAA (composed of Sejima Kazuyo and Nish-
izawa Ryūe), has a filmy, white exterior that seems to hang like a dress. The exteri-
or is made entirely of glass and a thin grey sheath, which acts as a semi-permeable
veil protecting the refined interior from the urban tangle outside.