Jun Aoki | Louis Vuitton Ginza: Water's Texture as Facade

Jun Aoki | Louis Vuitton Ginza: Water Texture as Skin
The entire facade is a continuously undulating curved glass surface with subtle textures, causing the reflected streetscape to be stretched, distorted, and slowly flow, as if viewed through water. The undulations of the curved surface are three-dimensional, with no two points being the same, so the building constantly changes its appearance throughout the day with the sun and street activity. The inner side of the glass has a translucent membrane, appearing milky white during the day and emitting a soft glow at night. The volume itself is a simple block, with all expressiveness concentrated on this outer skin. Aside from a tiny brand logo, there are no other markings on the facade. Shot at dusk, the streetscape is distorted into flowing color bands on the curved surface. Avoid: flat glass, regularly repeating textures, adding signs or display window openings, completely transparent interior.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

整面立面為連續起伏的曲面玻璃,表面帶有細微的紋理,讓反射的街景被拉伸、扭曲並緩慢流動,如同透過水面觀看。曲面的起伏是三維的,沒有兩處相同,因此建築在一天中隨太陽與街上的動靜不斷改變外觀。玻璃內側為半透明的膜,白天呈乳白、夜間發出柔和的光。量體本身是簡單的方塊,所有的表現力集中在這層外皮上。除了一個極小的品牌字之外,立面沒有其他標示。傍晚拍攝,街景在曲面上被扭曲成流動的色帶。避免:玻璃平整、紋理規則重複、加設招牌或櫥窗開口、內側完全透明。