AD Classics: Maison Hermès / Renzo Piano Building Workshop
In Tokyo's bustling Ginza district, where tradition and modernity converge, the Maison Hermès emerges as a luminous architectural icon. Designed by Renzo Piano Building Workshop and completed in 2001, the 15-story structure serves as the Japanese headquarters of Hermès, the renowned French luxury brand celebrated for its craftsmanship and timeless elegance. Beyond its function as a commercial hub, the building encapsulates Hermès' ethos, transforming its urban site into a dialogue between light, materiality, and context.
Maison Hermès / Renzo Piano Building Workshop. Image © Michel Denancé, courtesy of Renzo Piano Building Workshop
- architects: Renzo Piano Building Workshop
- Location: Japan, 〒104-0061 Tokyo, Chuo City, Ginza, 5 Chome−4−1 8階
- Project Year: 1998
- Photographs: Michel Denancé, courtesy of Renzo Piano Building Workshop
- Photographs: Courtesy of Renzo Piano Building Workshop
- Photographs: Kakidai via Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photographs: Wiiii, via Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 3.0
- Photographs: Naoya Fujii via Flirck under CC BY-NC 2.0
- Photographs: Thomas Brown via Flirck under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
- Photographs: Loïc Couton, courtesy of Renzo Piano Building Workshop
- Photographs: japanese_craft_construction via Wikipedia under CC BY 2.0
- Photographs: Basile Morin, via Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0 II
In Tokyo's bustling Ginza district, where tradition and modernity converge, the Maison Hermès emerges as a luminous architectural icon. Designed by Renzo Piano Building Workshop and completed in 2001, the 15-story structure serves as the Japanese headquarters of Hermès, the renowned French luxury brand celebrated for its craftsmanship and timeless elegance. Beyond its function as a commercial hub, the building encapsulates Hermès' ethos, transforming its urban site into a dialogue between light, materiality, and context.
