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Nakayama adds, “This design presented additional challenges during construction; including special classroom requests of different designs, and accommodating this with the building’s unique oval shape. In order to remain within budget, we transitioned to the idea of standardizing the size of the exterior wall panels and instead adjusting the interior height of each floor.
Mode Gakuen Cocoon Tower stands for the passion and enthusiasm of everyone involved -- that led to the creation of a city landmark. Today, it’s become an iconic building that represents the urban landscape of Nishi-Shinjuku.”
Excerpts taken from https://en.tangeweb.com/project/modegakuen/ with the permission from Tange Associates, 2019.
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