1959 – Setagaya Ward Office – Kunio Maekawa

© Lukas Gruntz
© Lukas Gruntz
© Lukas Gruntz

Setagaya Ward Office is an expetional exmaple of Kunio Maekawa’s facing concrete work. Outstanding is the folded plate structure of the auditorium. The concrete there becomes a impressive sculptural quality. Maekawa designed at the same time a similar auditorium  building for the UNSECO in Paris. In this work the strong influence by Le Corbusier is obvious. On June 25 2016, Setagaya Ward announced that they are considering demolishing and rebuilding the ward office buildings. The building do not meet current earthquake codes and could be at risk of collapse in a large earthquake.

Name: Setagaya Ward Office│Type: Administration│Architect: Kunio Maekawa│Completed: 1959

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