Thursday, February 20, 2014

KITTE building in Maru-no-uchi, Tokyo

First a glance from a distance. Looks good. Then I went inside and briefly looked around. The atrium and top light together have you connected with the day's weather and light. Just the right size to browse around the stores. Each floor has distinctive interior design. Architect KUMA Kengo did a beautiful interior job. Do not miss the basement, which I missed (shame!), but I didn't miss the roof top garden. There you are looking down on Tokyo Station. Somehow, the station, cars, and other items below look like miniature models. Loved the naming too. KITTE in Japanese means stamps; an appropriate name to a former post office building and there still is a post office inside. KITTE sounds similar to Kit-te, meaning "please come." Sounds so cute.

Now and Before

Exterior; the glassy high rise part is added
Tokyo Station looks smaller than life from KITTE roof top

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