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The Architect · Haruto · Tokyo

Omotesando Hills

Omotesando · modern · Free

I use this building to explain sectional thinking to students. You understand it better in section than in plan.

Tadao Ando's subterranean shopping complex built along a continuous spiral ramp. The section drawing is the real design — the building is a slope disguised as a street.

— Haruto, The Architect
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