Mode Gakuen Cocoon Tower
The Mode Gakuen Cocoon Tower (Japaneseモード学園 コクーン タワー, Modo gakuen Kokun TAWA ) is a 204 meter tall skyscraper with 50 floors. He stands in the Nishi -Shinjuku district in Shinjuku district of Tokyo, Japan. The commissioned by the brothers Kasuya architecture office was Tange Associates, Paul Noritaka Tange heard that the son of the famous architect Kenzo Tange. Fashion is a French loan word, which refers to the housed therein Institute of fashion creation.
Function
The building is after the Moscow State University, are to be found exclusively in the educational institutions of the second highest skyscraper in the world. In the high-rise three major professional schools include accommodated: the Tōkyō Mode Gakuen (東京 モード学園, dt " fashion school, Tokyo " ), the IT professional school HAL Tōkyō (HAL东京for computer science and robotics) and Shuto Iko (首都 医 校, dt " capital - medical school " for nurses). In addition, there are other trainings such as for photographers, hairdressers and car designer. Around 10,000 students can be trained by vocational schools here by Mode Gakuen, Japan's largest private carrier. The Mode Gakuen School Corporation (学校 法人 モード学園) operates more schools in Tokyo, Nagoya ( Mode Gakuen Spiral Towers ), Osaka and Paris ( Creapole ).
In an egg-shaped auditorium with 1,000 seats in addition to the high-rise are lectures, but kept accessible to the public lectures. Because of this openness to the public, the City Council allowed the builders a greater building height. The uppermost accessible floor contains a lounge with views over the city.
Construction
The Mode Gakuen Cocoon Tower was completed in 2008 and 2012 was one of the twenty tallest buildings in Tokyo. Hundreds of diagonally arranged and concrete-filled steel beams support the three sides of the spindle-shaped building. This is to a higher stability against earthquakes can be achieved. Additional translucent ribbons that were placed at random positions on the front window, create the impression of a cocoon. The architect Tange justified his choice of the additional name Cocoon Tower for the building also has a symbolic function of protecting the young skilled students. The construction of the tower is through the exposed ceilings and steel beams clearly visible.
On each floor, each with three classrooms around the inner core are arranged around. The core of the three-sided building includes elevators, stairs and a freight elevator. On all three sides are atrium -like schoolyards with 20 m high glass facades. The interior as well as the construction created the architecture office in consultation with the school authorities. From Shinjuku Station is direct underground access to the foyer of the building, which is located in the district of Shinjuku West, in which most of Tokyo's skyscrapers have been built so far.
Awards
- 2008: Skyscraper of the Year Award by Emporis
- 2012: International Highrise Award
Film
- Mode Gakuen Cocoon Tower, Tokyo. Documentary, Germany, 2012, 26 min Written and directed by Joachim Haupt and Sabine Pollmeier, Production: Parnassus film, ZDF, arte, SBS, Row: fascination skyscraper, first broadcast September 30, 2012 in arte, Summary of ARD.