Case Study: Shiseido Hall, Designed by Yoshirō Taniguchi and Shimizu Corporation, 1962

For the Shiseido Hall, designed by architect Yoshirō Taniguchi in collaboration with Shimizu Corporation and completed in 1962, we produced and delivered a custom-colored wall-to-wall carpet as well as a hand-knotted Dantsu rug for the VIP room.

In designing this project, Taniguchi deeply respected Shiseido’s identity as a long-established company, carefully selecting only Japanese-sourced materials, including stone, wood, and fabric. His approach emphasized the meticulous selection of architectural materials as a core principle of architectural aesthetics.

In the VIP room on the 9th floor, a hand-knotted Dantsu rug was placed atop the wall-to-wall carpet, creating an elegant composition where the fine reception furniture appears to float above the surface.

Installation Year: 1962
Location: Chuo-ku, Tokyo
Design: Yoshirō Taniguchi & Shimizu Corporation
Construction: Shimizu Corporation

Photography: © Akio Kawasumi
Text Reference: Shinkenchiku, November 1962

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建築家・谷口吉郎と清水建設の設計、1962年竣工の「資生堂会館」に特注色の敷き込みカーペット、来賓室に手織緞通を製作納入しました。

谷口吉郎は本建築の設計に際して、「しにせ」企業である資生堂の背景を重視し、建築に用いる石材・木材・布等は全て日本産を選定。「建築材料の精選を心がけ、それを建築意匠の眼目とする」と述べています。

9階来賓室では敷き込みカーペットの上に手織緞通を敷き、上質な応接家具一式を浮かべるように誂えています。

納入: 1962年
所在地: 東京都中央区
設計: 谷口吉郎・清水建設
施工: 清水建設

写真: © 川澄明男
テキスト引用: 新建築 1962年11月号

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text by Takashi Watanabe | 渡邊貴志