Tokyo Edition Ginza&Toranomon Christmas Tree
We designed a tree made of wood to add festive color to the Christmas season in the lobbies of The Tokyo Edition Toranomon, opened in 2020, and The Tokyo Edition Ginza, opened in 2023.
Both trees were created by stacking small wooden modules to express the rhythm and texture of each respective town.
To represent Toranomon, a youthful town undergoing development and changing day by day, we created a tree that looks like a collection of “Komorebi (sunlight filtering through trees)” in the high-ceiling lobby space that evokes a bright forest.
In Ginza, a district where the world’s cutting edge and traditional Japanese culture interweave, we created a jewelry tree woven with straight tree branches, as “Kigumi (stacking small wooden units)” in keeping with the weaving theme of the architecture.
By discussing and paying close attention to every detail with Karimoku Furniture, a design company known for its high-precision work, we were able to achieve a delicate expression by incorporating furniture techniques not normally used in architecture.
For both trees, multiple species of wood were used to contribute to the circulation and nurturing of forests. Additionally, after the Christmas season is over the tree units will be converted into furniture and reincarnated in different places. As such, we have aspired to create a sustainable Christmas tree that will live forever.
