“Keshiki” (otherwise known as “scenery” or “landscape” in English) is a situation in which several different elements exist within a single frame to create a new and unique perspective. Take, for example, Mt. Fuji, a lake, a forest, and a blue sky: when these separate elements are all placed together within a single frame, a moment is captured, one unique to that time and space.
The question: “what drives a city” has always been something we constantly ask ourselves. In order to find the best answer to this question, we have been observing cities, not only in Japan, but all over the world.
The 97-year-old building, formally owned by a bank, is located in the heart of Japan’s financial district, Nihonbashi Kabutocho. K5 is not only a boutique hotel, or merely a collection of the best restaurants and bars, but rather it compromises of ‘micro compounds’ that make the building one whole.
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