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Sendai Mediatheque

Patrick Hurst Arch 631 – Fall 2010

Nnaemeka Mozie

Domingo Sanchez

Jose Terrazas

Matt Weigers

Sendai Mediatheque

Sendai, Japan 2001Designed By Toyo Ito

Program

Structural ConceptThe Media Library is based on the concept of seaweed floating in an aquarium

Three Major Elements

Skin

Plates

Reinforced Connection Ring

Tubes

Seismic Design

Construction Issues

Dead Loads

Seismic Loads

Wind Loads

Toyo Ito

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