QUALITY COLORS. Case Study Alp, Tokyo, Japan An initiative of LANXESS COLORED CONCRETE WORKS ® Balanced proportions, clear and simple lines, and the characteristic, charcoal-like coloring modeled on the natural surroundings combine the three-story apartment house Alp in Akabane, T okyo, with its urban environment and the natural topography. A street becomes an inviting plaza again. The word “environment” describes the relationship between an object and its surroundings, and it is the overarching con- cept behind Alp, an apartment building designed by Akihisa Hirata in Akabane, Tokyo. Located in the heart of the city, this area never theless is influenced by the natural hills surround- ing it. It has the look of a place where you could expect at any time to encounter archaeologist

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