is a
shopping mall
A shopping mall (or simply mall) is a North American term for a large indoor shopping center, usually anchored by department stores. The term "mall" originally meant a pedestrian promenade with shops along it (that is, the term was used to refe ...
in
Saiwai-ku,
Kawasaki, Japan. The mall adjoins the west side
Kawasaki Station. It is the largest commercial facility in the Mitsui Fudosan affiliate and has the highest sales volume.
Structure
The design is by
Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura
Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura (RBTA) is a architecture firm that was founded in 1963 by Ricardo Bofill, initially as Taller de Arquitectura ("Architecture Workshop" in Spanish). It is headquartered in Sant Just Desvern near Barcelona, in ...
, and makes use of natural lighting. There is a branch shrine of
Izumo-taisha on the flat roof of a building.
History
Between 1908 and 2000, the lot was occupied by a
Toshiba
, commonly known as Toshiba and stylized as TOSHIBA, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Its diversified products and services include power, industrial and social infrastructure system ...
factory.
Construction of Lazona began in 2001. The mall opened on 28 September 2006.
On May 5, 2019, the unit
BEST FRIENDS! made their first concert.
See also
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List of shopping malls in Japan
*
List of works by Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura
Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura is an architecture firm based in Barcelona. Many of its works have acquired iconic status. Completed buildings are listed in chronological order of completion, and unbuilt projects or urban master plans by dat ...
References
External links
Official website
2006 establishments in Japan
Shopping centres in Japan
Buildings and structures in Kawasaki, Kanagawa
Toshiba
Ricardo Bofill buildings
Shopping malls established in 2006
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