Samuli Naamanka’s impressive Kimono pattern rejuvenates the Semba Center Building in Osaka
The textile centre in the heart of Osaka has been given a whole new look. You would never believe that it's the same building, as the change is phenomenal. Graphic concrete has once again been used successfully to enhance the built environment.Just a couple of years ago the Semba Center Building in Osaka, Japan, was an unsightly bazaar-like complex of ten buildings housing textile companies in the city centre, dividing Osaka in two. Originally built in the 17th century, and now partially located beneath a motorway flyover,