Kengo Kuma anchors Japanese textile showroom to the ground with carbon-fibre threads

Kengo Kuma’s firm has converted a concrete office building into a showroom for a Japanese textile company, and tethered it to the ground with carbon fibres to provide earthquake protection.

The rods are made from thermoplastic carbon-fibre composite, which has a high tensile strength that rivals traditional building materials like steel and iron, and could help to reinforce the building.

(Read more) Via dezeen.com