Editing Renzo Piano (section)

===Maison Hermès (1998–2001)===
The Maison Hermès in the Ginza commercial district of Tokyo is the flagship store in Japan of the French luxury brand. The building is ten stories high, with three floors underground, and includes space for expositions and for a small museum on the history of the firm. The building is highly geometrical; precisely {{convert|44.55|m}} high, with a facade composed of 13,000 pieces of glass each exactly {{convert|45 by 45|cm}}. The panels of glass were made in Florence, Italy, and placed in supports made in Switzerland, for assembly in Japan. Each piece of the facade is designed to be able to move {{convert|4|mm|spell=in|frac=16}} to resist earthquakes. When illuminated a night, the building is intended to resemble a "magic lantern".{{Sfn|Jodidio|2016|page=51}}