Ascending by escalator from the underground of Ginza Station to the first floor brings you to the pilotis, an external space immediately outside Ginza Maison Hermès that also lies at the heart of the building. Many people may also know it as the entrance to the private cinema on the 10th floor and the 8th-floor gallery.

Looking up from the pilotis, the sculptor Susumu Shingu's work ‘Hommage au Cosmos’ appears. Commissioned by Jean-Louis Dumas, the fifth generation CEO of Hermès, the work consists of three giant mobiles suspended along the building’s facade. The sculpture captures the light of Ginza, directing it towards the statue of the cavalry pyrotechnician on the roof, diffusing the light down onto the street. Echoing the artist’s words, “I want to erase the boundaries between art and architecture”, the sculpture blends naturally into the pilotis as it opens to the city, creating a special space for anyone visiting Ginza to stroll freely.