Toranomon Hills Station Tower – Tokyo, Japan
Building: Toranomon Hills Station Tower
Location: Minato, Tokyo, Japan
Address: 2 Chome-6-1 Toranomon, Minato City, Tokyo 105-0001, Japan
Client: Mori Building Co., Ltd
Design Architect: Shohei Shigematsu, OMA
Executive Architect: Mori Building Co., Ltd, Kume Sekkei
Structural Engineer: Kume Sekkei
MEP Engineer: Kume Sekkei
General Contractor: Kajima Corporation
Lighting Consultant: L’Observatoire International
Area: 22,000 m^2
Completed: 2023
AE Interests: 20 m wide pedestrian T-Deck, underground pedestrian passage, integrated with Toranomon Hills Station on the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Subway Line, sky garden, infinity pool, mutli-purpose tower, movable steps in the Tokyo Node Hall, dome shaped ceiling in the Tokyo Node Gallery, 22,000 m^2 site area, 266 m high (49 stories), standard floors about 3,400 m^2, total floor area of 236,640 m^2, 2,000 m^2 station atrium plaza illuminated with natural light, 10,000 m^2 interactive communication facility, 4 underground floors, built on the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line, LEED Platinum certification in the Neighborhood Development category, area-wide use of energy from on-site co-generation system, asymmetric facade
Harajuku Quest – Tokyo, Japan
Building: Harajuku Quest
Location: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Address: Japan, 〒150-0001 Tokyo, Shibuya, Jingumae, 1 Chome−13−14 原宿クエスト 1F
Client: NTT UD
Design Architect: Shohei Shigematsu, OMA
Executive Architect: NTT Facilities
Structural Engineer: NTT Facilities
MEP Engineer: NTT Facilities
General Contractor: Kumagai Gumi
Lighting Consultant: Lighting Planners Associates
Landscape Design: Landscape Plus
Area: 7803 m^2 or 84000 ft^2
Expected Completion: 2025
AE Interests: Living walls on rooftop, glass facade, monolithic & transparent face, convex shape, stepped terraces, mixed-use shopping center, open-air platforms, set back at the street creating a funneling passage into Oku-Harajuku, set-back at the top to bring light in, second-level public plaza
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