Tokyo Midtown

Posted by Alfredo J. Martiz J. (Panama City, Panama) on 17 October 2008 in Architecture.

Located on the former site of the Japanese Self-Defense, the Tokyo Mid-Town Project returns to the public domain a 20-acre site that was inaccessible for 60 years. The Master Plan for the site allocates 5,000,000 square feet of mixed-use development and includes a five-acre public park. A signature tower is located in the southeast quadrant of the site with adjacent lower buildings that form the “foothills,” in a design inspired by traditional Japanese gardens seen in Zen temples.

Location: Tokyo, Japan
Completion Year: 2007
Architect: SOM (Skidmore, Owens & Merrill) | Nikken Sekkei Ltd. | Tadao Ando Associates | Kengo Kuma and Associates
Developer: Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd
Owner: Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd
Manager: Tokyo Midtown Management Co., Ltd.
Site Area: 68,897 m²
Project Area: 563,801 m²
Building Height: 248 m
Number of Stories: 53
Number of Buildings: 6
Cost: ¥370 billion ($3 billion)