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Tokyo's urban condition of narrow streets, sprawling low-rise buildings and few parks did not offer its citizens a high quality of life. What's more, the horizontally oriented cityscape did not stack up against other international cities. Renowned developer Minoru Mori envisioned a mid-town district that would afford citizens a better lifestyle and become a cultural center attracting people from all over the world. That vision is Roppongi Hills, Japan's largest private real estate development. Roppongi Hills integrates a full range of uses, offices, a world-class museum, residential towers, a luxury hotel, cinema, retail, a subway station and restaurants into a walkable community. Jerde made it a community people would want to walk by knitting the high-volume buildings with wide pedestrian pathways and generous open spaces - a rare sight in the crowded city. Additionally, Jerde incorporated natural materials and landscaping into the pedestrian-level uses. Since opening in April, Roppongi Hills has been embraced by the people of Tokyo as a new symbol of culture and urbanity. It has also established an important green district with ground-level parks and rooftop gardens.
| Site Area | 28.4 acres |
| Total Building Area | 724,000 sq meters |
| Program | 380,000 sq meters Office |
| 148,000 sq meters Residential (840 units) | |
| 53,000 sq meters Hotel (390 rooms) | |
| 30,000 sq meters Retail | |
| 15,000 sq meters Restaurants | |
| 6,300 sq meters Cultural | |
| Awards | |
| 2007 Winner, ULI Award for Excellence: Asia Pacific, Urban Land Institute | |
| 2004 Nomination, Shopping Centres Category, MIPIM Built Project Awards | |
| Client | Mori Building Company |
| Design Architect, Tower & Hotel | Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates PC |
| Mori Museum | |
| Project Architect, Hotel | Mori Building Company |
| Design Architect, Mori Museum | Richard Gluckman Architects |
| Design Architect, Asahi TV | Maki and Associates |
| Project Architect, Asahi TV | Takenaka Corporation |
| Design Architect, Housing | CD Partnership |
| Project Architect, Retail | Takenaka Corporation |
| Landscape Architect | EDAW, Inc. |
Elevation Night (Full Experiential Photo)
Park View (Full Experiential Photo)
Hillside Aerial (Full Experiential Photo)
Westwalk (Full Experiential Photo)
Metro (Full Experiential Photo)
Site Plan (Informational Image)
Diagram (Informational Image)
Metro Station (Informational Image)
Deck Plaza (Informational Image)
Hillside Roof (Informational Image)
Hillside Stairs (Informational Image)
Hillside Interior (Informational Image)
Retail Street (Informational Image)
Retail Street II (Informational Image)
Westwalk Interior (Informational Image)
Westwalk Bridges (Informational Image)
Park Detail (Informational Image)
Hillside Detail (Informational Image)