The Torch Tower is a supertall skyscraper under construction in the Tokyo Torch redevelopment district in Tokyo, Japan. Scheduled to be completed in 2027, it will be the tallest building in Japan, surpassing the 325.2 m (1,067 ft) Azabudai Hills Mori JP Tower.
| Torch Tower | |
|---|---|
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| General information | |
| Status | Under construction |
| Type | Mixed-use |
| Location | Tokyo Torch |
| Town or city | Tokyo |
| Country | Japan |
| Construction started | 27 September 2023[1] |
| Estimated completion | March 2028[1] |
| Height | |
| Architectural | 392 m (1,286 ft)[1] |
| Roof | 372 m (1,220 ft)[2] |
| Top floor | 362 m (1,188 ft)[2] |
| Observatory | 352 m (1,155 ft)[2] |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 66 (62 above ground, 4 below) |
| Floor area | 542,000 m2 (5,834,000 sq ft)[3] |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Mitsubishi Jisho Sekkei[4] |
| Developer | Mitsubishi Estate |
| Website | |
| office | |
Location
editThe 390 m (1,280 ft) tall skyscraper will be the focal point of a redevelopment district called Tokyo Torch, near the Tokyo Station. The district also features a second skyscraper, the 212 m (696 ft) tall Tokiwabashi Tower, which was completed in June 2021.
Building
editThe Torch Tower will feature 67 floors in total, 62 above ground and four below ground. Floors 7 through 52 will be used for offices, while higher floors will be home to a luxury hotel and an observation deck, where visitors can view the Tokyo Bay and Mount Fuji, Japan's tallest mountain.[5][6] The lower floors will include a large events hall with seats for up to 2,000 people.
The luxury hotel will be located on the 51st to 61st floors, at a height of more than 300 m (980 ft). The lobby floor of the hotel is designed to take in fresh air from the outside in a space surrounded by greenery, including trees.[7]
The exterior of the building will have a torch-inspired design. The name, Torch Tower, was chosen in the hope that the tower will "illuminate Japan".
The total floor area will be circa 542,000 m2 (5,834,000 sq ft).[3] This is 1.75 times more floor space than the Burj Khalifa's 309,472 m2 (3,331,000 sq ft).
Construction started in October 2023 and is scheduled to be completed in 2027. The project is expected to cost about ¥500 billion (US$4.77 billion).[8]
See also
edit- Tokyo Torch, the entire district
- Tokiwabashi Tower, the second skyscraper at Tokyo Torch
- List of tallest buildings in Japan
References
edit- ^ a b c "世界に誇る日本の新たなランドマーク「Tokyo Torch」「Torch Tower」 新築工事着工 ～想いを繋ぎ、未来を灯すまち～ Weaving dreams, Illuminating the future" (PDF) (Press release). 三菱地所. 2023-09-27. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-09-28. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
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- ^ a b "東京駅前常盤橋プロジェクトの街区名称を「Tokyo Torch （トウキョウトーチ）」に決定" (PDF). 三菱地所株式会社. 2020-09-17. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-12-08. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
- ^ Crook, Lizzie (January 28, 2021). "Sou Fujimoto Architects and Mitsubishi Jisho Sekkei to design crown for Japan's tallest skyscraper". Dezeen. Archived from the original on September 14, 2022. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
- ^ "Japan's tallest skyscraper "Torch Tower" to be built in Tokyo". Kyodo News. September 17, 2020. Archived from the original on November 29, 2021. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
- ^ "日本一高いビルが東京駅前に 詳細発表". news.ntv.co.jp (in Japanese). 17 September 2020. Archived from the original on 10 August 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ "東京駅前に新街区「トウキョウトーチ」。高さ390m「Torch Tower」". Impress Watch (in Japanese). 17 September 2020. Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ "東京駅前にトーチタワー日本最高390メートル". Nikkei (in Japanese). 18 September 2020. Archived from the original on 24 May 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2023.