Torch Tower (Japan)

Torch Tower
General information
StatusUnder construction
TypeMixed-use
LocationTokyo Torch
Town or cityTokyo
CountryJapan
Construction started27 September 2023
Estimated completionMarch 2028
Height
Architectural390 m (1,280 ft)
Technical details
Floor count67 (63 above ground, 4 below)
Floor area544,000 m2 (5,856,000 sq ft)[1]
Design and construction
Architect(s)Mitsubishi Jisho Sekkei[2]
DeveloperMitsubishi Estate
Website
office.mec.co.jp/en/tokiwabashi/

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.

Location

The 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

The Torch Tower will feature 67 floors in total, 63 above ground and four below ground. Floors 7 through 53 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.[3][4] 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 57th 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.[5]

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 544,000 m2 (5,856,000 sq ft).[1] This is 1.75 times more floor space than the Burj Khalifa's 309,473 m2 (3,331,000 sq ft).

Construction started on October 2023 and is scheduled to be completed in 2027. The project is expected to cost about ¥500 billion (US$4.77 billion).[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "東京駅前常盤橋プロジェクトの街区名称を「TOKYOTORCH(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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "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.

External links

  • Tokyo Torch official website
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