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Pelli Clarke Pelli combines development with preservation in a mixed-use Tokyo tower.
Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects was selected by Mitsui-Fudosan, one of Japan’s largest real estate firms, to design the Nihonbashi Mitsui Tower following an invited design competition. The 41-story mixed-use tower includes the corporate headquarters for the Mitsui Group, the Mandarin Hotel and retail components.
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The Nihonbashi Mitsui Tower is located on an entire city block in Muromachi, one of the most historically significant areas of Tokyo. Under a program recently established by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, it is the first block to be designated as an important cultural asset. This program encourages preservation of historical buildings with the aim of ensuring a historical and diverse urban landscape. The Nihonbashi Mitsui Tower project pioneered a new approach to urban redevelopment that encompasses both preservation and development and will be at the heart of the revitalization and urbanization of this prestigious business district.
The building connects to the adjacent landmark Mitsui Main Building—the 1929 Neoclassical Sakura Bank designed by Trowbridge and Livingston, Architects—which was previously designated an important cultural asset. The Nihonbashi Mitsui Tower Building offers panoramic views of Tokyo Bay and the Imperial Palace and is in close proximity to the financial districts and the shopping district in Ginza.
The top ten stories of the building contain a 180-room Mandarin Oriental Hotel. The hotel’s guestrooms and suites offer views of the Imperial Palace gardens, and the lobby and reception space, located on level 30 features sweeping city views of the Central Business District. Positioning itself as Tokyo’s leading luxury hotel, it features an exclusive spa and health club, a ballroom, a wedding chapel, extensive restaurants and bars, boutique cellars, a cake shop and significant business, meeting and banquet facilities.
Formal name of project: Nihonbashi Mitsui Tower
Location: Chuo-ku, Tokyo
Completion Date: Substantial completion 5/2006
Gross square footage: 130,350 square meters
Total construction cost: $70 million
Completion date: July 2005
Owner: Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd.
Architect:
Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects,
1056 Chapel Street,
New Haven, CT 06510
Phone: 203.777.2515,
Fax: 203. 787.2856
www.pcparch.com
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