the People

Architect
Tadao Ando Architect & Associates
2-5-23 Toyosaki Kita-ku Osaka
Tel/06-6375-1148
Fax/ 06-6374-6240

Tadao Ando, principal
Masataka Yano, project director
Rei Hirano, project architect
Tomonori Miura, project architect

Associate architect(s)
Nikken Sekkei
Ken Kannari, project architect, Nikken Sekkei

Engineer(s):
Nikken Sekkei
Shingo Torii Kazuhiko Yoshida, Naoki Nitayama (structural design)

Shintaro Takayanagi, Naohiro Yoshida (MEP design)

Tomoaki Ishigami, Shunji Hashimoto, Fujio Kawazoe, Moriaki Onozato (supervision)

General contractor:
Takanaka Corporation + Taisei Corporation

Photographer(s)
Mitsuo Matsuoka [Tel/ +81-3-3818-9217]

CAD system, project management, or other software used:
auto-cad, jw-cad

the Products

Exterior Cladding
Metal/glass curtainwall:
YKK AP , Techuno Namiken

Structural system:
reinforced concrete + steel

Concrete:
Harumi Onoda Remicon, Kashiwa Kensetsu

Roofing
Built-up roofing:
Inoue Rokusho Kogyo

Metal:
Kawada Industries

Windows
Steel:
Techno Namiken

Aluminum:
YKK AP

Glazing
Glass:
Asahi Glass

Insulated-panel or plastic glazing:
Nittobo

Doors
Entrances:
Sanwa Tajima

Metal doors:
Techno Namiken

Sliding doors:
SE Kogyo

Interior finishes
Cabinetwork and custom woodwork:
Cassina Ixc

Paints and stains:
Tokyo Miki-tosouten

Paneling:
Amemiya Kensou

Furnishings
Office furniture:
Kokuyo, Inter Office

Reception furniture:
Cassina Ixc

Chairs:
Cassina Ixc, Inter Office

Tables:
Cassina Ixc

Lighting
Interior ambient lighting:
Elco Toto, Yamada Shomei Lighting

Downlights:
Elco Toto, Yamada Shomei Lighting

Conveyance
Elevators/Escalators:
Hitachi