TOKYO | Tokyo Torch | 1,279 FT | 63 FLOORS

[mrnyc]

Originally Posted by HyperPower

Thats incredible, not only this development but the Pentagon which is still at the top. What an amazing symbol of power.



Tokyo Torch is like merging two; 270 Park Aves together to get the girth and still have extra floor space available.

The sky park is amazing, can see Mt. Fugi up there..

actually this brand new office bldg in india recently surpassed the pentagon as largest office bldg. its the surat diamond bourse for the diamond business. apparantly 90% of diamonds are cut in surat, so they felt they needed this sucker:



The world’s new largest office building is bigger than the Pentagon

By Oscar Holland, CNN
Updated 8:21 AM EDT, Tue July 18, 2023


…
The newly-opened Surat Diamond Bourse is billed as a “one-stop destination” for over 65,000 diamond professionals, including cutters, polishers and traders. Featuring a succession of nine rectangular structures spilling out from — and interconnected via — a central “spine,” the sprawling 15-story complex has been built across more than 35 acres of land.

The trading center’s architects say it comprises over 7.1 million square feet of floor space, which would mean it has surpassed the Pentagon as the world’s largest office building.


more:
https://www.cnn.com/style/india-larg...rse/index.html





The structure's spine flares out at each end to funnel breeze through the building.

[The North One]

God, Tokyo buildings are so fucking fat. That doesn't look at all like 1,300 ft.

Morbidly obese tower.

[Rooted Arborial]

I'm sorry, but this looks like a Cyborg Pirate Transformer sort of cartoon character!

It is hard to comprehend how they will make such wide floors into appealing spaces. I can't help think that the ceilings are going to have to be very high for it

not to feel like a parking garage when standing near the center of the building.

I do like the concept of the garden under the pirate hat.

[Harley613]

Originally Posted by The North One

God, Tokyo buildings are so fucking fat. That doesn't look at all like 1,300 ft.

Morbidly obese tower.

Tokyo builds cities within towers. Even the average mid-rise buildings have 'storefront' businesses that would be at street level in most other cities... on every level of the building. The buildings may be fat, but they think very vertically there, and it's quite cool to behold.

[mrnyc]

its always fun when the youths constantly discover tokyo likes the fat buildings for good reasons.

[clubtokyo]

Originally Posted by Dale

I’m guessing the demand is there. Last I checked, Tokyo’s GDP was larger than NYC’s and London’s combined. I consider it the most spectacular city in the world.

That is 100% NOT true.

[Dale]

Originally Posted by clubtokyo

That is 100% NOT true.

Sorry, meant larger than NYC and London. Anything else “100% NOT true” ?

[BanBrokenChatBots]

Originally Posted by Dale

Sorry, meant larger than NYC and London. Anything else “100% NOT true” ?

Tokyo & NYC are in their own league ahead of the rest of the pack in terms of GDP, Los Angeles comes in third, London is a bit down.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_by_GDP

GDP of the ten largest metropolitan economies in the OECD, 2001–2020

[BanBrokenChatBots]

Another model view of this sumo wrestler...



https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/soci...230927-139467/

The 62-story, 385-meter-high building is scheduled to be completed by the end of March 2028, and it will surpass the Abeno Harukasu building in Osaka, which is 300 meters tall, and the Azabudai Hills Mori JP Tower in Tokyo’s Minato Ward at 330 meters, which opened in November.

[HyperPower]

Hitachi Receives an Order for 173 Elevators, Escalators and
Related Systems for Torch Tower, the Highest Building in Japan
Hitachi Group's Largest Order for Elevators and Escalators in Japan
https://www.hitachi.com/New/cnews/mo...06/240612.html

Tokyo, June 12, 2024 – Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE:6501, hereafter Hitachi) and Hitachi Building Systems Co., Ltd. (hereafter Hitachi Building Systems) today announced that they have received an order for 173 elevators and escalators for Torch Tower, the highest building in Japan with a height of approximately 390 m above ground level, located in the TOKYO TORCH district in front of Tokyo Station's Nihombashi Exit.

Hitachi and Hitachi Building Systems will also provide FIBEE destination floor reservation system to streamline elevator allocation, and FI-700 elevator management system that ensure efficient elevator operations. They will also provide a function enabling robots to use elevators. By combining elevators and escalators with digital solutions, they will contribute to comfortable moving and efficient building operations.

The order is the largest-ever one for elevators and escalators for the Hitachi Group to receive in Japan. The two escalators connecting the 62nd floor with the rooftop observation deck are Japan's highest-located* outdoor escalators.

[DarknessIgnite]

Good lord this building is beefy! One hundred and seventy elevators?!?! That's wild

[BanBrokenChatBots]

Originally Posted by DarknessIgnite

Good lord this building is beefy! One hundred and seventy elevators?!?! That's wild

It's the sumo wrestler of skyscrapers.. the upper garden will be orientated towards Mount Fuji