Roppongi Hills, Tokyo, Japan

Roppongi Hills, Tokyo, Japan

Architect: Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates
Developer: Mori Building

Roppongi Hills is another integrated residential development by Mori Building. It is in stark contrast with Omotesando Hills with its 54-story high tower that house retail, hotels, offices and apartments as well as a few parks.

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Omotesando Hills, Tokyo, Japan

Omotesando Hills, Tokyo, Japan

Architect: Tadao Ando
Developer: Mori Building

How does it fit into Tokyo?

The contrast of this internal street against the grand Omotesando Avenue is what Tokyo is all about: a constant transition from wide to narrow, monumental to intimate…

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Research Trip Tokyo, Japan

Research Trip Tokyo, Japan

Tokyo is made up of such a multitude of experiences that it is impossible to sum it up in words.

In a poor attempt… Tokyo is dense and sparse, grand and small, wide and narrow, tall and petite, fashion and scruffy, charming and unappealing, beautiful and ugly, heavy and light, colourful and grey, varied and uniform, old and new, complex and simple, chaotic and orderly… it’s a city.

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