Roppongi Tower
Tokyo, Japan

HEIGHT: 238m/781 feet
FLOORS: 54 floors
COMPLETION: 2003
ARCHITECT: Kohn Pederson Fox

Roppongi Tower is a building of monumental scale and the centrepiece of a 27-acre development located in an area of Tokyo with no organised street grid. For this reason, the tower was conceived without any preferred vantage point or ‘view’ and planned as an object, intended to be seen from an infinite number of locations.

Using compositional techniques derived from cubist paintings, a constantly shifting impression of its volume and surface is created. Forms observed in Japan, including the folded paper of origami and samurai armour, influenced the articulation of the building’s top and base.

The crown of this multi-storey building accommodates a state of the art Museum, the Mori Art Centre. This museum and its related facilities occupy the top five floors. The top level of the Art Centre will feature four elongated galleries that can accommodate large-scale works. The level below will feature both interior and panoramic galleries with outdoor terraces that afford views of the city from all directions. The three floors directly beneath the galleries will house a conference hall, an education centre and other related museum facilities.

http://mywebpage.netscape.com/ssc1819/mori.jpg

http://img43.photobucket.com/albums/v133/RafflesCity/ROT/ropongi.jpg

http://tokyoyakei.cool.ne.jp/tokyo/roppongi/roppongi-2.jpg

8.5/10

I love it! It is sooo huge and looks like a robot. Its footprint must possibly occupy a few streets! This building shows that fat can be beautiful. It beats the living daylights out of the ungainly Landmark Tower:bash:

NICE, I will give it a 9. Very Original.

KPF is my favorite architectural firm !!!

My fav pic.
http://www.roppongihills.com/img/photo_01.jpg

Really superb. And the first time I've seen/heard of it! We need more Japanese forumers indeed. This building looks perfect for Tokyo.

8.5/10

Tokyo loves building fat skyscrapers. This one has more than 4 million sf (380 000 m²) in such a low amount of floors, compared with something like the Sears Tower which has twice as many floors but approximately the same amount of office space! It looks great though. I like this tower a lot 8.5/10

an interesting building indeed...a lot of experimenting with the exterior design....the facade looks incredible in Dmac's last pic...at least KFP doesn't cookie cutter it's designs all over...8.5/10 for originality!

This one is cool. Looks like it's easy to pick out. I like that pic where it has Mt. Fuji? in the backround.

8/10

9/10 it is very nice;)

8/10 Very impressive and massive.
According to the homepage, the floor area are larger than the size of jumbo jet.
It is also world most expensive building.:rant:

A very nice building indeed
8.5/10

looks unique > different angles give different pics !µ
a true landmark , a 9

fat but sleek, the base looks really cool too 10/10

6.5/10

Nice facade and shape, but way too massive.

Big, bold, tall......and KPF doing contemporary Japanese style, which i love.

Subtle but effective changes in its mid-section. Too "aluminiumish" in its colouring tough. Imagine it as a deep emerald green.

I bet it's a"blast" inside!!

9.5

Looks just to fat.

Wild. I love the shapes within shapes look. 8/10

7/10 Massive and nice, rare combination.

6.5/10 - the tower is nice - the curved sections of facade flow together well, even if it IS a bit chunky - it just needs a few set backs, and maybe a bit more contrast between the sections.

The roof, though, is another story - or rather, "What roof?!!" - it looks like the contractors just decided to stop building, walked off, and forgot to take their equipment with them - bad job!

Emerald green...hmmm...that I like, museumb :D

mhm, for me the tower is too fat, but the color is nice! 6.5/10

i dont know wats so special about it, but there is something there that just turns me on (lol!)
its big, and good looking,.. id say 9/10

The Sumo of Skyscrapers! KPF based the design on origami and samurai armour! 7.5/10

Looks awesome. Need something like that in my city. :(

I give her a 9.5!
;)

I really like the roppongi hills development, but this office tower is just too fat 7/10 (only because of the facade and height)

Wow a large one!And a large beauty too!
8.0/10

Awsome! 9

7.5 massive.. not bad indeed

Does anyone knwo the square footage of the entire building, and of the floorplates?

It seems like an absolutely hulking mass, which I don't really go for myself.


7.0/10

8.5 Very massive construction but the line is nice to see!

7/10
it's rather monstrous.... at least it's not displeasing to the eye... but not too pretty either..

That's just a "cool" building. Nice original design. It took me a few seconds to figure out the building. Maybe a little too puggy, but all in all, not bad. 8/10

Very Japanese, relatively simple design but wonderful detailing on the facade, reeks of quality and thoughtful design. A building that huge could have looked very overbearing but this tower fits perfectly on the Tokyo skyline. Looks like it was designed by Sony :-)

9/10

6 A bit too fat and ungainly...

That is one fat building! I quite like the colour. And it's not your typical KPF either. 8/10.

Gee, how wide are all these Tokyo skyscrapers??!!! I love it's facade with those different colours all over it, and it's round shape, but if only it was taller, and slightly slimmer.

8/10

There was a show on TV this week (Discovery Channel USA) about this building and project. Apparantly it was a big gamble looking into a future vision for Tokyo. They replaced 500 homes in the lowrise, traditional district with this project. Promising each homeowner a new, bigger, better apartment when finished. They razed the district and put up a completely self-supportive community. Those displaced then moved back in.

According to the show the Roppongi project is supposed to be an experimental vision for Tokyo's future. Fitting everything anyone could possibly need onto one small site with comprehensive transport links and thus allowing some very needed "open space" into a very crowded city. This explains the "fatness" of the main tower.

Apparantly the developers and architects are looking towards building more of these self-supported communities. On the show they described a 3000' foot version based on the same idea and discussed earthquake strength, cost and construction viability. Very interesting.

Kudos to the Japanese for thinking so forward to Tokyo's needs. :D

After having seen the details and vision behind this project I have to change my vote to 10/10!

Not bad. 7/10

6/10

It's world most expensive building equiped with latest technologies.
Excluding the labor, the building itself has costed more than 4 times Hong Kong tallest building,Union sqaure.:master: :master:

"GRAND"!! Is the right word for The Roppongi Tower!!!....8/10

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Roppongi Hills Tower
Gross Floor Area 380,105m2 Height 238m
cf.Sears Tower,Chicago
Gross Floor Area 416,000m2 Height 442m
Bank of China,Hong Kong
Gross Floor Area 135,000m2 Height 367m

on April 26, Roppongi Hills Tower celebrated its opening.
According to newspaper of that day, construction cost is 2.2 billion US dollars (a tower only) and 3.9 billion (whole complex)and the floor space of the tower is large enough to park a B747 on the top of it !!!!!!

I love this so much, however, many Tokyoites dislike it because Japanese are fond of boxy buildings.

I think, this is the best place to watch Tokyo.
Please enjoy. :)

http://www.tokyocityview.com/ja/view/index.html

http://tokyoyakei.cool.ne.jp/tokyo/roppongi/roppongi-24.jpg

I just love this scraper! Its definately the best Tokyo has to offer! :D Really massive but not too unpriportionate for its size.. The facade blends in well with the glass too and the shape is really cool! :cool: Well done KPF!

10/10

A big fat monster that looks...cute. :) 8.5/10.

9.5 nuff said

http://www.ne.jp/asahi/to/apple/odaiba/0303142.jpg

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http://tokyoyakei.cool.ne.jp/

This skyscraper and the Akasaka project will form the new Tokyo skyline.

9.5/10 :)

Beautiful, the building with harmony.

Deservs to be in Top 100.

9.5/10

"Fatness" can be impressive also and it can give a city a metropolitan expression (or emphasize its metropolitan expression) in the same way that very high buildings do.

Because of that: an 8

8/10

Wow this is one big mother....

But is way too fat!

7/10

9

8

by the way...

a huge tower deserves a huge picture...!

http://www.football-gaming.com/uploads/upload/IMAGE0134.JPG.JPG

pic made by me, coming up; a roppongi hills thread. somwhere next week, so stay tuned

9/10

wow, this one is quite overweight!! but its still nice, fits well in Tokyo. 8.5/10

Nice desgn but to fat IMO 7,5/10

facade: naja
form: nice idea, but too wide
points: 6

My favourite Japanese Skyscraper:D 10/10:)

I like this one, really beautiful facade
9.5/10

9.5/10


Amazing tower.

this tower is absolutely immense.....4 million square feet???

thats nearly 4 canary wharf towers!!

best thing is that it looks japanese....

im going to tokyo in a few weeks.....and i will definately be going up this tower..


9/10

9/10
AWESOME building!! it will be better if it was slimmer

i saw this tower the other day. absolutely huge. it must have the largest continuous floorplates of any skyscraper in the world...it is simply huge.

but it also looks distinctive. absolute class. it must have cost a fortune to build.

9.5

It looks great! I just wish it wasn't alone like that

i don't really get the facade variations, but it's pleasing enough.

7

by far, this buildings catches anyone's attention...........................8

Avant-garde! My favourite building. Might appear a little hefty and short but it definitely ranks as one of the world's best, if not the best. It looks grand in the morning, but even more majestic at night. 10/10 :horse:

8/10

This is what I call a big fat mama. But I don't really like it 6.5

Omg, I love it!! So smooth, solid, powerful and futuristic looking!! But I would love it so much more if it were taller!!! 8.5/10

9

Jeez, not every tower is going to be slim! I'm sure it's not intended to look slim considering all the square feet it has. It's beautiful, modern and striking. I've seen better photos of it than those on here- the entrances are fantastic as well. Best in Tokyo IMO.

8.5/10

Looks great at night - very futuristic.

Less interesting by day, although I like the way its bulk seems to dominate the surrounding area. Quite impressive in terms of sheer size and volume.

7.5

8/10

Impressive building. 9.0

Roppongi hills mori tower, he is fattest building in tokyo bay area .

http://www.george24.com/~ob-guy27/sam.jpg

^ Damn, what an incredible skyline ... so futuristic.

9

http://tokyoyakei.cool.ne.jp/tokyo/roppongi/roppongi-2.jpg - beautiful!

CNN american morning : live from Japan
This news program is broadcasting from roppongi hills now
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=158807

GREAT !
I vote 10

8/10 massive

Roppongi hills mori tower, he is fattest building in tokyo bay area .

http://www.george24.com/~ob-guy27/central1.jpg

one of the best night shots I've seen of Tokyo

6/10 good

Very futuristic and Tokyoesque. It especially looks good at night. I give it a 9/10. :yes:

Awesome 9/10

I Love it! ill give it a9.5, i wish it were 50 meters taller or so, but thats my only complaint.

i have had work exhibited in the arts centre in this building. any forumers here visit as i have no idea what its actually like.

^Ill be there in a month and i definitely want to check it out.

Looks great a nite!
I love it! Great features, nice facade
9/10

Outstanding and original design.The facade curves are amazing!
10/10

10/10

8.5/10

8.5.

7/10

7.5/10.

This is one of my favourite..

9

Damn, what a big building. 7.5/10

It's fat but looks great. I love the shape and the facade. Great lighting at night too. 9/10

nice 8.5/10

wow cool.huge..8.5/10

spectacular

great! 10/10

nice one 9.5 :)
Peace

10!!
Simple design but great.
I like it changing the color on the facade at night too.

Im going to give it a 9.5 just on design. The hight is not bad as well.

Very cool!

9

nice night pics

this is not bad building 6,5/10

It looks awesome 8.0

7/10. A little too bulky.

8,5/10

nice colour 9/10

10/10.It's an important landmark.

7.5/10

I can't say I really like this tower's cladding but it's such an impressive monster ! The shape is at the same time simple and complex and at night it just looks awesome ! So I'll pass for the cladding.
8.

8.5/10...

8/10 ;)

NICE :) 8.5

Everytime i visit this complex, I always think that i am in a modern age Rockefeller Center. It really is that beautiful, classy, well integrated, fun, awe inspiring, and full of good crowds.
9.5/10

:shocked: 9.5/10 That's a really original looking skyscraper and it's easy on the eyes "Thumbs Up!!"

Interesting 7/10

8/10.

8/10 very nice design

I was really hating this building and not seeing how it could fit in anywhere until i743 sent in his pic. and it all made sense. Holy Sht that tower is huge. Does it really match Sears Tower cubic area? Thats incredible. For that alone you get a 9. and then its design really starts to grow on you.

9.5/10

10/10

I like it 10/10.

It shows strength yet it is elegant also.

i like that they tried to embody parts of Japanese culture in the design. Excellent.

7.5 is a nice fat tower

10/10

7.5/10,too fat for my taste,but nevertheless looks great at night

6.5/10

Usually I prefer nice slim tall elegant ones. But every now and then, a fat one comes along that floats my boat. 9.5/10 :lovethem: I'm in love.

9/10

8.5/10

It depends on where it's seen from.
Anyway, 9.5/10

8,5/10

9/10

10/10

9/10

7/10

very nice 8/10

night views better than daytime 8

A nice classy tower for tokyo

great tower, 8.5/10

5/10

stunning!

9/10

Too fat but still its really nice. I also usually like buildings that narrow more at the top, especially when they're this fat.

9/10

The Roppongi tower is the fattest building in Tokyo
http://img93.imageshack.us/img93/9135/buildingplans0015hv.gif (http://imageshack.us)


and , Tokyo Mid Tower is as fat as Roppongi Tower
http://chiri.xrea.jp/cgi-bin/img-box/img20060702190812.jpg

My favourite building in the world!!!! Its perfect!!!

8/10

9/10

Very huge and nice tower. 9/10

9.5/10.

9/10

10

7.5/10.

8.5/10

9.5 cozy!

9/10 Looks amazing at night

It's fat but it fits in really well in Tokyo and the design is great.
8.5/10

10

Great massive tower 8/10

4.5/10

It looks awful, especially the roof.

3 / 10

7.5/10

8/10

I like this one, a 7 out of 10.

8.5/10

7/10

Very nice! 9/10

Too large, but the facade and shape are cool.
7/10

8.5/10

8,5/10

8/10

8/10

bit too massive but nice 8/10

I like this one. 8.5/10

7/10

9.5/10

9.5/10

night time view
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/passean/DSC_07763.jpg

model
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/passean/DSC_06461.jpg

9,5/10

7/10

KPF Masterpiece, 10/10. :)

6 not my taste

3/10

9 :)

Really superb.cool!

fat 8!

6/10

Interesting shape!

8.5/10

9/10

8/10

8/10

7/10

9/

8/10

10/10

9/10

Nice building x)

9/10

A fat beauty!

10/10

Interesting building, 8.5/10

7.5/10

8.5/10

A Tokyo classic. Like most buildings, one has to actually have been to this building to thruly apreciate it. Well, I'm of those :)

I love most everything about it. The metro-entrance is so futuristic, whit that escalator surrounded by huge screens while you view the tower right in front of you. Then you have the plaza with a great landscaping, with great views towards Tokyo Tower. Here you can find a huge spider sculpture that adds a lot of uniqueness to it.

In addition, there is the fancy shopping-mall in the podium, with cinemas, bars, restaurants and the Hyatt. Also the observation deck is magnificent.

I love to look at buildings, but I love more being able to actually interact with them and Roppongi Tower (Mori Tower?) offers a lot to the general public.



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9/10





:horse:

9. Very good building. Regards.

6.5/10

10 for me, very well planed building...japan needs to built more of this .

9/10

voted 10/10 all in one, one of the best design.

A real bloated neighborhood killer. 5

8/10

7.5

8.5/10

8/10

10/10
The most beauty in the world

9.5/10

8,5/10

6.5/10

8.5/10

A Tokyo classic. Like most buildings, one has to actually have been to this building to thruly apreciate it. Well, I'm of those :)

I love most everything about it. The metro-entrance is so futuristic, whit that escalator surrounded by huge screens while you view the tower right in front of you. Then you have the plaza with a great landscaping, with great views towards Tokyo Tower. Here you can find a huge spider sculpture that adds a lot of uniqueness to it.

In addition, there is the fancy shopping-mall in the podium, with cinemas, bars, restaurants and the Hyatt. Also the observation deck is magnificent.

I love to look at buildings, but I love more being able to actually interact with them and Roppongi Tower (Mori Tower?) offers a lot to the general public.



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your photos do give the tower some justice. Too bad I already gave it a 5.

9/10

Average. 6/10

8/10 wow cool design.

I love it! 10/10

9/10

8/10, my favourite in Tokyo after Tokyo City Hall.

8.0

9/10 Wow! that is truly gigantic. and for a beast this size they did a fantastic job at keeping the apparent bulk down to a tolerable place! wonderful

8/10

7/10

6.5

10/10

Without this oblique edge it would be 7.5

7/10

9/10 massive

9/10

7/10s

8/10

weird elevation :|
6.5/10

9/10