Japan's Tallest Structure

Abeno Harukas
(old name:Abenobashi Terminal Building Tower)
300m | 983ft | 59 fl | U/C

1-1-43 Abenosuji, Abeno-ku Osaka OSK Japan
Status: proposed
Construction Dates End 2014
Floor Count 59
Basement Floors 5
Floor Area 210,000 m²

http://www.abenoharukas-300.com/en/

http://www.neox.to/abeno/abeno_1.jpg

The pamphlet.
http://www.neox.to/abeno/abenobashi_pan1ss.jpg (http://www.neox.to/abeno/abenobashi_pan1s.jpg) http://www.neox.to/abeno/abenobashi_pan2ss.jpg (http://www.neox.to/abeno/abenobashi_pan2s.jpg)
Abenobashi Terminal Building Tower Planning.
http://www.neox.to/abeno/kintetsu_08.jpg
http://www.neox.to/abeno/kintetsu_10.jpg
http://www.neox.to/abeno/kintetsu_09.jpg

This would be the tallest building in Japan, but the Tokyo Sky Tree would eclipse this one as tallest structure.

I am happy that Japan is finally getting some taller buildings, and in Osaka! Osaka is one of my favorite cities. The people there are some of the most hospitable I have ever met.

This is a nice, subtle design, It will mesh well with Osaka's existing skyline.

Simply beautful!!
Don't you have more images of the proyect? or updates of the construction?
It will be a "green" Building?

Nice render!!
Sorry my english!
Saludos!!

The title says "U/C", the post says "proposed". Which one of the two is it?

Hey, not bad! I like all the trees they have on the different tiers.

I don't get it though. Japan is a small island with hardly any room for expansion, they have super dense cities like Tokyo but never build any really tall buildings to conserve space. China on the other hand, is massive and has plenty of room for expansion, yet there are so many huge buildings going up.

Really nice project. Do we know the architect? :happy:

^^ More like the tallest building in Japan....not the tallest structure...Tokyo Sky tree w/c is U/C is 611 m high....311 m higher than this building..or twice the height of this building:)

Japan is a quake zone..
This kind of highrise might be provided with anti-earthquake technology~

I thought that the LandmarkTower at Yokohama was the tallest one ...

Ey tommy

What about this one....

http://img75.imageshack.us/img75/3354/tokyosumidatowerqo7.jpg

Seems that 611 meters is higher dan 300 meters.

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=8323320

I thought that the LandmarkTower at Yokohama was the tallest one ...

you are right, but it's not so tall (297 m, i think)

nice project for osaka!!

Nice futuristic design :) Remove 'Japan's tallest structure' out of the first post :)

I haven't seen so much vegetation in any towers before, nearest ones are shanghai tower and american commerce center.

wasn't there another supertall proposal for osaka some time ago?

Japan's Tallest Structure

Abenobashi Terminal Building Tower
300m | 983ft | 59 fl | U/C

1-1-43 Abenosuji, Abeno-ku Osaka OSK Japan
Status: proposed
Construction Dates End 2014
Floor Count 59
Basement Floors 5
Floor Area 210,000 m²

http://www.kintetsu.jp/english/plan/index.html

http://www.neox.to/abeno/abeno_1.jpg

this is a nice project..but hope it will rise it soon...OSAKA is getting polluted and over crowded...it seem there must be a massive plan of the local government of osaka to focus this problem...

Hello! All. Thank you.

This Pictures is the photograph on the construction site.
Photo 12th Jan 2009.

http://www.neox.to/abeno/abeno_12.jpg
http://www.neox.to/abeno/abeno_13.jpg
http://www.neox.to/abeno/abeno_14.jpg
http://www.neox.to/abeno/abeno_15.jpg
http://www.neox.to/abeno/abeno_16.jpg
http://www.neox.to/abeno/abeno_17.jpg
http://www.neox.to/abeno/abeno_18.jpg
http://www.neox.to/abeno/abeno_19.jpg
http://www.neox.to/abeno/abeno_20.jpg

^^ demolition site actually :)

In Japanese Website,I saw Abenobashi Terminal Complex Building's Construction Update....
Construction start-2009.3.19
it is demolished yet,but Construction start will be soon....


Development Company-KINTETSU(Kansai Area Rail Corporation)-http://www.kintetsu.co.jp/foreign/english/index.html

I updated my korean Homepage,Daum cafe-skyscrapers....
I will update Construction site soon....

Abeno district, is where the Abenobashi Terminal Building stands, a terminal with railways such as Kintetsu and JR and the subway (Midosuji and Tanimachi lines) entering into the district , and boasting 800,000 passengers who get on and off each day. Within the premises of our largest scale terminal, we plan to build a complex building called “Tower Annex” (tentative name) the highest-rise building of its kind in Japan-with 59 stories above the ground and 5 underground stories, comprising approximately 210,000m2 of total floor area and approximately 300m high. The facility consists of a train station, department store, offices, hotel, art museum and observatory. It is a big project combining our four core businesses including railway, retail, real estate and hotel & leisure facilities. We aim to complete the project in the spring of 2014.

kidding aside, if earthquake hits, this thing will be demolished in matter of seconds.

anyway, from what I see inthe renders, there are at least 5 separate towers, is the construction gonna be like for sears tower where the structure is divided into sub-towers?

Abenodary Terminal Complex
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=516569

Is not the same project?

Seems to be the same building for me

Seems to be the same building for me


OMG,This is my thread!!!! Is this two thread??
Oh,no......
my old ID is dbswngh2002....
uhm....

So, is this the same project?

So, is this the same project?


yeah.. my thread and this thread is two.... Moderator!! Please Delete old thread.-my thread....

1-Construction site(2009.3.19-Demolition start!-Rundown date)
2-Count Down D-day Number-2009.1.15-64 days Runtime
3-Proposed Building-61 floor(Underground 5 floor,Upper 60 floor,Top floor 1),300m
4-New Abenobashi Railway station(2009.9 Completed)
5-New station Construction Information-Height,Location,and.....
6-Totally Information-Guild Line
7-Recent News-Stop Railway system!

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I never heard of Supertall office or condo building project in Japan before. This is the first.:)

I never heard of Supertall office or condo building project in Japan before. This is the first.:)

Wow... I don't Understand your response... This Project is old(1~2 years old)

Hello! All. Thank you.

Photo 1th Feb 2009.

http://www.neox.to/abeno/kintetsu_00.jpg

http://www.neox.to/abeno/kintetsu_01.jpg

http://www.neox.to/abeno/kintetsu_02.jpg

http://www.neox.to/abeno/kintetsu_03.jpg

http://www.neox.to/abeno/kintetsu_04.jpg

http://www.neox.to/abeno/kintetsu_05.jpg

http://www.neox.to/abeno/kintetsu_06.jpg

http://www.neox.to/abeno/kintetsu_07.jpg

Abenobashi Terminal Building Tower Planning.
http://www.neox.to/abeno/kintetsu_08.jpg

http://www.neox.to/abeno/kintetsu_10.jpg

http://www.neox.to/abeno/kintetsu_09.jpg

Wow the redevelopment they just started in the area is huge, even without the tower. Hopefully it should go ahead as planned, but seeing already a demolition date is hopeful.

Wow the redevelopment they just started in the area is huge, even without the tower. Hopefully it should go ahead as planned, but seeing already a demolition date is hopeful.

haha....Are you Japanese? Uhm.... Do you know this Development Project?
I'm korean.... but I work about East Asian Construction(Korea,Japan,China)
I know many Construction Site about Japan.(Tokyo,Osaka,Nagoya,and so on....Yokohama)....
In fact,I know many Japanese Website about Construction pics...

Proposals with gardens on terraces are one of the best and beautiful like this one...!

I found the project very pretty. with certainty he goes to make difference with sufficient height!

The pamphlet.

http://www.neox.to/abeno/abenobashi_pan1ss.jpg (http://www.neox.to/abeno/abenobashi_pan1s.jpg) http://www.neox.to/abeno/abenobashi_pan2ss.jpg (http://www.neox.to/abeno/abenobashi_pan2s.jpg)

Thanks for post. It’s really imformative stuff.
I really like to read.Hope to learn a lot and have a nice experience here! my best regards guys!
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Interesting design this one. I like it! This area should look stunning once completed! :cheers:

I searched for some information on this project, but official info is scarce. But just like other Japanese projects there are some blogs that are already following the construction closely.

But it's not under construction yet, but they've started to demolish the old building. And as usual in Japan that means that the part of the old building that is demolished right now is completely covered so you can't really see anything going on.

http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/2605/p8150010.jpg
whitepine.cocolog-nifty.com/blog/

http://img188.imageshack.us/img188/9982/090831abekin01.jpg
abeno300.sakura.ne.jp/

Both pictures are from the last few days.

This is just the start of the demolition, so it will probably take a while for the actual construction to start so that this thread can be moved to the U/C section.

I also found a more detailed picture of the footbridge over the crossing at the foot of the tower, it looks quite nice.

http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/5341/20080207162724.jpg
whitepine.cocolog-nifty.com/blog/

I expect that many more blogs will follow when the actual construction of Japans 1st supertall high rise building will start, so you can expect more then enough picture updates when it's going up.

OMG I just felt like I lost something ...
you kidding me , the building will give way to that tasteless thing, well not completely tasteless , in japan the cant do that even if they try , but they tried pretty hard on this one ...
I like japan because of what it is now , it is special , the attention that has been paid in building this new-old era , those maple white leaf fences , I dont want them to be gone
I want to touch them before ...
there is no reason to destroy that , they have plenty of that in the world now
just build it somewhere else
think, that huge plaza can stand by itself , its huge enough , there are no buildings in japan that are that wide/big , its not that sort of style ... its the little things that matter ... that grow into bigger things ... thats where the value is! >:(
well its gone already , what am I scrreaming about here ...

you know
I remember there was a series called abenobashi shopping arcade , thats where the nostalgia is from ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJy-7l6JCiY

and this is what I mean by small japan
http://www.panoramio.com/photo/18736767 , just look at that little roof ,so cozy , caring , nobody will make a little shop alley like that but the japanese , they have this sort of special care thing , Im not an ass licker I swear , I really think that they have this very europen trait , they do with buildings what italians do with food
btw browse around the town you may find something interesting , something really american :D

I feel like the threat title should be
OSAKA | Abenobashi Terminal Building Tower | 300m | 984ft | 59 fl | Demo

exactly like the thread for London Bridge Tower / Shard used to be.

Currently there is a exhibition of a plan for to make the city greener by a university, they made model of the tower as the eyecatcher that also will be a very green building.
http://www.sankei-kansai.com/2009/10/10/20091010-015540.php

http://i37.tinypic.com/333k7iw.jpg

http://i34.tinypic.com/jkylo2.jpg

http://i35.tinypic.com/w7jxg8.jpg
whitepine.cocolog-nifty.com/blog/

Current situation, nothing much to see with the wall around the demolition site.

http://i35.tinypic.com/30mwevn.jpg
abeno300.sakura.ne.jp/

view from the other side.

http://i33.tinypic.com/10p6aeh.jpg
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10/20 View on the demolition from above.

http://i38.tinypic.com/zvokex.jpg

http://i36.tinypic.com/23v1if.jpg
blog.goo.ne.jp/so-long7

The area is 1 big construction site right now.

^^ I just realized how big the whole redevelopment project is :-o

10/30 Even better view on the demo of the old department store.

http://i38.tinypic.com/2dslq2v.jpg

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I don't like the trees on the top of it :(

that should be very nice building.. !

Pictures taken on 11/24

http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/3296/kintetsu0911241.jpg

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we have some good progress on this one... but from what I've sen from one of the picture it looks like the future Abenobashi tower there is also a demolition happening :)

pictures from 12/28

The demolition is progressing well, they are already below street level.

http://i50.tinypic.com/24b7rli.jpg

http://i50.tinypic.com/a5cl0w.jpg

They probably still have 2 underground levels to demolish before the actual construction can start, that means that they are a little bit behind schedule since it should have finished in December with the construction start this month. But January has just begun and it could still begin later on in the month.

But this year we will see the start of the 1st supertall skyscraper in Japan! :)

Seems like Osaka is going under the major transformation..:okay:

I made a wrong statement in my last post about the state of the demolition. They are still working on the last bits, but they won't get any deeper then this. On top of that the 1st preparations for the actual construction have started, and it will officially start this Saturday (today in Japan, tomorrow for most of the rest of the world). Source in Japanese for the actual construction start. (http://www.nikkei.co.jp/kansai/news/news006977.html). If there will be more sources tomorrow this thread can be moved towards the U/C section. :)

http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/7717/kintetsu1001071.jpg

http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/7343/kintetsu1001072.jpg

The last demolition work

http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/4430/kintetsu10010711.jpg

http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/5082/kintetsu10010710.jpg

The preparations for the construction. It looks like the 6 underground floors of the tower will be constructed top down.

http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/7198/kintetsu1001076.jpg

http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/9247/kintetsu1001077.jpg
all pictures: building-pc.cocolog-nifty.com/map/

In the article that confirms the start of construction is focused mainly on the height restrictions because of Osaka Airport (not Kansai International Airport in the bay). There is a 16,5 km area around the airport with a 295m height restriction for buildings. Abenobashi Terminal Building Tower is just outside this area, but only since 2007 when the restricted area became smaller. This was also the moment the height of the project was increased to 300m, earlier heights have been 270 and 295m

http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/8953/img001006.gif
http://www.nikkei.co.jp/kansai/news/news006977.html

Why is this under proposed?

Because in the U/C section there are only projects that are actually under construction, during the demolition status it could still be uncertain if a project will actually constructed.

Because in the U/C section there are only projects that are actually under construction, during the demolition status it could still be uncertain if a project will actually constructed.

そうなんや！
ありがとう、momoちゃん。

Hey, not bad! I like all the trees they have on the different tiers.

I don't get it though. Japan is a small island with hardly any room for expansion, they have super dense cities like Tokyo but never build any really tall buildings to conserve space. China on the other hand, is massive and has plenty of room for expansion, yet there are so many huge buildings going up.

Proof that you don't need tall towers to have a dense environment. More density gains come from several mid-size tower clusters than one super-tall. Generally, supertalls have a lot of wasted space in them as well. You need more room for services, elevators, redundant staircases etc.

Over a certain height, you are merely appealing to the egos of architects or of national pride.

Case in point: Dubai

very good updates!!!

thanks Momo!

Indeed, however, the thread is listed as u/c. Exactly what work is going on there now to proove that?

Nice pics.

Picture from 1/8, more new concrete.

http://i46.tinypic.com/2j4q5v8.jpg
osaka-salon.cocolog-nifty.com/blog/

It will be interesting to see how quickly they will also go up, with the top down construction they might just go down at first in a way that we can't see any real visible progress.

The foundation works seriously started, no more doubts about if this one is actually under construction.

http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/8486/kintetsu1001181.jpg

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Congratulation, OSAKA!

I hope it will be as fast a the Tokyo Sky Tree

According to the official schedule this tower should be completed at the end of 2014, don't expect the same speeds as the TST. What I like to see more is the same amount of construction pictures as for the TST.

the latest pictures, nothing new since the last batch.

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Great tower! Does Osaka have any 200m+ buildings?

^^ Yes

1. Izumisano | Rinku Gate Tower | 256 m

http://i49.tinypic.com/ibl085.jpg

2. Osaka | Osaka World Trade Center | 252.1 m

http://i50.tinypic.com/ab5a12.jpg

3. Osaka | The Kitahama | 209,4 m

http://i49.tinypic.com/20nr5f.jpg

4. Osaka | X-Tower Osaka Bay | 200.4 m

http://i49.tinypic.com/ndsopy.jpg

5. Osaka | ORC 200 | 200.1 m

http://i49.tinypic.com/25iyk5d.jpg

And u/c, 1 of the Nakanoshima Festival Towers | 200 m

http://i34.tinypic.com/zvs7m9.jpg

great new tallest for osaka.

the Nakanoshima Festival Towers look superb ..fantastic design :cheers:

indeed marvellous towers! Thx for posting pics Momo

Very interesting design for a supertall.

Really nice.

So nice to see foundation works going on. Great tower for Osaka! :)

New update:

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Nice avatar Momo1435

great new tallest for osaka.
tallest for Japan (building) :)

really like the Festival Towers

Helicopter view

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2739/4326646098_696c1a3a15_b.jpg
Flickr: by GORIMON gorimon.com/blog/

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its an amazing structure for sure

http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/976/kintetsu1002191.jpg

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thanks for the updates :cheers:

great project

Wow, awesome project..:cheers:

Cool project!

Cool project for Osaka! The Kansai region is a really beautiful part of Japan. :)

2/25

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It's like a huge Erector Set. It will be very strong and quite an awesome new addition to bustling Osaka.

New update (03/05):

http://img718.imageshack.us/img718/8806/kintetsu1003051.jpg

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Everything moving along nicely here. :cheers:

Another render
http://image.blog.livedoor.jp/yamatosaidaiji/imgs/1/9/1918c278.jpg
I think many people don't realize how amazing this project really is. Check out this thread for more info
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=53059665

It might be the only kind of tower like this in the world.

03/12

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A look back at the first pictures.

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03/19, more of the same

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Photo Mar 29th 2010
http://www.neox.to/abeno/abeno201005s.jpg (http://www.neox.to/abeno/abeno201005.jpg) http://www.neox.to/abeno/abeno201008s.jpg (http://www.neox.to/abeno/abeno201008.jpg) http://www.neox.to/abeno/abeno201019s.jpg (http://www.neox.to/abeno/abeno201019.jpg) http://www.neox.to/abeno/abeno201023s.jpg (http://www.neox.to/abeno/abeno201023.jpg) http://www.neox.to/abeno/abeno201028s.jpg (http://www.neox.to/abeno/abeno201028.jpg) http://www.neox.to/abeno/abeno201029s.jpg (http://www.neox.to/abeno/abeno201029.jpg)

Great pics guys! This building will be a really great addition to the Osaka skyline imho. Wonderful design.

we have a long way to go with this project ..great to see works at fast pace

Very happy to see Japan finally getting a supertall.

By the way, the Tokyo Sky Tree, will be Japan's tallest structure. The first post incorrect.

04/05

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The temporary concrete trench where the outer wall for basement will come, this probably means that we will see some different machinery soon.

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4/23 more progress :)

http://building-pc.cocolog-nifty.com/photos/uncategorized/2010/04/23/kintetsu1004231.jpg

http://building-pc.cocolog-nifty.com/photos/uncategorized/2010/04/23/kintetsu1004235.jpg

http://building-pc.cocolog-nifty.com/photos/uncategorized/2010/04/23/kintetsu1004236.jpg

http://building-pc.cocolog-nifty.com/photos/uncategorized/2010/04/23/kintetsu1004237.jpg

http://building-pc.cocolog-nifty.com/photos/uncategorized/2010/04/23/kintetsu1004238.jpg

4/30 More heavy machinery

http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/2200/kintetsu1004301.jpg

http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/7269/kintetsu1004302.jpg

http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/2259/kintetsu1004305.jpg

http://img683.imageshack.us/img683/3288/kintetsu1004307.jpg

http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/7431/kintetsu1004309.jpg

http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/5412/kintetsu10043011.jpg
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http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/8001/img716547.jpg

http://img707.imageshack.us/img707/2899/img716512.jpg

http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/6020/img716491.jpg
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The building looks stunning. Will it be Osaka's tallest?

Is this right outside Osaka station? If it is then I think I saw the site recently without realising it was this.

The building looks stunning. Will it be Osaka's tallest?

Japan's tallest building!

Wonderful clear photographs Momo1435. And for such a busy site, the builders are keeping it very neat!! Good luck with this project. :)

It's coming up! :)

is there any residental part of this project ?

The main usage in the building is a department store, an office, a hotel, a museum, an observatory, a parking lot, and a station.

any ideas about Master Plan of surrounding area ? any new residential projects close by this area ?

Thanks ...
__________

http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/9440/a121q.jpg

Black part : house, hotel, store, and office
Height: 96.45m
http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/2638/abeno060615.gif


Red part : Shopping mall
http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/8698/indeximg.jpg

Yellow part : Pedestrian bridge
http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/1771/c00410270132821.jpg

http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/9342/c00410270134074.jpg

^^ それはすごいね！:bow:

Last request :D do you know about that residential tower developer ? any info or website for that tower ?


おかげで多くのあゆみ :cheers:

That Yellow part : Pedestrian bridge looks amazing. Nice idea. :)

??

It's a usage of this tower.

http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/6379/kintetsu10.jpg

That's a huge department store! And does the building have parking?

Plz look at this image about details. :):):)

Parking B4-B3 floors:banana:



http://www.neox.to/abeno/abenobashi_pan2s.jpg

that's great!

Great building! Can anybody help with the exact location (http://www.urbika.com/projects/view/1890-abenobashi-terminal-)?

大阪府大阪市阿倍野区 阿倍野筋1丁目(Ōsakafu Ōsakashi Abenoku abenosuji 1choume)
http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/4723/bmp1q.png

The exact location in Google Maps:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=34.646042,135.513375&sll=34.646042,135.513375&sspn=0.00308,0.004452&ie=UTF8&ll=34.646184,135.513461&spn=0.006161,0.008905&z=17

Plz look at this image about details. :):):)

Parking B4-B3 floors:banana:
Thanks

thanks Momo1435 and hamasaki for the location!

05/06

http://img704.imageshack.us/img704/1839/kintetsu1005061.jpg

http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/9144/kintetsu1005062.jpg
building-pc.cocolog-nifty.com/map/

Whats that U/C opposite?

^^ see previous page.

05/18

Still only foundation works.

http://i47.tinypic.com/2imc12.jpg
building-pc.cocolog-nifty.com/map/

^^ I geas that high pools are for slurry. And what is the reason of those white and yellow machinery in the center of the site?

I must say, quite unusual construction site :cheers:

^^ I think it's to re-use the excavated soil straight away for the slurry, in order to minimize the truck movements to and from the site.

And finally my own pictures, sadly nothing new to see.

Yesterday (05/28)

The tallest tower should have a strong foundation, but they do take their time.

http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/7213/p1050704u.jpg

http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/7532/p1050705p.jpg

http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/9717/p1050708z.jpg

06/11, still working on the foundation, it's mostly digging out the trenches that will become the outer walls for the underground part of the building.

http://img815.imageshack.us/img815/9505/kintetsu1006111.jpg

http://img812.imageshack.us/img812/7030/kintetsu1006112.jpg

http://img823.imageshack.us/img823/430/kintetsu1006113.jpg

http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/9796/kintetsu10061110.jpg
building-pc.cocolog-nifty.com/map/

Nifty clean work site!

They seem to be working fast.

06/19 No new developments.

http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/8273/kintetsu1006171.jpg

http://img580.imageshack.us/img580/3056/kintetsu1006176.jpg
building-pc.cocolog-nifty.com/map/

The last part of the old building in the corner is finally being demolished. Furthermore they are busy with the outer walls of the basement floors.

http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/977/kintetsu1008021.jpg

http://img834.imageshack.us/img834/8423/kintetsu1008022.jpg

http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/7100/kintetsu1008023.jpg

http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/6906/kintetsu1008026.jpg

http://img824.imageshack.us/img824/1741/kintetsu1008027.jpg

http://img821.imageshack.us/img821/3443/kintetsu1008029.jpg

http://img841.imageshack.us/img841/7696/kintetsu10080211.jpg

http://img829.imageshack.us/img829/8121/kintetsu10080212.jpg
building-pc.cocolog-nifty.com/map/

The last part of the old building in the corner is finally being demolished. Furthermore they are busy with the outer walls of the basement floors.
..


Apparently, they do the outer walls first and then the excavation, followed by the underground floors?

I think I read somewhere that they will going to use a top down construction method for the 6 basement floors, it's used very often in Japanese projects. Then it will be excavation and building the underground floors at the same time, while above ground they can already start with the actual tower.

It will all be a logistical challenge, the building site is the exact same size as the new building itself. They could use the side-walk at the north side but it will be straight from the truck onto the tower, there won't be any room for storage.

Great pics! Only in Japan would you see such a tidy and organized construction site. :cheers2:

Japanese always have professional in their constructions

08/16

http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/640/kintetsu1008161.jpg

http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/796/kintetsu1008162.jpg

http://img807.imageshack.us/img807/6001/kintetsu1008164.jpg

http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/263/kintetsu1008165.jpg

http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/4536/kintetsu1008166.jpg

http://img828.imageshack.us/img828/2195/kintetsu1008167.jpg
building-pc.cocolog-nifty.com/map/

http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/1812/imgp001720100812225747.jpg
no5higuchi.blog38.fc2.com/

I guess the last remnants of the old building are completely gone by now huh?

That's a nice model.

Why is the name so strange? Abenobashi...

http://img841.imageshack.us/img841/7696/kintetsu10080211.jpg



What are they doing on the other side of the street in this photo?

^^ They are building mall and a 96 meter high tower.
http://www.neox.to/abeno/kintetsu_00.jpg

08/23

http://img838.imageshack.us/img838/696/kintetsu1008231.jpg

http://img837.imageshack.us/img837/5341/kintetsu1008232.jpg

http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/355/kintetsu1008233.jpg

http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/7164/kintetsu1008234.jpg

http://img718.imageshack.us/img718/9648/kintetsu1008235.jpg
building-pc.cocolog-nifty.com/map/

The renderings look bland, so I hope it'll look better in the real.

I can't believe I didn't go to Tennoji on my last visit to Osaka to see this. Sorry if this has been asked before but is this on the previous site of the Kintetsu department store?

I'll definitely get some photo updates on my next trip though will probably be in a few months.

Great photo updates again Momo :)

This is indeed the site of the Kintetsu Abeno department store, but only the western part of the complex was demolished for this tower.


08/30

http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/6240/kintetsu1008301.jpg

http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/2295/kintetsu1008302.jpg

The first structural steel parts have arrived on the site. It doesn't mean that the tower will start to rise very soon. These beams are part of the top down contruction method for the underground floors. They will go down first and then the soil will dug around them and the floors will be attached to these beams as they dig deeper.

http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/7632/kintetsu1008307.jpg


Foundation work is also still going on, especially in the corner that was demolished only recently.

http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/526/kintetsu10083082.jpg

http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/669/kintetsu1008309.jpg

http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/1233/kintetsu10083012.jpg

Thanks for explaining what's been demolished, I noticed Tennoji-ekimae tram station on Abeno-suji in the photos so I now know where this is.

Will be looking forward to following this one over the coming months :)

site looking like great progress :)

09/06

http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/4339/kintetsu1009061.jpg

http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/3941/kintetsu1009062.jpg

http://img409.imageshack.us/img409/1875/kintetsu1009064.jpg

http://img832.imageshack.us/img832/7901/kintetsu1009065.jpg

http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/2562/kintetsu1009066.jpg

http://img831.imageshack.us/img831/3739/kintetsu1009067.jpg

http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/9282/kintetsu1009068.jpg
building-pc.cocolog-nifty.com/map/

Great updates again :) Are they the first steel columns of the frame going up?

09/13

More steel going into the ground.

http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/8766/kintetsu1009131.jpg

http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/1069/kintetsu1009132.jpg

http://img820.imageshack.us/img820/6283/kintetsu1009136.jpg

http://img811.imageshack.us/img811/8277/kintetsu1009137.jpg

http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/8844/kintetsu1009139.jpg
building-pc.cocolog-nifty.com/map/

^^ nice progress and lots of activity! im excited :)

Excellent! I'm not a construction expert and this may be a silly question but will there be any concrete core like for example Shard London Bridge? I can't see how there could be looking at the design of this tower.

There won't be a core like the Shard, it will be a steel frame with (some of) the beams reinforced with concrete for extra strength.


09/21

More beams are going into the ground, they go in quite deep so they have to be welded together on the spot. I will take some time before it's all finished, I predict that the tower won't go up anytime soon.

http://img824.imageshack.us/img824/2654/kintetsu1009211.jpg

http://img842.imageshack.us/img842/1180/kintetsu1009212.jpg

http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/9674/kintetsu1009213.jpg

http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/2214/kintetsu1009216.jpg

http://img713.imageshack.us/img713/2928/kintetsu1009217.jpg
building-pc.cocolog-nifty.com/map/

Thanks for your explanation Momo :)

1. Will the existing department store be reconstructed because of its incorporation into the new tower?

2. I hope some proposed supertall building in Tokyo surpasses the Abenobashi Building in height after it gets completed. Plans for that supertall have been abandoned now. (I'm not referring to the Sky Tree though)

I haven't really looked into it, but what I see from the renders the part of the existing building that hasn't been demolished will at least be getting a new exterior.

And it's to bad that Tokyo known supertall building project, the Nishi-Shinjuku 3-Chome Redevelopment (338m) has been cancelled because of a railway station. Or better the lack of it's own railway station that was demanded by the planning authorities, but the private railway company that runs a line next to the site didn't want to open a new station. It must be said that it was huge redevelopment with next to the 338m high 3 other towers between 190m and 245m, the demanded station wasn't something completely unreasonable. But it's still a shame that it was cancelled because of something like this.

But Tokyo will have a supertall some day, but just don't expect one to go U/C anytime soon. As long smaller buildings with big open floor spaces on every floor are dominating the new office market there won't be to many developers that want to develop a supertall on a location in Tokyo outside the area that is effected by the height restriction from Haneda Airport.

12/06

Time for an update, not that much has changed since last time, at least not visibly.

http://img820.imageshack.us/img820/8558/kintetsu1012011.jpg

http://img713.imageshack.us/img713/5513/kintetsu1012014.jpg

http://img703.imageshack.us/img703/2672/kintetsu1012015.jpg
http://building-pc.cocolog-nifty.com/map/

Japan Construction sites look so much cleaner than those in the US or China.

This one is still at ground level? Time to start cracking the whip!

12/17

The steel is finally rising! :cheers:

http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/359/kintetsu1012171.jpg

http://img697.imageshack.us/img697/1937/kintetsu1012174.jpg

http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/7805/kintetsu1012175.jpg

http://img638.imageshack.us/img638/8576/kintetsu1012176.jpg

http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/8338/kintetsu1012177.jpg

http://img810.imageshack.us/img810/4250/kintetsu10121711.jpg

http://img801.imageshack.us/img801/4150/kintetsu10121713.jpg

http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/350/kintetsu10121715.jpg
http://building-pc.cocolog-nifty.com/map/

^^ that looks like zero basement , I hope they'll put in place an underground parking too..not just rise a tower

^^ that looks like zero basement , I hope they'll put in place an underground parking too..not just rise a tower

Its the top down construction process. They will work on the basement later.

They're using the top-down construction method, that is, underground levels will be build at the same time the above-ground levels are rising.

-edit- Munwon beat me to it.

The 1st Tower Crane

http://img688.imageshack.us/img688/8822/p1130141.jpg

http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/774/p1130143.jpg

http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/4071/p1130149.jpg

http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/1747/p1130161r.jpg
http://saitoshika.blog119.fc2.com/

Is it same bridge?

http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/1771/c00410270132821.jpg

http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/774/p1130143.jpg

No, it's still the old bridge that will be replaced with the new one. The old bridge is now being taken down in steps, in January they another section will close down so they can start with the first part of the new bridge. That will be part on the right side of the render.


The orange part is in this areal shot is the part of the current bridge in the picture, the red part is the part that will close down in January. (the new tower is being built in the lower right corner).

http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/6679/201012212039284df.jpg

Then they can start with the 1st part of the new bridge.

http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/4782/201012212320541ce.jpg

The new bridge will be fully completed in April 2013.

12/24

more crane pictures

http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/4426/kintetsu1012241.jpg

http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/6404/kintetsu1012242.jpg

http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/8186/kintetsu1012243.jpg

http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/1963/kintetsu1012244.jpg

http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/1855/kintetsu1012245.jpg

http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/2962/kintetsu1012246.jpg

http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/3599/kintetsu1012247.jpg

http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/6287/kintetsu1012248.jpg

http://img823.imageshack.us/img823/9303/kintetsu1012249.jpg

http://img841.imageshack.us/img841/2624/kintetsu10122412.jpg
http://building-pc.cocolog-nifty.com/map/

This has probably been answered earlier in this thread, but will this be built with prefabricated steel parts like the 160m Tokyo Sky Tree complex tower? Would be awesome if this building were to rise at such a pace.

^^ Why would it be?

There will be a steel frame that will partly be encased by concrete for extra strength.

And even though it's a building not just a tower it won't go as fast as the Sky Tree, but it could go quite fast anyway judging from other Japanese towers.

^^ Why would it be?


You are saying that you like buildings to rise with the "new york speed" ?

p.s. Sorry about that but stupid questions deserves stupid answers ;) "Why would we want to this building rise fast?" . What question is that? :nuts:



btw just to stay on topic. This seems to be the most shiny crane I've ever seen, it seems its the crane of the same brand as these used in sky tree, isn't it? After Sky Tree it is second time I see those cranes in use. It looks as they are only used in Japan.

So this tower is actually a vertical city? (or just quite multifunctional?)

^^ I would say "quite multifunctional", mostly because the term vertical city is overused IMO.

btw just to stay on topic. This seems to be the most shiny crane I've ever seen, it seems its the crane of the same brand as these used in sky tree, isn't it? After Sky Tree it is second time I see those cranes in use. It looks as they are only used in Japan.
I don't see a name of the crane manufacturer, it could be different then the ones used for the Sky Tree. But you only see Japanese cranes at Japanese construction sites and they don't seem to be exporting them like they do with smaller cranes and diggers etc. Therefor you don't see them anywhere else.

Tower crane under erection is probably JCC V900 http://www.rogiken.org/heavy/ccs/iuk/v900/v900-01-2.html
It's more powerful than JCC720AH employed at Tokyo Sky Tree construction.

^^ Looks something like it. So it seems its indeed the same brand.

UNIQUE STYLE,VERY BEAUTIFUL

You are saying that you like buildings to rise with the "new york speed" ?

p.s. Sorry about that but stupid questions deserves stupid answers ;) "Why would we want to this building rise fast?" . What question is that? :nuts:

That wasn't my question at all you nut. Get some reading comprehension.

del

I like this. I especially like the way they incorporate trees and plants into the design.

12/29

http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/1540/kintetsu1012291.jpg

http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/8619/kintetsu1012292.jpg

http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/8775/kintetsu1012294.jpg

http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/7390/kintetsu1012297.jpg

http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/5125/kintetsu10122911.jpg

http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/8376/kintetsu10122912.jpg
http://building-pc.cocolog-nifty.com/map/

all the equipment on site looks weird lol, especially the crane

I like the Shaft of the Tower Crane, just so unlinke any other I've seen

It looks like those parts on office chairs that you use to adjust the height.

01/21

More steel, first floor deck-plates and the 2nd crane.

http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/2499/kintetsu1101211.jpg

http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/3140/kintetsu1101212.jpg

http://img833.imageshack.us/img833/2653/kintetsu1101213.jpg

http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/4136/kintetsu1101215.jpg

http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/618/kintetsu1101216.jpg

http://img51.imageshack.us/img51/7948/kintetsu1101217.jpg

http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/1662/kintetsu1101218.jpg

http://img829.imageshack.us/img829/3804/kintetsu11012111.jpg

01/28

http://img821.imageshack.us/img821/9094/kintetsu1101281.jpg

http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/7633/kintetsu1101283.jpg

http://img820.imageshack.us/img820/9786/kintetsu1101284.jpg

http://img691.imageshack.us/img691/7763/kintetsu1101286.jpg

http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/9910/kintetsu1101287.jpg
http://building-pc.cocolog-nifty.com/map/

it looks like this is progressing well

Japan 60-story high, finished in three years to establish the poster Oosaka Abeno Kintetsu station building

http://sankei.jp.msn.com/economy/news/110202/biz11020211130009-n1.htm

http://sankei.jp.msn.com/images/news/110202/biz11020211130009-p1.jpg

http://sankei.jp.msn.com/images/news/110202/biz11020211130009-p2.jpg

http://sankei.jp.msn.com/images/news/110202/biz11020211130009-p3.jpg

02/02

http://img710.imageshack.us/img710/9461/007c0426.jpg

http://img834.imageshack.us/img834/8601/054aae56.jpg

http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/1016/056b0c0b.jpg
http://osaka-salon2.seesaa.net/

They have such high standards in construction, Thats great!

What's the Earthquake Resistance of this tower?

The vibration control structure introduces five kinds of latest technologies. :)

http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/6595/abenoterminalkouzou01.jpg

I've never seen cranes like that.

this one really rocks!!!! its amazing how big is men´s capacity to build as it is to destroy...please more supertalls and less bombs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

02/04

http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/5121/kintetsu1102041.jpg

http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/5116/kintetsu1102042.jpg

http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/5318/kintetsu1102049.jpg

http://img121.imageshack.us/img121/3866/kintetsu11020410.jpg

http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/3621/kintetsu11020411.jpg

http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/1482/kintetsu11020412.jpg

http://img810.imageshack.us/img810/8800/kintetsu11020415.jpg
http://building-pc.cocolog-nifty.com/map/

I've never seen cranes like that.

They are designed to withstand earthquakes ..specially made for Japan :)

I can't recognize in specification tables... Are these cranes of JCC V900 specification?

Great to see it picking up some speed :)

02/10

All the foundation works machinery has been removed, the steel now goes up all around the site.

http://img833.imageshack.us/img833/1517/kintetsu1102101.jpg

The 3rd tower crane

http://img843.imageshack.us/img843/382/kintetsu1102102.jpg

http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/5245/kintetsu1102103.jpg

http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/5813/kintetsu1102104.jpg

http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/4272/kintetsu1102106.jpg

http://img821.imageshack.us/img821/4198/kintetsu1102107.jpg

http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/2595/kintetsu1102109.jpg

http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/5784/kintetsu11021010.jpg

http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/3418/kintetsu11021012.jpg
http://building-pc.cocolog-nifty.com/map/

Expect some good construction speed from now on.

only from level 3-5+ it will start rising faster

Those some weirdass looking cranes. Are they the next gen and can we expect to see them all over the world in the years to come?

No Japan only earthquake proof custom made :)

02/18

http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/1230/kintetsu1102181.jpg

http://img818.imageshack.us/img818/9643/kintetsu1102182.jpg

http://img843.imageshack.us/img843/1799/kintetsu1102185.jpg

http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/8185/kintetsu1102188.jpg

http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/1438/kintetsu1102189.jpg

http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/2529/kintetsu11021810.jpg

http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/8107/kintetsu11021812.jpg
http://building-pc.cocolog-nifty.com/map/

3rd installed crane has some other specification than previous ones. It's probably IHI JCC 900HK crane...

02/25

http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/6379/2708g.jpg

http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/638/2709t.jpg
http://minadosi.blogzine.jp/blog/

^^ the works have gain some speed

Man those tower cranes are hot.

They're construction the above-ground floors already? I hate top-down construction methods, especially the complicated method used for the basement.

I hate top-down construction methods

Uh, why?

^^Too complicated. Same goes for bottom-up demolitions as well (a la 122 Leadenhall in London).

Since when is there such a thing as 'too complicated' in skyscraper construction? Unique processes are what make watching these projects so interesting. http://welpfolks.net/forum/images/smilies/shrug.gif

crane is super

They could have done it the easy way but then this site would still be a deep hole in the ground. A quite complicated deep hole for 6 underground floors in this location right next to the old terminal building and it's not like they are building this tower on bedrock.

anyway,

02/27 blog update:

With some shots of the top-down method in action.

http://img832.imageshack.us/img832/9112/kintetsu1102251.jpg

http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/2594/kintetsu1102253.jpg

http://img546.imageshack.us/img546/1011/kintetsu1102255.jpg

http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/589/kintetsu1102256.jpg

http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/9782/kintetsu1102258.jpg

http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/3664/kintetsu1102259.jpg

http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/4622/kintetsu11022510.jpg

http://img560.imageshack.us/img560/3954/kintetsu11022511.jpg
http://building-pc.cocolog-nifty.com/map/

Simple, functional, beautiful, elegant...very japanese, if you asked me. Loved it.

Nice progress :okay:

Those cranes look really nice and modern.

Fourth erected tower crane is probably JCC V600A.

http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/5504/bohdan-astro.117/0_5505f_4afd2ef8_XL.jpg (http://fotki.yandex.ru/users/bohdan-astro/view/348255/)
http://building-pc.cocolog-nifty.com/map/

I've never in my life seen such a neat and tidy work site

They could have done it the easy way but then this site would still be a deep hole in the ground. A quite complicated deep hole for 6 underground floors in this location right next to the old terminal building and it's not like they are building this tower on bedrock.



didnt the japanese r the first to adopt and pioneered in top down method?

^^ I don't know, but they do use it quite often.

Update

03/04

http://img824.imageshack.us/img824/677/kintetsu1103041.jpg

http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/8725/kintetsu1103042.jpg

http://img543.imageshack.us/img543/6950/kintetsu1103044.jpg

http://img806.imageshack.us/img806/7375/kintetsu1103045.jpg

http://img806.imageshack.us/img806/1995/kintetsu1103047.jpg

http://img850.imageshack.us/img850/6613/kintetsu1103048.jpg
http://building-pc.cocolog-nifty.com/map/

Good progress

03/08

http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/6663/1299582665.jpg

http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/1060/1299583661.jpg
http://blog.ap.teacup.com/abeno300/

Yeah, this is really looking great. Very fast! :banana:

Since Osaka wasn't hit by the earthquake and the tsunami the construction continued on Saturday.

03/12

http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/9244/001c4f6f.jpg

http://img836.imageshack.us/img836/7268/004cfd95.jpg

http://img861.imageshack.us/img861/3484/010f5c5b.jpg

http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/7765/01129de0.jpg
http://osaka-salon2.seesaa.net/

nice tower cranes!

Osaka doesnt seems to be effected by the event at all, right?

It's far away.

Great looking project!

28/03

http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/3921/00104f89.jpg

http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/5084/005a8744.jpg

http://img535.imageshack.us/img535/1489/006fa4b8.jpg

http://img691.imageshack.us/img691/4751/0188e864.jpg
http://osaka-salon2.seesaa.net/

^^ what type of cranes are those? They look interesting, are they any different to other cranes? :)

insaane craanes :)

More from 03/28

http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/517/kintetsu1103281.jpg

http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/2966/kintetsu1103282.jpg

http://img862.imageshack.us/img862/3352/kintetsu1103283.jpg

http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/3289/kintetsu1103284.jpg

http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/5715/kintetsu1103285.jpg

http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/2954/kintetsu1103286.jpg
http://building-pc.cocolog-nifty.com/map/

The construction site is so clean and well organized.

And construction is very fast.

Well they have nice cranes backup here. The tower is just half as high as shanghai tower and it looks like they have similar ability to move things here as they have in st site.

04/01

Not the best pictures, but it does show the speed of construction.

The construction site is also tiny compared to the size of the building, there's simply no room around the tower going up to make it look untidy.

http://img641.imageshack.us/img641/1759/p201104011436191.jpg

http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/1141/p201104011443361.jpg

http://img815.imageshack.us/img815/7469/p201104011451031.jpg

http://img862.imageshack.us/img862/9541/p201104011457171.jpg

http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/8804/p201104011516441.jpg
http://osaka-osaka-osaka.cocolog-nifty.com/blog/

http://img850.imageshack.us/img850/402/2798.jpg

http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/2057/2799v.jpg
http://minadosi.blogzine.jp/blog/

04/04

http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/7927/kintetsu1104041.jpg

http://img718.imageshack.us/img718/7774/kintetsu1104042.jpg

http://img714.imageshack.us/img714/8367/kintetsu1104043.jpg

http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/2013/kintetsu1104045.jpg

http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/5728/kintetsu1104046.jpg
http://building-pc.cocolog-nifty.com/map/

The official website for the project:

www.abeno300.com


It has a height update:

Approximately 30m, 7 Floors (April 5,)


It also has a timeline/schedule:
http://www.abeno300.com/background/index.html

Summer 2011 - Height: 100m
Spring 2012 - Height: 200m
Autumn 2012 - Height: 300m

Spring 2014 - Grand opening


Update 04/11:

http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/5879/kintetsu1104111.jpg

http://img585.imageshack.us/img585/3378/kintetsu1104112.jpg

http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/9831/kintetsu1104113.jpg

http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/6278/kintetsu1104115.jpg

http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/4260/kintetsu1104117.jpg
http://building-pc.cocolog-nifty.com/map/

blog update:

04/18

http://img849.imageshack.us/img849/4803/kintetsu1104181.jpg

http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/9151/kintetsu1104182.jpg

http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/8729/kintetsu1104184.jpg

http://img851.imageshack.us/img851/7423/kintetsu1104185.jpg

http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/8909/kintetsu1104186.jpg

http://img850.imageshack.us/img850/8171/kintetsu11041811.jpg
http://building-pc.cocolog-nifty.com/map/

very good luck
wish you the best

04/25 blog update:

http://img593.imageshack.us/img593/6910/kintetsu1104251.jpg

http://img714.imageshack.us/img714/1111/kintetsu1104252.jpg

http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/5996/kintetsu1104254.jpg

http://img821.imageshack.us/img821/1739/kintetsu1104255.jpg

http://img830.imageshack.us/img830/1889/kintetsu1104257.jpg

http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/2268/kintetsu1104259.jpg
http://building-pc.cocolog-nifty.com/map/

http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PURA6Onxi5Y

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PURA6Onxi5Y

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05/02

http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/6568/kintetsu1105021.jpg

http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/8056/kintetsu1105022.jpg

http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/7677/kintetsu1105023.jpg

http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/3602/kintetsu1105024.jpg

http://img695.imageshack.us/img695/254/kintetsu1105025.jpg

http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/1176/kintetsu1105026.jpg

http://img535.imageshack.us/img535/1448/kintetsu11050282.jpg

http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/640/kintetsu11050213.jpg
http://building-pc.cocolog-nifty.com/map/

05/05

http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/236/dscf1637r.jpg

http://img853.imageshack.us/img853/8172/dscf1640r.jpg

http://img832.imageshack.us/img832/7364/dscf1659rw.jpg

http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/3875/dscf1664r.jpg

http://i52.tinypic.com/297tw8.jpg

http://i51.tinypic.com/29kxlyo.jpg
http://whitepine.cocolog-nifty.com/blog/

That's a very reinforced structure.

Thanks Momo

It's 13f 57 M now :)

243 meters to go.

05/13

http://img535.imageshack.us/img535/2038/kintetsu1105131.jpg

http://img860.imageshack.us/img860/7963/kintetsu1105135.jpg

http://img854.imageshack.us/img854/7658/kintetsu1105138.jpg

http://img651.imageshack.us/img651/474/kintetsu1105139.jpg
http://building-pc.cocolog-nifty.com/map/

05/25

http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/5543/kintetsu1105251.jpg

http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/8996/kintetsu1105253.jpg

http://img849.imageshack.us/img849/1408/kintetsu1105255.jpg

http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/1027/kintetsu1105256.jpg

http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/9631/kintetsu1105257.jpg

http://img714.imageshack.us/img714/9321/kintetsu1105258.jpg

http://img842.imageshack.us/img842/6504/kintetsu1105259.jpg
http://building-pc.cocolog-nifty.com/map/

Already putting in claddings? PERT-oriented construction is damn fast :-P

05/28

http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/6852/0020dd4c.jpg

http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/9053/003e268e.jpg

http://img849.imageshack.us/img849/2757/004a75ba.jpg

http://img846.imageshack.us/img846/9908/0074bfe3.jpg

http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/3043/0169d462.jpg
http://osaka-salon2.seesaa.net/