#175 l Roppongi Tower l TOKYO l 238m l 54fl - Page 2

SUNNI · February 21st, 2003, 02:01 PM

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

DamienK · February 24th, 2003, 07:01 PM

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

Oaronuviss · February 24th, 2003, 09:42 PM

Looks awesome. Need something like that in my city.

I give her a 9.5!

BMXican · February 28th, 2003, 01:41 PM

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

The Messiah · March 7th, 2003, 09:48 PM

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

AppetjoekII · March 26th, 2003, 06:04 PM

Awsome! 9

renell · April 1st, 2003, 06:39 PM

7.5 massive.. not bad indeed

Jasonhouse · April 1st, 2003, 10:22 PM

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

coco91 · April 2nd, 2003, 11:54 AM

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

heirloom · April 8th, 2003, 07:06 PM

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

April 9th, 2003, 04:51 AM

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

Grollo · April 9th, 2003, 08:25 AM

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

April 10th, 2003, 04:17 PM

6 A bit too fat and ungainly...

Jase Calvin · April 16th, 2003, 10:09 PM

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

AG · April 17th, 2003, 03:39 AM

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

April 17th, 2003, 04:44 AM

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.

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

pong · April 17th, 2003, 07:24 AM

Not bad. 7/10

April 19th, 2003, 05:56 AM

6/10

fairladyZ · April 20th, 2003, 01:21 PM

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.

***Chad*** · April 28th, 2003, 06:22 AM

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

View Poll Results: Roppongi Tower
10	45	14.85%
9.5	27	8.91%
9	55	18.15%
8.5	39	12.87%
8	39	12.87%
7.5	18	5.94%
7	26	8.58%
6.5	8	2.64%
6	7	2.31%
5.5	3	0.99%
5	4	1.32%
4.5	1	0.33%
4	3	0.99%
3.5	5	1.65%
3 or less	23	7.59%
Voters: 303. You may not vote on this poll

February 21st, 2003, 02:01 PM	#21
SUNNI architect by day Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Brisbane Posts: 3,059 Likes (Received): 0	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 __________________ kr.au

February 24th, 2003, 07:01 PM	#22
DamienK Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Perth Posts: 3,258 Likes (Received): 11	The Sumo of Skyscrapers! KPF based the design on origami and samurai armour! 7.5/10 __________________ 21st Century Coeds - Some things never change Read the webcomic

February 24th, 2003, 09:42 PM	#23
Oaronuviss The Mighty. Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Windsor Canada (the biggest one) Posts: 2,616 Likes (Received): 208	Looks awesome. Need something like that in my city. I give her a 9.5! __________________ I'm timeless like a broken watch, and make money like Fred Astaire...

March 7th, 2003, 09:48 PM	#25
The Messiah Finishing this fight Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Middelburg(The Netherlands) Posts: 1,301 Likes (Received): 1	Wow a large one!And a large beauty too! 8.0/10 __________________ The message you have entered is too short. Please lengthen your message to at least 2 characters.

February 28th, 2003, 01:41 PM	#24
BMXican Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 583 Likes (Received): 0	I really like the roppongi hills development, but this office tower is just too fat 7/10 (only because of the facade and height)

March 26th, 2003, 06:04 PM	#26
AppetjoekII Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Tilburg Posts: 266 Likes (Received): 0	Awsome! 9

April 1st, 2003, 06:39 PM	#27
renell Here Since 2002 Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Sydney/Metro Manila Posts: 6,715 Likes (Received): 2	7.5 massive.. not bad indeed __________________ dafuq I've been here ten years?!

April 1st, 2003, 10:22 PM	#28
Jasonhouse Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 12,267 Likes (Received): 7	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

April 2nd, 2003, 11:54 AM	#29
coco91 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: outer suburbs of Paris Posts: 191 Likes (Received): 0	8.5 Very massive construction but the line is nice to see!

April 8th, 2003, 07:06 PM	#30
heirloom Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 6,158 Likes (Received): 0	7/10 it's rather monstrous.... at least it's not displeasing to the eye... but not too pretty either..

April 9th, 2003, 04:51 AM	#31
Mr. Detroit Guest Posts: n/a Likes (Received):	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

April 9th, 2003, 08:25 AM	#32
Grollo Developer Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: melbourne Posts: 6,241 Likes (Received): 54	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

April 10th, 2003, 04:17 PM	#33
Evergrey Guest Posts: n/a Likes (Received):	6 A bit too fat and ungainly...

April 16th, 2003, 10:09 PM	#34
Jase Calvin Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Melbourne, Victoria Posts: 282 Likes (Received): 0	That is one fat building! I quite like the colour. And it's not your typical KPF either. 8/10.

April 17th, 2003, 03:39 AM	#35
AG Engineer in training Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Gladstone (ex. Adelaide) Posts: 2,022 Likes (Received): 0	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

April 17th, 2003, 04:44 AM	#36
enzo Guest Posts: n/a Likes (Received):	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. After having seen the details and vision behind this project I have to change my vote to 10/10!

April 17th, 2003, 07:24 AM	#37
pong Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Mexico Posts: 96 Likes (Received): 0	Not bad. 7/10 __________________ Mexico city, you gotta love it!

April 19th, 2003, 05:56 AM	#38
BGT Guest Posts: n/a Likes (Received):	6/10

April 20th, 2003, 01:21 PM	#39
fairladyZ Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 68 Likes (Received): 0	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.

April 28th, 2003, 06:22 AM	#40
*Chad* Kickimus Gluteus Maximus Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Bangkok Posts: 36,247 Likes (Received): 285	"GRAND"!! Is the right word for The Roppongi Tower!!!....8/10 __________________ You have the right to remain silent, everything you say will be misquoted and used against you in the forum -Imate pravo da ?utite, sve što budete rekli može i bi?e upotrebljeno protiv vas na forumu You know you love me. XOXO.

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