AkihabaraUDX

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Completion Date

2006/3/1

Building Use

Offices, shops, car-park

Location

Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

Site Area

11,547m2

Floor Area

161,482.72m2

Building Area

8,531.34m2

Structure/Stories

Above ground: Steel-frame structure (partial Concrete Filled Tube structure)
Below ground: Steel Reinforced Concrete structure, Reinforced Concrete structure
3 basement levels, 22 stories above ground (PH 1)

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Photography:Forward Stroke Inc.

Standing in the electronics district of Akihabara, the point of convergence for the world's latest concepts and technologies, this complex office building boasts an IT center core, events spaces, a restaurant mall and an extensive car-park with 800 parking spaces
Based on a "Cultural Generator" concept, the design aims to create a facility that enhances Akihabara's "cutting edge" image and allows more people to interact, in order to create the drive that will "Generate" an urban culture unique to Akihabara.
Offering a maximum 4,800m2 in a vast column-less square space with almost unlimited layout possibilities, this facility provides some of Japan's most outstanding large-scale office spaces.
The freedom of control incorporated into the lighting and air conditioning systems allow finely tuned settings on a 24-hour basis that cater for each tenant section.