Photography:Nacasa & Partners

The Saitama Media Wave is a cutting edge intelligent office building that serves three functions as the communications hub, monitoring site and business offices for NTT East. This building aims to achieve integration with the surrounding environment, high-flexibility/high-durability to accommodate future renewal, high reliability through 24-hour uninterruptible operation, and environmental symbiosis through energy conservation.
The design incorporates a curved elevation reflecting the concept of a wave to integrate with the neighboring Saitama Super Arena, and also creates a sense of unity with the surrounding area with a facade using vertical louver panels installed along the inside of the glass curtain wall.
In terms of structure and function, ceiling-less space is achieved through raised flooring and the implementation of under-floor ductless air-conditioning to ensure compatibility for office and IT machine rooms. The underground power room is equipped with a 66kV extra high-voltage loop with N+1 configuration that will switch to the auxiliary rooftop emergency power generation machinery even when the engine fails, and 112 oil-dampers have been installed to achieve the highest possible aseismatic capacity. Together with these facilities the safety, comfort and reliability of the building is maximized with the further implementation of cutting edge technologies such as IPv6BAS to ensure comfortable and economical facility management, security measures such as vein authentication and Mantrap, and power storage systems to reduce CO₂ emissions and reduce electricity costs.