Shinjuku Park Tower
The Shinjuku Park Tower (新宿パークタワー, Shinjuku Pāku Tawā) is the second-tallest building in Shinjuku, Tokyo. It was designed by Kenzo Tange and completed in 1994.
Shinjuku Park Tower | |
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Shinjuku Park Tower as seen from Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building | |
General information | |
Status | Complete |
Location | 3-7-1 Nishi-Shinjuku Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan |
Coordinates | 35.68564°N 139.69095°E |
Opening | April 25, 1994 |
Height | |
Roof | 235 m (771 ft) |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 52 |
Floor area | 264,141 m2 (2,843,190 sq ft) |
Design and construction | |
Architect | Kenzo Tange |
Structural engineer | Kajima Corporation; Shimizu Corporation; Taisei Corporation |
References | |
[1] |
Shinjuku Park Tower is a single building consisting of three connected block-shaped elements; S tower, which is 235 m (771 ft) tall with 52 stories, C tower which is 209 m (686 ft) tall with 47 stories and N tower which is 182 m (597 ft) tall with 41 stories. Floors 1 to 8 are occupied by retail stores, floors 9 to 37 are office floors and floors 39 to 52 are occupied by the luxury Park Hyatt Tokyo hotel.[2]
The building is owned and managed by Tokyo Gas Urban Development, a subsidiary of Tokyo Gas,[3] and was constructed on the site of a decommissioned gas storage facility. Tokyo Gas operates a regional cooling center on-site, which provides heating and cooling to the high-rise district of Nishi-Shinjuku, and supplies electricity to the adjacent Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building.[4]
Floor Directory
39F-52F (39th-52nd floors) |
41F (41st floor) |
9F-37F (9th-37th floors) |
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Park Hyatt Tokyo | Check-in Lobby | Office floors |
19F (19th floor) |
11F (11th floor) |
8F (8th floor) |
Taisei Housing Park | Shinjuku Park Tower Dental Clinic Mareesia Garden Clinic |
NHK Garden |
3F-7F (3rd-7th floors) |
3F-4F (3rd-4th floors) |
3F (3rd floor) |
Living Design Center Ozone | The Conran Shop Shinjuku | Park Tower Hall |
1F (1st floor) |
B1F (Basement floor) |
B2F-B5F (2nd-5th Basement floors) |
Lobby, Gallery, Atrium | Shops & Restaurants |
Parking |
In media
- The Park Hyatt Tokyo hotel atop the building was the main setting of the Sofia Coppola film Lost In Translation.
- The building was depicted as being destroyed by a UFO in the film Godzilla 2000.
See also
References
- "Shinjuku Park Tower". Skyscraper Center. CTBUH. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
- "SHINJUKU PARK TOWER:ABOUT". www.shinjukuparktower.com. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
- "オフィス向け賃貸ビル【新宿パークタワー】". 東京ガス都市開発 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-07-31.
- "新宿新都心". 東京ガスエンジニアリングソリューションズ株式会社 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-07-31.
- "日本ロレアル株式会社 アクセス・地図" (PDF).
- "アクセス | 会社紹介". 東京ガスコミュニケーションズ株式会社 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-07-31.
External links
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