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Design
Giving shape
to the richness
of urban life
A city’s attraction lies in its people. This is why Toranomon Hills was given a human-centric design that offers so much more than world-class business-friendly amenities. This is a place that draws people from diverse backgrounds to create a dynamic neighborhood that can energize Tokyo as a whole.
Living in Toranomon Residential Tower means having this exciting environment in your own backyard. New encounters and discoveries will keep you in the loop on everything going on in the city, while the abundant nature and public art in the complex will keep you spiritually and creatively fulfilled. Here, you fill find the true richness of urban life.
Interiors
A contemporary home
for a new age
Globally renowned interior designer Tony Chi provided the interiors, which eschew indulgent decorativeness in favor of a beautifully refined simplicity. These contemporary apartments are designed to deepen in character as you build memories and emotional attachments inside their spaces.
Interior design
Tony Chi
tonychi studio
U.S.A.
Chi, an interior designer, is principal and founder of tonychi studio. Since establishing the agency in 1984, Chi has served as planner, consultant, interior designer, and other roles for a number of hotel and restaurant projects. His accomplishments can be found all around the world; in Japan, his work includes Andaz Tokyo, as well as The Oak Door, Chinaroom, Keyakizaka, and Maduro—all restaurants and bars at Grand Hyatt Tokyo.
Creating harmony among people and with nature—a Japanese aesthetic that can coexist with global lifestyles
Tony Chi
Life is about growth, both in mind and body. That means a home, ideally, should be a space that grows alongside those who live in it. It should become richer as the emotions and memories of its inhabitants accumulate. This is what I had in mind while designing the interiors of Toranomon Hills Residential Tower.
It is only in such a home that one can enjoy a truly enriching and vibrant lifestyle that goes beyond material splendor. Wealth is not necessarily about owning expensive jewels. At a more fundamental level, it is about being sensitive to the things around you. It is about seeking balance and being considerate—two concepts that are important to Japanese culture, and which were important themes in my design.
Through their many projects, Mori Building has proposed new forms of contemporary lifestyles. They build neighborhoods where people can live, work, and play without stepping outside. Toranomon Hills will continue this trend.
Inside Residential Tower, global lifestyles will harmoniously coexist with the local color of Toranomon in a residential space that is deeply infused with nature. It is the quintessential Japanese way of living, one that deserves to be shared with the rest of the world.
Architecture
Greenery that connects
Greenery decorates the pedestrian decks that connect the four towers, creating a sense of harmony across the complex while also integrating nature into the lives of the people who live and work here and visit. This idea of nature connecting people and neighborhoods is at the foundation of Mori Building’s philosophy of urban development.
The green elements throughout the complex also connect the nature-rich areas just north and south, creating a long stretch of greenery right in the heart of Tokyo.
Architectual design
Christoph Ingenhoven
ingenhoven associates
Germany
Ingenhoven was born in Düsseldorf in 1960. After graduating from RWTH Aachen University, he studied under Hans Hollein. In 1985, he founded ingenhoven associates. Ingenhoven was an early proponent of ecological and sustainable design, and he has won numerous awards for his progressive work. Notable accomplishments include Stuttgart Central Station in Germany, 1 Bligh in Australia, and Marina One in Singapore.
Human structures can be both functional and beautiful, just as in nature
Christoph Ingenhoven
To build something is to take land away from the people, animals, and plants that previously inhabited it. I believe in giving back to those we have taken from by making a building as green and as public as possible. For this reason, Mori Building’s idea of creating a “vertical garden city” very strongly appealed to me.
By planting trees, flowers, and other plants, we not only create a place where people can comfortably gather, but we also attract insects, birds, and other creatures, resulting in a natural ecosystem. We added greenery to the lower levels of the towers and other key areas, totaling about 50%* of the property’s surface. The decks connect to Atago Hill and other nature-rich areas, helping to create one of Tokyo’s few green belts.
The world is beginning to rethink the workplace, our lifestyles, and what it means to belong to a community. I hope Toranomon Hills can contribute to this discussion by demonstrating how to design a neighborhood in which people can live beautifully and vibrantly while coexisting with nature.
* Figure refers to ratio of green surfaces to total area of land covered by Toranomon Hills Residential Tower and Toranomon Hills Business Tower.
Art
A life infused with art
Numerous works of art decorate the places you will pass through on a daily basis—the entrance, reception, and lounge areas in Residential Tower, as well as select locations throughout Toranomon Hills.
They include installations by Sopheap Pich made by weaving thin strands of bamboo and ratan, as well as the conceptual works of Mika Tajima, which explore the relationship between people and the environments, industries, and information infrastructure that compose our society.
Primarily by contemporary artists working in different genres and hailing from different countries, these works are curated by the world-renowned Mori Art Museum.
Sopheap Pich
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Genta Ishizuka
Behind the scenes & interview
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Mika Tajima
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Featured works
Rise to the Sun
2020
Sopheap Pich
Umamarine
2020
*Sopheap Pich
Arcadia
2020
*Sopheap Pich
Plough Field Ridge
2020
*Sopheap Pich
Surface Tactility #19
2021
*Genta Ishizuka
Surface Tactility (on wall) #3
2021
*Genta Ishizuka
Negative Entropy (Seishoji Zazen, Priests' Prayer, Full Width, Purple Gold, Hex)
2020
*Mika Tajima
Negative Entropy (Toranomon Construction Site, Morning Calisthenics, Full Width, Red, Hex)
2020
*Mika Tajima
Infinite Space (plum-autumn)
2020
*Shingo Francis
Infinite Space (spring-green)
2020
*Shingo Francis
Untitled
2021
*Sam Falls
Menge
2020
*Bernard Frize
* Photo: Kato Ken
Curator
Mami Kataoka
Mori Art Museum
Japan
Kataoka is director of Mori Art Museum, where she has worked since 2003. Between 2007 and 2009, she also served as international curator for London’s Hayward Gallery. She currently holds the presidency of the International Committee for Museums and Collections of Modern Art. Kataoka is also an adjunct professor at Kyoto University of the Arts. She has written and talked extensively about contemporary art in Japan and Asia and has organized numerous projects on the subject.
Art placed where people live
should add a touch of nature and seasonality
Mami Kataoka
Public art is meant to remain in one place for a long period of time. This requires that the piece both blend in with its surroundings and possess a timeless impact that allows it to continuously surprise and inspire.
Every work of art you find in Residential Tower has been produced specifically for this space, to be enjoyed exclusively by the building’s residents and their guests. To live in Residential Tower is to spend your days surrounded by hand-picked works of art. Once great art is a constant presence in your life, you will feel your senses sharpening.
In curating the displays throughout the building, I sought to primarily create a sense of harmony with the elegant spaces designed by Tony Chi. I also had a strong desire to reflect the idea of nature coexisting with urban life—the very concept at the heart of Mori Building’s urban development. These factors informed my choice of artists.
For example, Sam Falls, who produces porcelain panels featuring imprints of trees, branches, and leaves; and Cambodian contemporary artist Sopheap Pich, who creates intricate sculptures using bamboo, rattan, and other traditional Cambodian materials. My goal was to use art to produce a sense of nature and seasonality inside the building.
[Photo Disclaimer] *The interior photos shown on this page are of a model apartment (already contracted) taken in the past, and may have been changed from the original design concept. / Furniture and other accessories are not included in the actual rental or sale apartments. Furniture, artwork, design, etc. in communal areas may have changed without any notice. / This page contains photos of the surrounding environment including the view and the neighborhood facilities, which are based on information as of February 2024 and may change in the future.